A CHINESE COPPER WATER DISPENSER IN FORM OF A FISH AND A BASIN PROBABLY FROM THE YUANMING YUAN, THE OLD SUMMER PALACE
formerly gilded, probably 18th c.,
fish: 50 x 22 x 18 cm, basin: 41 x 31 x 9 cm
The Old Summer Palace is an area of three gardens in Beijing, which was built since 1709. The complex with its numerous buildings was the most important imperial residence of the Qing dynasty from about 1725. The style of the buildings and the gardens was partly based on French and Italian models. In 1860, the palace was destroyed and plundered by English troops. The water dispenser and the shell-shaped basin, which stylistically corresponded to the fountains in the gardens, were probably later stolen by local peasants. The gold plating was rubbed off to obscure the origin.
Chine, XVIIIe siècle
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Four fragments of panels, black Coromandel lacquer decorated with qilin, flowering vases, chimeras, archaic objects, digitized lemons, the edges adorned with a frieze of dragons among clouds and flowers blooming in a frieze.
Accents and restorations
H: 41 - L. 80 cm each
Provenance: Leclere sale, June 15, 2018
CHINE
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Bronze gong with central umbilicus decorated with gold figures on Ghu wood uprights with mallet
China, Hsien-Feng period
H: 95 - W: 68 cm
The two rear feet replaced by two metal feet, missing.
Chine, XXe siècle
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Four-leaf screen in Coromandel lacquer with decoration of young women in a landscape and double-sided exterior,
H: 122 - W: 28 cm of each panel
Former Leclere sale, June 15, 2018
JAPON - CHINE
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Belly-shaped porcelain vase with polychrome Iamri decoration in white reserves of flowering branches, H: 14 cm
Vase mounted as a lamp with a modern reverse enamel mark with a red circle and flower design, H: 24 cm
Polylobed bowl with polychrome enameled bands of motifs and a blue flower in the center, H: 10 - D: 23 cm
JAPON
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Lot of modern Japanese cloisonné enamels
A plate decorated with dragons (D: 23 cm), a pair of ochre-backed vases decorated with flowering branches (H: 13 cm), a pair of modern polychrome earthenware roosters and a miniature porcelain teapot (H: 8 cm).
Prince of Hell "Emma-O" in the style of the Kamakura period, Japan 16th/17th century, carved wood with remnants of lacquer and gold painting, composed of several parts, h. 39.5 cm, strong signs of age, defective, Cf. Unrivelled Splendor, Powers Collection of Japanese Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2012, pl. 10.
Jizai Okimono " Cock " in naturalistic form on burlwood base, belly marked Hidenao, Meiji period, Japan 2nd half 19th century, bronze with gold and silver inlay and partial painting, h. 46cm (with base 58cm)
Fine Japanese bronze ‘Dove’ with coloured patinated eyes and naturalistically chased plumage, beautiful patina, attributed to Seifū 清風, Meiji period, c. 1890, 14x21x11cm
Three-part incense burner with sculpted dragon at the foot and on the wall, signed watakumo chûzo 渡雲 鋳造, Japan, Meiji period, h. 23.5cm, Ø 34.5cm, provenance: Hans Adolf Ernst Eduard von Winterfeld (1862-1951), captain in the 6th East Asian Infantry Regiment, acquired in Shanghai in 1904/1906
A pair of large bronze vases with sculpted dragon handles and relief cartouches depicting phoenixes and dragons, two pieces, Japan Meiji period, h. 69.5cm, Ø 29.3cm min. damaged
Cylindrical bronze koro on three indicated feet with surrounding floral frieze and eight alternating relief tondi with plum blossoms and maple branches as an allegory for spring and autumn, inset base, signed probably Mimasa 美正, Japan, Meiji period, h. 16.2cm, Ø 16cm
