Highlights of Olympia Auctions' Chinese and Japanese works of art sale include an Imperially inscribed jade mountain from an Italian Noble family, a superb cloisonne enamel 'Egret' vase by the studio of Namikawa Sosuke from the property of an English Gentleman and a private Scottish Collection of Chinese works of art including bamboo carvings and jades. Other British private collections include Chinese snuff bottles predominantly collected in the first half of the 20th Century, and a collection of Japanese Satsuma ceramics including a large and impressive koro and cover.
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Lot 97
CHINESE SCHOOL, AN EROTIC CONCERTINA BOOK, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 100
ZHANG, 'LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF TREES ON A SUMMER DAY', 20TH CENTURY
Lot 105
A FINE BAMBOO VENEER SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 107
A FAMILLE-ROSE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, CIRCA 1820-50
Lot 108
A FAMILLE-ROSE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'TIGER HUNT' SNUFF BOTTLE, CIRCA 1820-50
Lot 109
A BLUE AND GOLD 'TIGERS EYE' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 110
A GOLD-FLECKED LAPIS LAZULI SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 111
A FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 115
A TRANSPARENT RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 116
◉ A GREEN OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY 19TH CENTURY
Lot 117
A BLACK GLASS OVERLAY SNOW FLAKE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 120
A PURPLE GLASS OVERLAY OPAQUE WHITE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 122
A CARVED PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 123
A JADE PEBBLE FORM 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 18/19TH CENTURY
Lot 124
A CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 18/19TH CENTURY
Lot 125
◉ A GREY JADE 'PHOENIX' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 126
A PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 131
A CARVED WHITE AND GREY SUZHOU AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 132
A PLAIN CHALCEDONY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 133
A FAMILLE-ROSE ENAMELLED MOULDED PORCELAIN FIGURAL SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD
Lot 134
A FAMILLE-ROSE ENAMELLED MOULDED PORCELAIN 'EIGHTEEN LUOHAN' SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD
Lot 135
◉ AN IRON-RED 'ZHONG KUI' PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, 20TH CENTURY
Lot 138
A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE IN THE CHINESE TASTE, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
Lot 139
A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE IN THE CHINESE TASTE, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
Lot 141
A JAPANESE BRONZE TAKARABUNE KORO AND COVER, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD (1868-1926)
Lot 142
A JAPANESE SILVER AND GOLD INLAID-BRONZE TRIPOD KORO AND COVER, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
Lot 145
A PAIR OF JAPANESE TAKAOKA WARE BRONZE ANTELOPE, SIGNED KATSUHIKO, SHOWA PERIOD ( 1926-1989)
Lot 146
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF THREE PLAYFUL PUPPIES, MEIJI PERIOD
Lot 147
A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE SUITEKI IN THE FORM OF A DUCK, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
Lot 148
A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE SUITEKI IN THE FORM OF A DUCK, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
Lot 149
A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE SUITEKI IN THE FORM OF A DUCK, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
Lot 150
A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE SUITEKI IN THE FORM OF A BIRD, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
Lot 151
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HARE, MEIJI PERIOD (1862-1912)
Lot 153
A RARE PAIR OF JAPANESE KAKIEMON SAKE EWERS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Lot 155
A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE TAKARABUNE TRAY, 20TH CENTURY
Lot 156
A PAIR OF JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE CERAMIC TIGERS, 20TH CENTURY
Lot 157
A JAPANESE KUTANI 'RAKAN' DISH, LATE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 158
A JAPANESE WHITE AND IRON-RED TRIPOD KORO BY MAKUZA KOZAN (1842-1916)
Lot 159
A PAIR OF JAPANESE KUTANI TOKKURI SAKE BOTTLES, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD (1868-1926)
Lot 160
A LARGE JAPANESE PORCELAIN CHARGER, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 163
‡ A TACHI, ATTRIBUTED TO KASHU KAGEMITSU, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY
Lot 164
‡ A TACHI, ATTRIBUTED TO THE UNJU SCHOOL, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 15TH CENTURY
Lot 166
A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUERED FIVE CASE INRO, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 168
A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER FIVE CASE INRO, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 169
‡ A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE, WORKSHOP OF NAMIKAWA SOSUKE, 1847-1910, MEIJI PERIOD
Lot 170
A JAPANESE SATSUMA TRIPOD KORO AND COVER, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD (1868-1926)
Lot 171
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE SATSUMA DISH, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD (1868-1926)
Lot 173
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE SATSUMA KORO AND COVER BY KYUZAN
Lot 174
TWO LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA LOBED DISHES, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD
Lot 175
A JAPANESE SATSUMA HANAZUME BOWL, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD (1868-1926)
Lot 176
A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA MOONFLASKS, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD (1868-1926)
Lot 177
A JAPANESE IMPERIAL SATSUMA TRIPOD KORO, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD (1868-1926)
Lot 178
A JAPANESE HANAZUME SATSUMA BOWL BY SENZAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 179
A JAPANESE SATSUMA KORO AND COVER, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD (1868-1926)
Lot 180
A JAPANESE SATSUMA FIGURE OF A SEATED DIETY, MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD
Lot 181
A LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA TRIPOD KORO AND COVER, TAISHO PERIOD (1912-1926)
Lot 182
A STUDY COLLECTION OF NINETEEN JAPANESE PRINTS, 19TH CENTURY