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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BAMBOO AND TIGERS EYE WALKING STICK with silver collar (94cm overall)

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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BAMBOO AND TIGERS EYE WALKING STICK with silver collar (94cm overall)

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Estim. 4 000 - 8 000 GBP

A RARE AND LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, MUROMACHI TO EARLY EDO A RARE AND LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, MUROMACHI TO EARLY EDO Japan, 16th-17th century, Muromachi period (1336-1573) to early Edo period (1615-1868) Of yosegi (jointed) construction, sensitively carved and finely lacquered in black and gold, the Buddha Amitabha standing in samabhanga atop a separately carved lotus dais raised on an elaborate tiered hexagonal base decorated with dragons, kirin, shishi, and lotus, openworked panels with tiger in bamboo, shishi and peony, prunus, and minogame, as well as dharmachakra, swirling clouds, and brocade patterns. His hands are held in the welcoming mudra of raigo-in assumed by Amida Buddha when descending to welcome the souls of the dying. He is dressed in a loose-fitting monastic robe opening at the chest and cascading in voluminous folds. His serene face with downcast eyes, painted with black pupils ringed in red, and full bow-shaped lips, the byakugo and nikkishei inlaid with crystal, flanked by pierced pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in tight curls. HEIGHT (the figure) 55 cm and (total) 92 cm Condition: Good condition with wear, few expected fine age cracks, rubbing, flaking, and losses to gold lacquer, one finger with a minute chip, minor chips and losses to exposed areas of the base, possibly few very minor repairs and touchups. The figure firmly attached to the base. Presenting beautifully. Provenance: The Jameson J. Wood Collection, acquired 2010 in the London trade. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related figure of Amida Buddha, dated Edo period, 17 th-18 th century, the figure 39.2 cm and overall 97.8 cm high, at Christie’s London, 16 November 2000, lot 191 ( sold for GBP 35,250).

Estim. 500 - 1 000 GBP

A FINE YANAGAWA SCHOOL SHAKUDO FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH TIGERS A FINE YANAGAWA SCHOOL SHAKUDO FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH TIGERS After Yanagawa Naomasa, Signed Yanagawa Naomasa Japan, Yanagawa school, 19 th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Each with a fine nanako-shakudo ground and decorated in superb gold and shakudo takazogan depicting a single tiger grooming itself, and another tiger on the fuchi near bamboo sprouts playing with its young which hides in a rocky outcropping. The fuchi signed YANAGAWA NAOMASA. HEIGHT 4 cm WEIGHT 35.9 g Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Two artists named Yanagawa Naomasa, father and son, appear in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists with the same signature, see p. 1327-1328 (H 06690.0 & H 06692.0). Museum comparison: Compare a closely related fuchi and kashira with a gold tiger with shakudo stripes, in the Vicotria & Albert Museum, accession number M.1354FUCHI-1931. Compare a related fuchi and kashira by the same artist depicting a gold dragon, signed Yanagawa Naomasa, dated early to mid-19 th century, in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession number 11.5202a.

Estim. 6 000 - 12 000 GBP

SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891): RUSU MOYO (ABSENT MOTIF) FOR FUKUROKUJU SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891): RUSU MOYO (ABSENT MOTIF) FOR FUKUROKUJU Japan, 19 th century. Ink, watercolor, and gouache on silk. Mounted as a hanging scroll, on a silk brocade coated paper frame with wooden handles. Finely painted depicting a peaceful, autumnal scene of two monkeys hanging from the vine-clad branches of a pine tree, peering down towards a wasps' nest, guarded by other wasps, two bats hovering around a stag and a deer grazing beside a stream, abundant reishi fungi, grasses, and bamboo growing from behind rocks in the foreground. Inscriptions: Signed, ‘Zeshin utsusu, 是真寫 (‘painted by Zeshin’), and sealed with a pot seal, ‘Zeshin’ 是真, and a square seal, ‘Koma’ 古満. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, very light creasing, and microscopic staining. The silk brocade shows minor wear and soiling. Dimensions: Image size 123.7 x 55 cm, Size incl. mounting 214.5 x 70 cm With a fitted tomobako storage box. (2) The combination of a bat (fuku), stag (roku), and pine (ju) are not only symbolic motifs for prosperity and longevity but also make up the reading for Fukurokuju, the god of longevity, whose image is intentionally omitted from this painting. Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) was a Japanese painter and lacquer artist of the late Edo period and early Meiji era. He studied under the great artists of the Kyoto school, including Maruyama Okyo, Okamoto Toyohiko, and Goshin. Though he would later be known primarily for his work with lacquers, Zeshin excelled at traditional ink painting, and produced many works of traditional subjects such as tigers and waterfalls. He inherited the Koma School workshop after his old teacher, Koma Kansai, died in 1835. It was here that he experimented with the technical aspects of lacquer. Along with Nakayama Komin and Shirayama Shosai, he is considered one of the three great late lacquerers of Japan. Shibata Zeshin's studio was situated on the bank of a river, providing him with ample opportunity to observe nature, and the creatures that inhabited the natural world. Like many painters of the 19th century, he was eclectic in his sources and would have been exposed to traditional styles. However, Zeshin's skill level was such that he could fluidly mix techniques, ideas, and stylistic options, thus painting part of a composition in one manner and including elements of another to add a style and variety unheard of at the time.

Estim. 1 500 - 3 000 GBP

A FINE SCROLL PAINTING OF A TIGER, SCHOOL OF MARUYAMA OKYO A FINE SCROLL PAINTING OF A TIGER, SCHOOL OF MARUYAMA OKYO Inscribed Kamei and sealed Anagura and Kameisai Japan, Kyoto, late 18 th – early 19 th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely painted in ink and watercolors on silk, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll, depicting a tiger standing foursquare on a rocky slope, with brown leaves and twisted vines and roots in the background, as well as bamboo leaves below the tiger, calling to mind the popular motif take no tora (tiger in bamboo). The tiger’s striped fur is neatly detailed and both its large side-glancing eyes and dynamic pose suggest a certain mischief to the mysterious animal. Inscribed and signed center right, ‘KAMEI shujin, Heian shuchikuro chu ni oite utsutsu’ (‘Painted by Master Kamei, at the Shuchikuro Studio, Kyoto’). SIZE 103 x 51 cm (image) and 178 x 67 cm (total) Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, creasing, little soiling, the brocade frame with few minuscule losses to edges. Provenance: From a private collection, Illinois. Although there is no information available about this artist, it is likely that he was a follower of Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795). The name Kamei literally means ‘Turtle Abode’. Maruyama Okyo and his students painted numerous paintings for the Daijoji Temple, whose mountain name (sango) is Kamei Temple (also known as Okyo Temple); the commission was carried out at the Okyo's studio in Kyoto, though the Kamei Temple (Okyo Temple) is located in nearby Hyogo. 　 Tiger imagery has a long history in East Asia. Tigers were frequently paired with dragons—the tiger representing the ‘male’ principle, the yin to the female ‘yang’ of the dragon, ancient cosmological symbols. Tigers are also commonly paired with bamboo, which is known as take no tora, or ‘tiger in bamboo’, and has many different interpretations; the tiger has a strong nature, is flexible and resilient like the bamboo, but it is also said that the strong tiger is looking for shelter underneath the bamboo, as any earthly power is inferior to the forces of nature. Moreover, the tiger and bamboo represent the power of faith in Buddhism. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related painting of a tiger, described as “School of Maruyama Okyo”, 104 x 15.5 cm, at Christie’s, Japanese & Korean Art, 23 March 2011, New York, lot 879 ( sold for 10,000 USD).

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