Page 79 - Dreweatts May 19, 2015 Chinese and Asian Works of Art, Good section on late Chinese Bronzes

DONNINGTON PRIORY

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An Arita Jar of ovoid form resting
on a cylindrical foot and rising to
a straight neck, moulded in releif
and decorated in underglaze
blue, enamels and gilding with
chrysanthemum and peonies
in fenced gardens, the shoulder
with a band of dragons and Tama,
height 23cms; together with a
damaged Cover en suite, 18th
Century

£250-350

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A Pair of Arita Deep Bowls, each
of circular form with slightly
everted lip and decorated with
peony sprays beneath a diaper
band, the exterior with alternating
panels of chrysanthemums and
kiku-mon on a diaper ground, all in 164
typical underglaze blue, overglaze
enamels and gilding, diameter
24cms, Early-Mid 18th Century (2)

£200-300

165
NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI. An
unusual small enamel box,
Meiji period, of square form with
rounded corners, decorated to the
cover in gold wire enamels with
temple buildings surrounded by
trees in a snow covered landscape,
the whole in tones of brown,
cafe-au-lait and white, the rims
mounted in black oxidised silver,
the interior being a pale turquoise,
base with a seal “Kyoto Namikawa”,
165
5.9cms square
£1,500-2,000

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