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Fine Asian Works of Art

Auction 16149
San Francisco
9 Dec 2008, starting at 10:00 PST.
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Auction highlights

A blue and white porcelain maebyông
Sold for US$ 4,184,000 inc. premium
A fine and rare blue and white porcelain jar with figural decoration Joseon Dynasty, Circa 1800
A Chinese white nephrite jade tripod covered censer
Sold for US$ 144,000 inc. premium
A white nephrite tripod covered censer 18th/19th Century
A massive huanghuali compound cupboard 17th/18th Century
Sold for US$ 120,000 inc. premium
A massive huanghuali compound cupboard 17th/18th Century
A fine six panel hardwood floor screen inset with famille rose porcelain plaques Attributed to Wang Yeting (1884-1942)
Sold for US$ 120,000 inc. premium
A fine six panel hardwood floor screen inset with famille rose porcelain plaques Republic Period, Attributed to Wang Yeting (1884-1942)

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Huang Yongyu(b.1924): Loyal Dog
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5196
Huang Yongyu (b.1924) Loyal Dog
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
Wang Xijing(born 1946): Gou Jian
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5197
Wang Xijing (b. 1946) Gou Jian
Sold for US$ 3,300 inc. premium
Zhang Bu(born 1934) and Miao Guying(1875-1955): Two paintings
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5198
Various artists (19th/20th Century) Two paintings
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,500 - 2,300
Song Wenzhi(1919-1999): Mount Lu Fountains
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5199
Song Wenzhi (1919-1999) Mount Lu Waterfalls
Sold for US$ 6,000 inc. premium
Lan Yinding Banyan Tree
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5200
Lan Yinding (Ran In-ting, 1903-1979) Banyan Tree
Sold for US$ 960 inc. premium
Zhao Wuji (Zao Wou-ki, b. 1921) Les Grandes Baigneuses
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5201
Zhao Wuji (Zao Wou-ki, b. 1921) Les Grandes Baigneuses
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,500 - 2,300
Zang Shiqi(George Zang, B.1920): Flying Horses, framed and glazed
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5202
Zang Shiqi (George Zang, b. 1920) Flying Horses
Sold for US$ 1,800 inc. premium
A Gandharan grey schist head Northwest India, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
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5203
A Gandharan gray schist head Northwest India, 2nd/3rd Century CE
Estimate:
US$ 2,500 - 4,000
£1,700 - 2,600
€1,900 - 3,100
Two Indian gray schist fragments, depicting Buddha and attendants Gandharan Period(2nd/3rd Century A
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5204
Two Gandharan gray schist carvings Northwest India, 2nd/3rd Century CE
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,500
£990 - 1,700
€1,200 - 1,900
B. Prabha Seated woman 1965
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5205
B. Prabha (India, 1933-2001) Seated woman
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
£9,900 - 13,000
€12,000 - 15,000
A copper and silver Tirthankara Jain, Circa 1600
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5206
A copper and silver Jain devotional image West India, Circa 1600
Sold for US$ 840 inc. premium
A large gilt metal Buddhist narrative sculpture Himalayan, 19th/20th Century
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5207
A large gilt metal Buddhist narrative sculpture Himalayan, 19th/20th Century
Sold for US$ 21,600 inc. premium
A Tibetan gilt bronze seated figure of Milarepa 19th Century
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5208
A Tibetan gilt bronze seated figure of Milarepa 19th Century
Estimate:
US$ 1,200 - 1,500
£790 - 990
€930 - 1,200
A group of four Tibetan gao (portable shrines)
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5209
A group of four Tibetan gao (portable shrines)
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 4,000
£2,000 - 2,600
€2,300 - 3,100
A cast bronze covered storage container Dongson Culture, South China/Southeast Asia
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5210
A cast bronze covered storage container Dongson Culture, South China/Southeast Asia
Sold for US$ 1,320 inc. premium
A Nepalese cast bronze Stupa 19th Century
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5211
A Nepalese cast bronze stupa 19th Century
Sold for US$ 660 inc. premium
A fine Fifteenth/Sixteenth century Rakine/Arakan bronze seated Buddha
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5212
A fine Burmese bronze figure of the Buddha Arakan State, 15th/16th Century
Sold for US$ 3,600 inc. premium
A Burmese painted stone head of Buddha
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5213
A Burmese painted stone head of the Buddha 18th Century
Sold for US$ 3,000 inc. premium
A Seventeenth Century Shan State Buddha
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5214
A Burmese bronze figure of the Buddha Shan State, 17th Century
Sold for US$ 2,700 inc. premium
An Eighteenth Century Burmese Shanbronze Jambupati Buddha with lacquer finish
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5215
A Burmese gilt bronze figure of the Buddha Shan State, 18th Century
Sold for US$ 2,280 inc. premium
A Sixteenth Century Burmese Ava Buddha
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5216
A Burmese bronze figure of the Buddha Ava Kingdom, 16th Century
Estimate:
US$ 2,500 - 4,000
£1,700 - 2,600
€1,900 - 3,100
A Sixteenth Century Thai bronze Buddha
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5217
A Thai bronze figure of the Buddha Ayutthaya Kingdom, 16th Century
