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INLAID SHIBAYAMA
WORKS OF ART
Various Properties

292 Y Ф 293 Y Ф
A GOLD-LACQUER, SILVER AND INLAID SHIBAYAMA A GOLD-LACQUER, SILVER, CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL AND INLAID
RECTANGULAR LOBED TRAY SHIBAYAMA GLOBULAR KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century AND EN-SUITE COVER
The centre inset with a gold-lacquer lobed panel inlaid in Shibayama Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
style with a cockerel, hen and chicks foraging for food among The body inset with two large lobed panels edged in silver, one
flowering chrysanthemums growing beside a meandering stream, a decorated with Koreijin (the Chinese sage, Ju Lingren) seated, holding
solitary sparrow in flight above, framed within a broad silver outer band a pomegranate out of reach from the white tiger he is stroking with
chased with a mass of dense overlapping chrysanthemum blooms, one hand while a karako (Chinese boy) stands balancing a large vase
raised on four silver bracket feet, inscribed on the nashiji underside brimming over with chrysanthemums at his side, the other enclosing
in English From your affectionate sons in commemoration of the 25th mandarin ducks at the water’s edge, three small birds perched and
Anniversary of 30th November 1875. 20.2cm x 22.2cm (8in x 8¾in). huddled together on a flowering cherry branch and two sparrows in
flight among peonies and wistaria trailing over a bamboo fence, all
£3,000 - 4,000 inlaid in various materials in Shibayama style and reserved on a kinji
JPY440,000 - 590,000 ground embellished with scrolling kiri lacquered in gold hiramaki-e and
US$4,000 - 5,300 e-nashiji, the shoulder applied with a silver handle on either side in
the form of a ho-o (phoenix), the neck applied with four silver-edged
scrolled shield panels enclosing floral motifs in coloured enamels, the
en-suite domed cover chased with a mass of chrysanthemums, partly
inlaid in coloured enamel and surmounted by an enamelled three-
leaved flowering bud finial, the whole supported on three silver feet in
the form of elephant-heads; unsigned. 19cm (7½in) high. (2).

£8,000 - 12,000 FINE JAPANESE ART | 175
JPY1,200,000 - 1,800,000
US$11,000 - 16,000

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.