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A JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE
AND COVER, KORO HORSE, OKIMONO CANDLESTICKS
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MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY
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The bulbous body decorated with writhing The equine realistically depicted, standing with Cast as Ashinaga and Tenaga, the long-legged and
dragons amongst clouds, raised on three feet its head elegantly raised and with its tail flowing long-armed men depicted standing, holding three
shaped as young boys, karako, and with a fourth behind it, the belly with a two character signature flower-shaped sconces above their heads, both
one to the cover, the handles formed as smaller in a rectangular cartouche, 30cm. raised on a rectangular plinth with scrolling feet,
dragons, signed Yoshi zo to the base, 21cm. (2) £400-600 each marked Sanri in a rectangular reserve to the
£300-500 back, 38.5cm. (2)
Cf. Bonhams London, 14th May 2015, lot 424, PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED
WITHOUT RESERVE.
for a related koro with boys and dragons by Yoshi.
£100-200
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE TWO BRONZE VASES AND A SILVER SAKE A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE VASES
VASES BOTTLE, TOKKURI MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY
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MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD AND LATER, 19 AND 20 The bodies cast with a continuous scene of a
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The middle sections of the trumpet-shaped CENTURY bird of prey and smaller birds amongst pine, the
bodies decorated with a band of mythical The tallest vase of cylindrical shape and decorated shoulders decorated with bands of lappets, both
creatures amongst scrolling clouds, the kirin, with bamboo, signed; the other vase with copper raised on four shaped feet, both 28cm. (2)
dragon and ho-ho bird depicted in mixed metal in and silver-coloured inlays and decorated with £100-200
between bands of lappets, both 33.5cm. (2) chickens and chicks pecking, signed Kaneyoshi,
£200-300 together with a gourd-shaped sake bottle with a Provenance: from the collection of Anne Hull-Grundy
(1926-1984) and thence by descent.
hammered surface, the base marked jungin (silver),
22cm max. (3)
£500-800
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