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Auction date Thursday 22 May 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST

Head of Sale:

William Batt


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Thursday 22nd May at 10.30am 


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Lots per page:

Total lots: 403

Lot 392 Unsold
A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE
Meiji period, the body decorated throughout with weave effect, a tall swing handle to the shoulders, 17.5cm high to the top of the vase

The Law Collection 羅.
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 393 Sold
A JAPANESE BRONZE TETSUBIN OR KETTLE
inscribed to the inside of the cover, decorated in the archaic style with taotie masks in relief, of squat globular form with a brass swing handle, 22cm high to the top of the handle

The Law Collection 羅.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 394 Sold
A JAPANESE CAST METAL JARDINIÈRE
Meiji Period, decorated in relief with dragons chasing pearls above waves, with two rope twist loop handles, on tripod feet, 29cm high x 37cm diameter, the interior having a later added panel with characters
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 395 Sold
A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
of various shapes and subjects, ten signed, the tallest, an ornately carved lion dog, 5cm high, the smallest, a crawling child, 2.5cm long; together with a jade dragon pendant, 4.5cm high (12)
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 396 Sold
A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD OKIMONO
signed to the base, modelled as a cat chasing a mouse around a screen, 4.5cm high x 4cm wide; together with a similar netsuke, also signed to the base, figured as two toads, 3.2cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 397 Sold
A JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE CIGARETTE CASE
20th century, finely engraved with a landscape to one side and birds amongst foliage the other, 9.5cm x 7cm; together with a Japanese white metal fan shaped Kogo or incense box, stamped to the reverse, decorated with birds, 12.5cm long (2)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 398 Sold
A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER BOX
Meiji period, inscribed to the lid and signed to the base, decorated with a flowering lotus, 7cm high x 20cm wide x 18.5cm deep
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 399 Unsold
A JAPANESE LACQUER WRITING BOX
Meiji Period, in three sections, the top section with scroll ends and four shaped legs, painted with a landscape of a setting sun and ships to the distance, the base with a fitted bronze inkwell and recess for an inkstone (an associated stone included), 10cm high x 22.5cm wide x 24cm deep
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 400 Sold
A JAPANESE TANTO
in a black lacquer scabbard fitted with a kogatana, the handle mounted with white metal fruit baskets and a foliate decorated tsuba, 44cm long
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 401 Sold
A JAPANESE TANTO
in a black lacquer and gilt scabbard, with a small brass tsuba, 31.5cm long
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £400
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 402 Unsold
UTUGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858) SIX SCENES FROM THE SERIES 'FIFTY-THREE STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO ROAD'
Edo Period (1615–1868), signed and inscribed, ink on paper, 21.5cm x 34cm (6)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 403 Sold
JAPANESE SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Warriors on horseback
in a mountainous landscape, inscribed with seal mark to the right hand side, inscribed verso to 'Harukawa Ensai', painted on silk, 57cm x 87cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 404 Sold
JAPANESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Two studies of Geisha
both depicted carrying goldfish in a bowl, watercolour on silk, 63cm x 33cm (2)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 405 Sold
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE LOOSE WORKS ON PAPER
including a Sogura Yuzen paper depicting the fifty-three stations of Tokaido, 64cm x 94cm, five further similar, and three lengths of paper (a lot)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 406 Unsold
A RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH CARP
signed with seal mark upper right, watercolour on silk, 73cm high x 42cm wide
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 407 Sold
TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
including a portrait of a lady after Hosodo Eishi (1756-1829), 40cm x 18cm; and another similar, 35cm x 23.5cm (2)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 408 Unsold
TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
including one after Harunobu Suzuki (1724-1770) depicting a woman weaving, 33cm x 24cm, the other similar ascribed to Shuncho, 25cm x 17cm (2)
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 409 Sold
A PAIR OF JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERIES
Meiji period, both woven with river birds and foliage, 144cm x 55cm (2)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
Lot 410 Sold
A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER AND GILT SCREEN
20th century, decorated with stylised cranes, 92cm high x 123cm wide
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 May 2025
22 May 2025

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