Estimate:
US$ 2,500 - 4,000
£1,700 - 2,600
€1,900 - 3,100
A carved sandstone lingam 13th/14th century
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5218
A carved sandstone mukhalinga Pre-Angkor Period, 7th/8th Century
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
A Khmer carved stone Brahmanic deity Angkor Period, 12th Century
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5219W
A Khmer carved stone Brahmanic deity Angkor Period, 12th Century
Estimate:
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
£7,900 - 12,000
€9,300 - 14,000
A blue and white porcelain maebyông
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5220
A fine and rare blue and white porcelain jar with figural decoration Joseon Dynasty, Circa 1800
Sold for US$ 4,184,000 inc. premium
A buncheong ware bottle with celadon glaze and slip decoration, Korea Joseon Dynasty, 15th/16th Cent
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5221
A buncheong ware flask Joseon Dynasty, 15th/16th Century
Sold for US$ 3,600 inc. premium
A blue and white porcelain storage jar with phoenix and cloud design, Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Ce
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5222
A small blue and white porcelain storage jar Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£2,000 - 3,300
€2,300 - 3,900
A black lacquered wood document box with mother-of-pearl and wire inlay Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century
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5223
A black lacquered wood document box with mother-of-pearl and wire inlay Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century
Sold for US$ 6,000 inc. premium
Kim Heung-Soo, oil painting, framed
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5224
Kim Heung-Sou (Kimsou, b. 1919) Seated figure
Sold for US$ 10,800 inc. premium
A pair of large cloisonné enamel vases Late Meiji Period, By Kawade Shibataro
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5225
A pair of large cloisonné enamel vases Late Meiji Period, By Kawade Shibataro
Sold for US$ 30,000 inc. premium
A small pair of enamel vases Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, Meiji period
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5226
A small pair of cloisonné enameled metal vases Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, Meiji Period
Estimate:
US$ 9,000 - 12,000
£6,000 - 7,900
€7,000 - 9,300
Two patinated bronze figural studies Meiji Period, Signed Gyoko
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5227
Two patinated bronze figural studies Meiji Period, By Gyoko
Sold for US$ 3,300 inc. premium
Japanese bronze figure, signed Miyao
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5228
A patinated bronze figural okimono with gilt accents Meiji Period, Miyao Company
Sold for US$ 19,200 inc. premium
A bronze vase by Shinji (?) for Kuroda of Kyoto
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5229
A bronze vase with mixed metal accents Meiji Period, By Kuroda Kiichi
Sold for US$ 12,000 inc. premium
parcel gilt bronze charger circular bird on flowering branch, signed 16"
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5230
A parcel gilt bronze charger Meiji Period
Estimate:
US$ 10,000 - 15,000
£6,600 - 9,900
€7,700 - 12,000
A large patinated bronze figural study Meiji Period, Signed Shoko
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5231
A large patinated bronze figural study Meiji Period, Seiya Company
Sold for US$ 2,400 inc. premium
A large patinated bronze study of a carpenter
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5232W
A large patinated bronze study of a carpenter Meiji Period
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
FOR NEW YORK 2008***A pair of Japanese bronze vase, with gilt landscape and figural decoration, Meij
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5233
A pair of damascened bronze vases Meiji Period, Inoue Company
Estimate:
US$ 35,000 - 50,000
£23,000 - 33,000
€27,000 - 39,000
A patinated bronze study of an elephant Meiji Period, Signed Genryusai Seiya
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5234
A patinated bronze study of an elephant Meiji Period, By Genryusai Seiya
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Two patinated bronze animal studies Meiji Period, Maruki Company
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5235
Two patinated bronze animal studies Meiji Period, Maruki Company
Sold for US$ 900 inc. premium
A large patinated bronze covered censer Meiji Period
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5236
A large patinated bronze covered censer Meiji Period
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£2,000 - 3,300
€2,300 - 3,900
A pair of patinated bronze vases with mixed metal inlay Meiji Period
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5237
A pair of patinated bronze vases with mixed metal inlay Meiji Period
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 4,000
£2,000 - 2,600
€2,300 - 3,100
A bronze figure of an elephant Taisho/Showa Period, By Seiya
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5238Y
A bronze figure of an elephant Taisho/Showa Period, By Seiya
Sold for US$ 3,600 inc. premium
Pair of Kaga style vases Signed Nihon Kyoto... Shubei by .....Shubei of Kyoto, Meiji period
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5239
A pair of Kaga style bronze vases Meiji Period, By Yoshida Yasubei
Estimate:
US$ 12,000 - 15,000
£7,900 - 9,900
€9,300 - 12,000
A Satsuma style pottery vase Meiji Period, signed Shuzan
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5240
A Satsuma style pottery vase Meiji Period, By Shuzan
