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A MORIAGE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL A MORIAGE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL
LARGE ‘ALMS BOWL’ OCTAGONAL DEEP BOWL STEM CUP
Meiji era (1868-1912), Meiji (1868-1912) Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century late 19th/early 20th century
Finely worked partly in relief, musen (‘wireless’) Finely worked in silver wire of varying gauge, The broad basin set on a splayed foot and
and yusen (wired) enamels with a pair of decorated with large stylised butterflies on finely worked partly in relief, musen (‘wireless’)
carp swimming in a pond, both rising to the the exterior aubergine-coloured ground, and yusen (wired) polychrome enamels with
surface, the scales of their exposed heads the interior with assorted species of three carp swimming in a lotus pond, two of
and fins appearing above the water-line chrysanthemums trailing from the rim on a the fish rising to the surface, their exposed
and the ripples around them executed in lavender ground, applied with a silver rim heads and fins and the ripples around them
moriage (heaped-up) enamel work, their and foot; unsigned. 9.5cm x 22.5cm raised in moriage (heaped-up) enamel work,
tails and lower bodies rendered in musen (3¾in x 8 7/8in). the third fish executed in musen technique to
technique to appear submerged, all on a matt appear submerged, all on a turquoise-green
soraironezumi (sky-blue mouse-grey) ground, £4,000 - 5,000 ground, applied with a silver rim and foot;
applied with a silver rim and foot; unsigned. JPY780,000 - 970,000 unsigned. 18cm (7 1/16in) high.
20cm x 28cm (7 7/8in x 11in). US$5,200 - 6,500
£5,000 - 6,000
£4,000 - 5,000 JPY970,000 - 1,200,000
JPY780,000 - 970,000 US$6,500 - 7,900
US$5,200 - 6,500

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. SAMURAI · SNOW · SPECTACLE | 133