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463
TWO SILVER VESSELS
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
Comprising a square box, the hinged cover decorated in high relief
with carp leaping over turbulent waters, the sides carved with stalks
of irises, the interior lined in plain wood, stamped on the base
Nihon Tokyo Kobayashi seizo (made by Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan)
under a lozenge mark and above the inscription Jitsuyo shinan
sanbyakuyonjuroku (utility model registration 346), 6.5cm x 9.5cm
x 11cm (2½in x 3¾in x 4 3/8in); the second a pear-shaped vase
decorated in gilt flat inlay with a 16-petal imperial crest on the body,
stamped on the base jungin (Pure silver), 20cm (7 7/8in) high. (2).

£800 - 1,200
JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,700

Other Properties

464 *
A LARGE SILVER TEA KETTLE WITH EN-SUITE COVER
Attributed to Suzuki Chojisai III (1855-1906), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The body hammered with an overall design of exaggeratedly large
indentations, the cover surmounted by an octagonal lotus knop, the
rounded-rectangular iron handle inlaid with spiral patterns of gold and
silver flat relief, signed on the base Chojisai within an oval cartouche
and stamped Jungin (Pure silver); with a wooden storage box.
15cm x 23cm (5 7/8in x 9in). (3).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000 465
US$1,400 - 2,100

465 *
AN INLAID SILVER AND ENAMELLED GLOBULAR KORO
(INCENSE BURNER) AND EN-SUITE COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Raised on three out-turned lappet feet, almost obscuring the body
carved with shippo-zunagi (linked-jewels), decorated in varying
degrees of low relief of gold and silver with a mass of large overlapping
chrysanthemum blossoms and foliage applied in white and green
enamels, the stamens of some of the flowers inlaid in gilt, with an en-
suite removable cylindrical silver liner and reticulated cover similarly
decorated and surmounted by a finial in the form of a large gilt stamen;
signed on the base in tensho script Mori[...] within a hexagonal reserve.
11cm x 10.5cm (4 3/8in x 4 1/8in). (3).

£4,000 - 5,000
JPY600,000 - 760,000
US$5,700 - 7,100

466
A SQUAT GLOBULAR SILVER AND ENAMELLED KORO
(INCENSE BURNER) AND EN-SUITE COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The body inset with three reticulated lobed panels applied in low relief,
each decorated with a butterfly hovering over a seasonal flower, in
different coloured enamels, the similarly reticulated cover embellished
with a central chrysanthemum bud interwoven among elaborate
tendrils and foliage, the interior with a removable silver liner; unsigned. 466
6.5cm x 7.2cm (2½in x 2 13/16in). (3).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. FINE JAPANESE ART | 239