Page 80 - Dreweatts May 19, 2015 Chinese and Asian Works of Art, Good section on late Chinese Bronzes

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166
A Japanese Kyoto Pottery Koro,
the compressed globular body
resting on three outwardly
splayed legs ansd rising to a
short cylindrical neck, the whole
decorated in overglaze enamels
and gilding with lunar hares
running across crashing waves, the
shoulder with a stylised floral band,
impressed potters seal to base and
enamelled decorator’s seal “Kyoto
Moritoshi”, 12.4cms diameter, Meiji
166
period; with domed kiku-form
bronze cover; height overall 11cms,
Meiji Period

£250-350
167
A Large Unusual Arita Vase of
ovoid form rising to a moulded
high neck, decorated in overglaze
enamels, underglaze blue and
gilding with dragons pursuing
tama, Ho-o birds, bands of aoi
leaves and fern scrolls, height
44.2cms, Meiji Period
£200-300

167
168
Two Loango, West African,
Tusk Carvings, each following
the natural curve of the tusk
and carved in low relief with
processions of figures, length 22.5
and 17.8cms

168 £100-150

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