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A SMALL CARVED IVORY KODANSU AND STAND A SMALL IRON-INLAID KODANSU ON STAND
Meiji Period Attributed to the Komai Company of Kyoto, Meiji Period
With one lower drawer and two hinged doors opening to reveal two Formed as a cabinet with a raised plinth base and pagoda top, the two
further drawers, carved and part heightened in pigment to the front doors opening to reveal five graduated drawers, decorated variously
with a lady and child, the interior with a falconer, the remaining panels with birds and flowers, landscapes with pavilions and a phoenix to the
carved in relief with a variety of fish, figures in gardens, and the reverse reverse.
with a part-inlaid caparisoned elephant, signed Chounsai with seal, the 9cm (3 1/2in) high
stand with four openwork landscape panels.
The cabinet 7.5cm high x 9cm wide x 5.7cm deep (3in x 3.1/2in x £3,000 - 5,000
2.1/4in) excluding stand. (2). CNY27,000 - 44,000
HK$33,000 - 55,000
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

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. ASIAN ART - PART II | 173