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

William Batt


Auction: 

Thursday 22nd May at 10.30am 


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Total lots: 410

A JAPANESE PORCELAIN SATSUMA MILLEFLEUR VASE
Lot 385 Sold
A JAPANESE PORCELAIN SATSUMA MILLEFLEUR VASE
marked to the base, of squat globular form, 10cm high
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A JAPANESE PORCELAIN POLYCHROME BOWL
Lot 386 Unsold
A JAPANESE PORCELAIN POLYCHROME BOWL
Edo period, marked to the base, decorated to the exterior with a phoenix and dragon, 10cm high x 19.5cm diameter

Note: For a similar comparison, see the Spencer Museum of Art, accession number 0000.1268.
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A LARGE JAPANESE PORCELAIN BOWL
Lot 387 Unsold
A LARGE JAPANESE PORCELAIN BOWL
bearing a spurious six character mark to the base, 19th century, decorated in the Imari palette with birds and chrysanthemums within panelled patterned borders, 44cm diameter
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ VASE
Lot 388 Sold
A JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ VASE
Meiji period, marked to the silvered metal foot rim, decorated with cranes in flight, 21.5cm high
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A JAPANESE BRONZE FLOWER VASE
Lot 389 Unsold
A JAPANESE BRONZE FLOWER VASE
Meiji period, of archaistic Gu form, decorated throughout with clouds in relief and geometric bands to the rim and foot rim, 25.5cm high x 25cm diameter
Estimate: £400 - £600
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
TWO SIMILAR JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO
Lot 390 Sold
TWO SIMILAR JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO
both inscribed to the base, one depicting Daikokuten, the other Ebisu, 3.5cm high (2)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER
Lot 391 Sold
A JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER
signed to the underside, Meiji period, figured naturalistically roaring in stride, 21cm high x 45cm wide, on an associated stained wood base
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
22 May 2025
22 May 2025
A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE
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
A JAPANESE BRONZE TETSUBIN OR KETTLE
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
A JAPANESE CAST METAL JARDINIÈRE
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
A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE
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
A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD OKIMONO
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
A JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE CIGARETTE CASE
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
A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER BOX
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
A JAPANESE LACQUER WRITING BOX
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
A JAPANESE TANTO
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
A JAPANESE TANTO
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
UTUGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858) SIX SCENES FROM THE SERIES 'FIFTY-THREE STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO ROAD'
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
JAPANESE SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Warriors on horseback
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
JAPANESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Two studies of Geisha
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
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE LOOSE WORKS ON PAPER
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
A RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH CARP
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
TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
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
TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
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

Total lots: 410

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