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A STONE CARVING OF A GROUP OF SHISHI
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Carved in dark stone as a group of three gambolling shishi
With a wood storage box
8 1/4in (20.9cm) wide
US$2,000 - 3,000

2220
HEIWADO WORKSHOP (CIRCA 1850-1900 CENTURY)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The shallow basin set on tripod feet and cast in high relief with panels
with a phoenix, a bushy-tailed tortoise battling a snake, and smaller
panels with bats in clouds, and phoenix-head supports for ring
handles, the surrounding areas with clouds and paulownia against a
stippled ground, signed in seal form Heiwado
15in (38cm) high wide

US$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
Deaccessioned from the Pearl S. Buck house, Perkasie, PA, 1960s

2221
MIYABE ATSUYOSHI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1850-1900)
A fine inlaid bronze vase
Meiji era (1869-1912), late 19th century
The elongated ovoid vase finished in a chocolate-brown patina
and decorated in copper, silver, gilt, patinated bronze and shakudo
takazogan and kebori with a large praying mantis, cricket and three
2221 moths, signed on the underside Dai Nihon Kyoto no ju Ikkodo Miyabe
Atsuyoshi and with a kao
11 3/4in (29.8cm) high
US$12,000 - 18,000

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