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AN EARLY CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL SPHERICAL KORO
(INCENSE BURNER) AND EN-SUITE COVER
By Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Worked in silver wire of varying gauge with three oval light-blue panels
enclosing seasonal flowers, one with two butterflies hovering among
trailing wisteria, the second with a shrub of sansho bara (Rosa hirtula),
the third with two butterflies among flowering cherry branches, all
reserved on a dark-blue ground of chrysanthemum heads, the cover
similarly decorated and surmounted by a silver chrysanthemum knop;
signed directly on the silvered metal plate with engraved characters
Kyoto Namikawa. 8.3cm (3¼in) high. (2).

£8,000 - 12,000
JPY1,200,000 - 1,800,000
US$11,000 - 17,000

Various Properties

510
A FLATTENED OVOID CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASE
AND EN-SUITE COVER
Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th century
Worked in silver and gold wire with two oval panels, each enclosing
a solitary butterfly hovering over flowering stalks of chrysanthemums,
the surrounding areas with stylised foliate blossoms and scrolling vines
against a brown ground, the shoulder with a band of repeated stylised
butterflies encircling the neck, the cover similarly decorated with formal
foliate blossoms and surmounted by a chrysanthemum finial, applied
with gilt-copper mounts; unsigned. 10.7cm (4¼in) high. (2).
510 £2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,800 - 4,200

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