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NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927)
A Cloisonné-Enamel Koro (Incense Burner) and Cover
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Intricately worked in gold wire with opaque and translucent enamels,
the body encircled with a wide band enclosing three writhing dragons
on a ground flecked with aventurine, the shoulder with a lobed band
enclosing repeated stylised ‘love birds’ and the foot with lappet
panels enclosing repeated confronting ho-o birds, the rounded oval
domed cover embellished with stylised flowerheads interwoven
among karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’) bordered by other foliate motifs,
surmounted by a finial in the form of a peony bud, signed on a silver
plaque inside the lid with chiselled characters Kyoto Namikawa; 244 (signature)
with a plain wood storage box. 11.5cm (4½in) high. (3).

£15,000 - 20,000
JPY2,900,000 - 3,900,000
US$20,000 - 26,000

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HONDA YOSABURO
A Cloisonné-Enamel Natsume (Tea Caddy)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely worked in silver wire, the body with a continuous design of
overlapping chrysanthemum heads on an aventurine flecked ground,
the lid with a circular panel enclosing ho-o birds in flight on a speckled
salmon-pink ground above a band of overlapping chrysanthemum
heads echoing the design of the body; signed on the inside rim
Honda sei. 7.6cm (3in) high. (2).
£4,000 - 6,000
JPY780,000 - 1,200,000 244
US$5,200 - 7,900

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