Round Komai powder box with delicate gold and silver inlays "Teahouse and Torii in front of Fuji Panorama", bottom signed, Japan approx. 1920, h. 1.3cm, Ø 6.2cm, traces of rust
Magnificent Kobako lacquer lidded box for incense burners "Noble society in a mountainous landscape (Sagayama?) between cherry trees and pine trees at the cherry blossom show hanami", inside tray with depiction "Drum for courtly festivities with Mitsue-tomoe mon and flamed frame", in various lacquer techniques: Hira- and Takamakie, Nashiji, Makibokashi, Ikakeji, Okibirame, Kirigane, red lacquer; mother-of-pearl aogai and lead inlay Hyakukokan as well as metal rim, Japan c. 1800, 12x24,5x20cm, Cf. J. Fontein, R. Hempel, Propyläen Kunstgeschichte vol. 20 China, Korea, Japan, 1985, # 378f.; Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asia, 1987, # 23 ; K. Herberts, Das Buch der Ostasiatischen Lackkunst, 1959, p. 154 and 160
Rectangular urushi lacquer box "The Seven Elders in the Bamboo Grove", top of lid with kinji ground, hiramaikie and takamakie as well as black lacquer, outside and inside with nashiji ground, Japan, Meiji period, 2.4x10.8x8.8cm
Round urushi lacquer box on lead body with semi-plastic decoration on the lid "Utensils for the tea ceremony Chanoyu: tea tin Natsume, tea spatula Chashaku, basket for charcoal Sumitori, feather duster Haboki and pair of rings Kan for the kettle", hira- and takamakie on cloudy scattered lacquer Makibokashi, Japan, probably Meiji period, h. 2cm, Ø 7,9cm, slightly defective at the rim, Cf. motif: Ch.A. Greenfield, Coll. Japanese Lacquer, Eskenazi London 1990, # 128
2 Various tobacco soiree purses with metal chains and ivory kagamibuta netsuke "dragon", Japan approx. 1890/1900: 1 gold thread embroidery "flame dragon" on violet silk, inside floral printed leather, front faded (9x15cm, Ø 5cm) and 1 violet brocade with metal threads, slightly torn (9x14.5cm, Ø 4.5cm), signs of use, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available, no export outside the EU
10 Various Ojime (緒締め) pearls made of different materials: 1 carved fruit core (signed), 1 bone "Skull", 1 amber "Vase with Karako", 2 resin "Turning head: Okame or Oni" and "Crouching man", 5 glass pearls in jade and coral colours and melted patterns, Japan, Meiji and Showa period, h. 1.4-2cm
Boxwood netsuke "Blind stone lifter", eye inlaid in bone, on inlaid bone cartouche, sign. Gyokkei (Davey 378), mid 19th century, Himotoshi of different sizes, nice patina, old collector's label, h. 3,3cm, Cf. A. Ducros "Netsuke art, magie et médicine", p. 45
Fine Shibayama netsuke ‘Hora sea snail with seashells’ in ivory with mother-of-pearl and bronze, Himotoshi of different sizes, Japan 19th century, l. 4.5cm, signs of use, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
Very fine ivory netsuke "Oni with mokogyo slit drum, waniguchi gong and nyoi sceptre", sign. Tomomasa 友正 (Davey 2987), Japan, Meiji period, 19th century, h. 4,7cm, permit according to Art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available, no export outside the EU
Fine ivory netsuke "The gods of fortune Daikoku and Fukurokuju in a sumo ring", signed in red lacquer seal Bunsei 文正 (Davey 105) , Japan, Meiji period, approx. 1900, h. 3.8cm, traces of age, Cf. Feddersen, Japanisches Kunstgewerbe, 1983, ill. 195, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available, no export outside the EU
Very fine ivory netsuke "Karako with Hannyu Mask", inlaid horn eyes, sign. Kôgyoku sai 光玉斎 (Davey 1193), Japan, Meiji period, 2nd half 19th century, h. 3,1cm, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available, no export outside the EU
Ivory netsuke "South Sea Islander with tamaperle", partially coloured black, Japan 19th century, h. 3.5cm, traces of use, approval according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