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,500 - 2,300
Two Satsuma style pottery containers Meiji Period, signed Seikozan
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5241
Two Satsuma style pottery containers Meiji Period, By Seikozan
Sold for US$ 1,140 inc. premium
A Satsuma style pottery bottle Meiji Period, signed Kinkozan
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5242
A Satsuma style pottery bottle Meiji Period, By Kinkozan
Sold for US$ 6,000 inc. premium
A Satsuma style pottery planter Meiji Period, signed Kinkozan
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5243
A Satsuma style pottery planter Meiji Period, By Kinkozan
Sold for US$ 960 inc. premium
A Japanese Hirardo ware porcelain vase with raised dragon decoration
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5244
A Hirado porcelain blue and white vase Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Sold for US$ 1,020 inc. premium
A Satsuma style pottery censer Meiji Period, signed Kinkozan
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5245
A Satsuma style pottery censer Meiji Period, By Kinkozan
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£2,000 - 3,300
€2,300 - 3,900
A pair of Satsuma style pottery censers Meiji Period, signed Enzan
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5246
Two Satsuma style pottery censers Meiji Period, By Enzan
Sold for US$ 900 inc. premium
An ivory figural okimono Meiji Period
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5247Y
An ivory figural okimono Meiji Period, Tokyo School
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
An ivory okimono of children Meiji Period
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5248Y
An ivory okimono of children Meiji Period
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
An ivory okimono of a goose Meiji Period
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5249Y
An ivory okimono of a goose Meiji Period
Sold for US$ 3,000 inc. premium
An tinted ivory okimono of a dancer Meiji Period
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5250Y
A tinted ivory okimono of a dancer Meiji Period
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,500 - 2,300
A tinted ivory okimono of a beauty Meiji Period
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5251Y
A tinted ivory okimono of a beauty Meiji Period
Sold for US$ 840 inc. premium
Ivory Okimono, Sage on horseback (modern)
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5252Y
An ivory figural okimono
Sold for US$ 360 inc. premium
Two ivory studies 19th Century
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5253Y
Two ivory studies 19th Century
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
Two ivory manju
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5254Y
Two ivory manju
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
Ivory study of a wolf and skull By Mitsuhide, 19th Century
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5255Y
Ivory study of a wolf and skull By Mitsuhide, 19th Century
Sold for US$ 840 inc. premium
Two ivory studies
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5256Y
Two ivory studies
Sold for US$ 840 inc. premium
An ivory carving of baku By Kangyoku (Tachihara Noriyoshi, b.1944)
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5257Y
An ivory carving of baku By Kangyoku (Tachihara Noriyoshi, b.1944)
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
An ivory and gilt lacquer figural netsuke
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5258Y
An ivory and gilt lacquer figural netsuke
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
An ivory and horn study of a unicorn By George Weill
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5259Y
An ivory and horn study of a unicorn By George Weill
Sold for US$ 1,320 inc. premium
A black and gilt lacquer inro
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5260
A black and gilt lacquer sheath inro Meiji Period
Sold for US$ 1,560 inc. premium
Two wood studies 20th Century
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5261
Two wood studies 20th Century
Sold for US$ 1,020 inc. premium
Two studies of Tengu Late 18th/Early 19th Century
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5262Y
Two studies of Tengu Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a shishi 18th Century
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5263Y
An ivory netsuke of a shishi 18th Century
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
Three boxwood studies
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5264
Three boxwood studies
Sold for US$ 960 inc. premium
A boxwood and lacquer model of a hand cannon 19th Century
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5265
A boxwood and lacquer model of a hand cannon 19th Century
Sold for US$ 510 inc. premium
Two boxwood figural studies 19th Century
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5266Y
Two boxwood figural studies 19th Century
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 790
€620 - 930
A wood study of a deer Meiji/Taisho Period
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5267
A wood study of a deer Meiji/Taisho Period
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,500
£990 - 1,700
€1,200 - 1,900
A wood study of a rat 19th Century
amended
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5268
A wood study of a rat 19th Century
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,500
£660 - 990
€770 - 1,200
Four wood studies of Daruma 19th to 20th Centuries
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5269
Four wood studies of Daruma 19th to 20th Centuries
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 790
€620 - 930
