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THREE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL GLOBULAR 217
VESSELS AND EN-SUITE COVERS
Meiji era (1868-1912), 218
late 19th/early 20th century
Each worked in silver wire, the first with the
upper section decorated with a band of stylised
chrysanthemum heads, the lower section with
linked seashells on a two-tone blue ground,
the soft-green cover surmounted with a
chrysantheumu-form knop, unsigned, 7cm
(2¾in) high; the second decorated with two
large butterflies among stylised chrysanthemum
blossoms and other formal floral motifs on a
whorl ground, unsigned, 9cm (3½in) high; the
third with a lobed body applied with two straight
upright handles on either side, decorated with a
ho-o on one side and butterflies on the other on
a speckled aventurine ground, the domed cover
surmounted by a bud finial, unsigned; 11.5cm
(4½in) high. (6).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,600

217
FIVE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VESSELS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each worked in gilt wire, comprising two
teapots, one decorated with stylised butterflies
flitting over sprigs of camellia among kidney
shapes scattered with shippo-zunagi (linked-
jewels) on a white enamel ground, unsigned,
7cm (2¾in) high; the second teapot decorated
with a phoenix among sprays of formal floral
motifs on one side and butterflies on the other
on a green ground speckled with aventurine,
the cover similarly decorated and surmounted
by a bud finial, unsigned, 14.5cm (5¾in) high
incl. handle; the third a globular koro decorated
with butterflies hovering over large peonies
on a transparent red ground, unsigned, 11cm
(4¼in) high; the fourth and fifth forming a pair
of decagonal lobed form, each decorated
with an identical overall design of stylised
chrysanthemums on a reddish-brown ground,
each unsigned; 12.2cm (4¾in) high. (10).

£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,600 - 2,400

218
A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL COFFEE POT
AND COVER
Style of Namikawa Yasuyuki, Meiji era
(1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Constructed in a Middle Eastern form, the body,
spout and cover worked mainly in silver wire,
the upper section decorated with a horizontal
formation of tanchozuru (red-crested cranes)
flying beneath roundels enclosing stylised
butterflies, dragons, phoenixes and floral motifs
interwoven among karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’),
the spout and cover similarly embellished, the
lower section with large differently coloured
shield-shaped panels enclosing ho-o birds
alternating with writhing dragons, the ring handle
gilt and plain; unsigned. 19cm (7½in) high. (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot FINE JAPANESE ART | 127
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.