Sperm whale thoot netsuke "Woman with dragon turtle and man" (Urashima Tarō and Otohime?), sign. Hidechika 秀親 (Davey 570-72), Japan, Meiji period, late 19th century, h. 5,5cm, beautiful patina, head of the turtle missing
Ivory netsuke "Standing man with miracle ball", approx. 1900, beautiful patina, h. 5.5cm, crack, permit according to Art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available, no export outside the EU
Ivory netsuke "Man on shell with moving crab", sign. Ryomin 凌民, mid-19th century, 2.5x4x3.3cm, restored silk cord, permit according to Art. 10d Regulation (EC 338/97) available, no export outside the EU
Fine ivory netsuke "Ebisu and boy on large bream", sign. Masafumi 正文, Japan, Meiji period, approx. 1900, h. 2.9cm, permit according to Art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) available, no export outside the EU
Ivory netsuke "Daikoku with sack and fan", sign. Masahiro 正廣, Japan, Meiji period, approx. 1900, l. 5cm, beautiful patina, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available, no export outside the EU
Ivory netsuke "Standing Sennin with bottle gourd", 19th century, Himotoshi of different sizes, nice patina, h. 6.7cm, crack, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available, no export outside the EU
Ivory netsuke "Gama Sennin with three-legged toad", standing figure with draped robe and leaf cape, Himotoshi of different sizes, partly black coloured engravings, Japan 19th century, h. 6cm, feet lost, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
Ivory netsuke ‘Mouse between medlars’, inlaid carnelian eyes, Japan 19th century, 2x4x4cm, lovely patina, slightly damaged, signs of wear, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
2 Various pieces of stag horn netsuke and animal tooth ojime: ‘Puppy on holey rock’ with inlaid horn eyes (h. 3.1cm) and ‘Sitting lion’ (h. 2.5cm), Japan 18th/19th century, signs of use
2 Various animal tooth netsuke: ‘Blind man with stick’ (h. 4.8cm) and ‘Sitting man with clam’ (h. 3.5cm), Himotoshi of different sizes, Japan 2nd half 19th century, cracks, signs of use
2 Various ivory netsuke and carving: ‘Actor with turning head and calabash’ (signed Shôzan 松山, h. 5.2cm) and ‘Pair of jugglers with trained monkey’ (signed Nanryû or Minamiyanagi 南柳, h. 3.1cm), partially coloured black, Japan early 20th century Permit according to Art. 10d Regulation (EC 338/97) available (no export outside the EU)
2 Various ivory manju netsuke with relief depictions, Japan, 2nd half 19th century: 1 "Karako with Daruma doll" verso "Fan", sign. probably Kôryû 光龍 斎 (Davey 1247 or 1793, Ø 3.9cm) and 1 "Fishing Taikôbô" (Ø 4.5cm), permit according to Art. 10d VO (EC 338/97) available, no export outside the EU
Very fine ivory okimono ‘Shishimai dancer with lion mask and three musicians with drums, cymbals and flute’, signed. Ono Ryôji 小埜陵次, Japan late 19th century, h. 3,8cm, slightly rubbed, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
Ivory okimono ‘Chinese sage with moon lute accompanied by two drumming oni’, partially coloured black, Japan around 1900, h. 11.3cm, slightly dam., rubbed, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
Ivory okimono ‘Chinese sage with moon lute accompanied by two drumming oni’, partially coloured black, Japan approx. 1900, h. 11.3cm, slightly dam., rubbed, permit according to art. 10d VO (EG 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
Ivory okimono in ball shape ‘Shamisen player with toads’, patinated, Japan Meiji period, around 1900, Ø 4.5cm, cracks, permit according to Art. 10d VO (EC 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
Fine ivory carving with semi-plastic animal depictions ‘monkey, bat and insect’, Japan, Meiji period, 13x3.3cm, cracks, permit according to Art. 10d Regulation (EC 338/97) is available (no export outside the EU)