Two wood studies of monkeys
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5270
Two wood studies of monkeys
Estimate:
US$ 600 - 900
£400 - 600
€460 - 700
A wood study of a monkey By Mitsuhide, 19th Century
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5271
A wood study of a monkey By Mitsuhide, 19th Century
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
A wood seal netsuke 19th Century
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5272
A wood seal netsuke 19th Century
Sold for US$ 960 inc. premium
A Japanese lacquered suzuribako
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5273
A gilt and black lacquer suzuribako Meiji Period
Sold for US$ 2,160 inc. premium
A Black and Gilt Lacquer Boat
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5274
A gilt and black lacquer smoking set (tabako bon) Meiji Period
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
A gilt and black lacquer suzuribako Meiji Period
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5275
A gilt and black lacquer suzuribako Meiji Period
Sold for US$ 3,000 inc. premium
A tanto with gilt lacquer scabbard Meiji Period
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5276
A tanto with gilt lacquer scabbard Meiji Period
Estimate:
US$ 18,000 - 25,000
£12,000 - 17,000
€14,000 - 19,000
A Japanese lacquer kodansu with chrysanthemum and wave decoration, Edo Period
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5277
A roiro lacquer kodansu Edo Period
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,500 - 2,300
A Japanese lacquer storage box with cart and pine decoration, 19th Century
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5278
A gilt lacquer rectangular storage box 19th Century
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,500 - 2,300
A group of four bamboo baskets Meiji/Taisho period
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5279
A group of four bamboo baskets Meiji/Taisho period
Sold for US$ 1,560 inc. premium
A Negoro style lacquered wood pail (oke) 17th Century
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5280
A Negoro style lacquered wood pail (oke) 17th Century
Sold for US$ 1,200 inc. premium
A bamboo fruit basket 20th Century, by Chikuunsai II (1910-2000)
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5281
A bamboo fruit basket By Chikuunsai II (1910-2000)
Sold for US$ 1,680 inc. premium
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) one modern print
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5282
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) One modern print
Sold for US$ 3,600 inc. premium
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) Two modern prints
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5283
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) Two modern prints
Sold for US$ 1,560 inc. premium
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) One large modern print
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5284
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) One large modern print
Sold for US$ 4,800 inc. premium
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) One large modern print
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5285
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) One large modern print
Sold for US$ 7,800 inc. premium
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) and Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) Four modern prints
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5286
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) and Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) Four modern prints
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960)
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5287
Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960) One modern print
Sold for US$ 7,800 inc. premium
Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960)
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5288
Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960) Two modern prints
Sold for US$ 1,200 inc. premium
Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) One modern print
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5289
Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) One modern print
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Kiyoshi Saito ( 1907-1997) One modern print
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5290
Kiyoshi Saito ( 1907-1997) One modern print
Sold for US$ 1,080 inc. premium
Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992) Three modern prints
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5291
Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992) Three modern prints
Estimate:
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
£790 - 1,200
€930 - 1,400
Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992): two modern prints
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5292
Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992) Two modern prints
Sold for US$ 840 inc. premium
Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979)</br> One modern print
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5293
Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979) One modern print
Sold for US$ 1,020 inc. premium
Seiko Tachibana (b. 1964) Two modern prints
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5294
Seiko Tachibana (b. 1964) Two modern prints
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
Seiko Tachibana (b. 1964) Earth
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5295
Seiko Tachibana (b. 1964) Earth
Sold for US$ 1,680 inc. premium
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