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A BALUSTER TALL-NECKED BRONZE VASE A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
AND A BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN OWL AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A QUAIL
One by Murata Seimin (1761-1837) and one by Yasuyuki, Edo period Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
(1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), early 19th to early 20th century Perched on one foot atop a rocky outcrop with one foot raised, its
The first constructed in two sections, the short-eared owl (detachable) head turned around with an alert expression, a section of perforated
perched on a tree branch with its head cocked quizzically to the right plumage on its back forming the removable cover, unsigned; with a
and its wings folded at its sides; signed on one side of the branch wooden storage box with inscription Kodo uzura koro (Bronze incense
Seimin chu within a rectangular reserve, 26cm x 26cm (10¼in x burner of a quail). 25.5cm (10in) high. (3).
10¼in); the second applied in high relief with a kingfisher perched on a
stalk of lotus leaf decorated on the flattened body of the vase, another £1,000 - 1,500
lotus stalk on the neck; signed on the base Yasuyuki, 31cm (12¼in) JPY150,000 - 220,000
high. (3). US$1,300 - 2,000

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JPY150,000 - 220,000 A LARGE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A MACAQUE MONKEY
US$1,300 - 2,000 Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Seated with a somewhat distracted expression, slightly hunched over
215 with its long-toed feet crossed, clutching in its right hand a feather
A BRONZE OKIMONO GROUP OF AN OWL AND MONKEY duster; signed beneath with the mark of a crane within a circle; with a
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century separate wood stand. 26cm x 32cm (10¼in x 12½in). (3).
Constructed in two separate sections, the detachable owl perched
at one end of a gnarled tree, facing ahead, a monkey emerging from £6,000 - 8,000
within a hole at the front, unsigned; with a wooden storage box JPY890,000 - 1,200,000
inscribed Koboku fukurou (an owl on an old tree). US$7,900 - 11,000
25.7cm x 17.3cm (10½in x 6¾in). (3).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,600

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