Japanese satsuma lidded vessel with polychrome decoration "Dragon and Dragon Turtle" and handles to the sides, base sign. Baika, h. 37,5cm, Ø 23,5cm, small defect to the lid
Satsuma bowl with fine painting decoration in the mirror ‘Cherry Blossom Festival’ in flower-shaped cartouches and central kakemono 掛物, sign. Hododa sei, Meiji period, Japan c. 1900, Ø 22.5cm, crack
Large Arita platter in the Kraak style with blue painting, in the mirror "birds and flowers", on the rim six cartouches with various flowers "cherry, plum, tree peony, chrysanthemum" etc., Japan 2nd half 17th century, Ø 36.9cm, h. approx. 6cm
Japanese silk painting "Seagulls" in oak frame, seal signature lower right, approx. 1900, 84.5x63.5cm, frame slightly damaged, provenance: Hans Adolf Ernst Eduard von Winterfeld (1862-1951), Captain in the 6th East Asian Infantry Regiment, acquired in Shanghai in 1904/1906
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) "White cat next to yellow potted chrysanthemum, above two butterflies", scroll painting mounted on brocade silk, coloured ink on silk, inscription and seal on pot, Japan 19th century, 90x30cm/171x39,5cm, traces of age
Japanese scroll painting "Seiobo, the Queen Mother of the West waits for a message", ukiyo-e painting, coloured ink on silk, with inscription, seal, brocade mounting and wooden knobs, 19th century, 102x44cm/173x49cm, stained and creased
Utagawa Yoshiku (1883-1904) "Kabuki scene in front of a screen with autumnal blossoms", colour woodblock prints, triptych, sign. Yoshiiku ga, (from left to right) actor Sawamura Tosshô, Sawamura Tanosuke as Takeda Katsuyori and Nakamura Shibazô, publisher Kagaya Kichiemon, mounted together on paper, sheet size each approx. 36,3x24cm (36,3x71,5cm), slight signs of age
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) "Boote im Schilf", colour woodblock prints, triptych, sign. Gototei Kunisada ga, on the left Iwai Hanshirô, (centre and right) actor Ichikawa Ebizô in 2 different roles, publisher Tsutaya Kichizô, 37x5cm. Roles, publisher Tsutaya Kichizô, 37x76,5cm (wf 61x99,5cm), slight signs of age
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) "Three Geishas in front of shops", colour woodblock prints, triptych, sign. Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga and Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga, publisher Yamaguchi Tôbei, 36x74cm (wf 61x99,5cm), slight signs of age
Toyohara (Yôshû) Chikanobu (1838-1912) "Evacuation of Court Ladies by Fire", colour woodblock prints, triptych, from the series "Onshi Azuma no Hana" (Views into old times of Edo's flowers), Meiji 22, 2nd month (1889), mounted in passepartout, each approx. 37.3x25cm (w.PP. 58.5x98cm), slight signs of age
Toyohara (Yôshû) Chikanobu (1838-1912) "Theatre Scene", woodblock prints, triptych, sign. Chikanobu hitsu, (from left to right) Kabuki actor Ichimura Kakitsu as Oda Harunaga, Onoe Kikujiro, Iwai Hanshiro as Tenho Otome, Ichikawa Danjûrô, Ichikawa Sadanji, mounted in passepartout, BM each approx. 36x23,3cm (w. PP. 52x92,5cm), trimmed
Utagawa Kunisada III (1848-1920) "Kumamoto-jo nozokugun chôrô" (Mockery of the rebel army at Kumamoto castle), coloured woodblock prints, triptych, sign. Baidô Kunimasa zu, Meiji 10, 4th month, 30th day (1877), mounted together, sheet size each ca. 35,8x24,5cm (36x72cm), partly trimmed, slight traces of age
Utagawa Yoshitora (c.1830-c.1880) "New Year's Festival", colour woodblock prints, triptych, sign. Yoshitora hitsu, publisher Iseya, mounted together on paper, sheet size each approx. 34,3x24,5cm (34,5x72,5cm), creased, slight signs of age
Unknown artist "Takegura nohara daikassen" (Great battle in the military camp), colour woodblock prints, triptych, in the background Sumida river with the bridges (from left to right) Ryôkokubashi, Ôhashi, Eitaibashi, 35x74cm (wf 62x100,5cm), trimmed, slight traces of age
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