6th Nov, 2024 14:00
Chinese and Japanese Works of Art
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A LARGE PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI VASES, LATE EDO/EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
each ovoid body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall trumpet neck set with a pair of iron-red and gilt acanthus handles, enamelled around the body with two large cusped panels enclosing birds perched on blooms, all reserved on a dense leafy foliate ground, the neck similarly decorated, the base inscribed Zoshuntei Sanpo Zo, 59cm high
Footnote: The Zoshuntei Sanpo Zo mark refers to a type of Imari porcelain in the Ko-Imari style created by Hisatomi Yoshibe for export to the West and was produced in the Arita region from the late Edo into the Meiji period.
江户晚期至明治早期：日本伊万里大花瓶一对，19世纪
each ovoid body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall trumpet neck set with a pair of iron-red and gilt acanthus handles, enamelled around the body with two large cusped panels enclosing birds perched on blooms, all reserved on a dense leafy foliate ground, the neck similarly decorated, the base inscribed Zoshuntei Sanpo Zo, 59cm high
Footnote: The Zoshuntei Sanpo Zo mark refers to a type of Imari porcelain in the Ko-Imari style created by Hisatomi Yoshibe for export to the West and was produced in the Arita region from the late Edo into the Meiji period.
Auction: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, 6th Nov, 2024
The biannual Chinese and Japanese sales offer a wide range of fine works representing the richness and breadth of East Asian ceramics, sculptures, bronze and works of art.
We are pleased to present ceramics and works of art from private collections across the UK during Asian Art in London week in our forthcoming sale on 6th November at 2pm. Highlights include a small collection of Chinese works of art for the scholar's table, collected by a naval captain stationed in Hong Kong harbour in the 1860s. Also a striking Japanese six-fold screen ‘Egrets in Snow’ from the collection of a Lady; a private collection of Chinese snuff bottles; a Chinese white jade ‘peach and bat’ group from the Qing Dynasty, acquired in the 1960/70’s; and a rare Chinese stone panel from the Property of Peter O’Toole.
The sale also includes an interesting selection of 12th-19th century Chinese ceramics, Tang Dynasty bronzes as well as a small collection of Chinese modern art. There are also 19th century Chinese scrolls, hats and shoes. In the Japanese section there are bronzes, porcelain, stoneware and works on paper.
Contact Head of Sale Stephen Loakes for enquiries | stephen.loakes@olympiaauctions.com + 44 (0)20 7806 5541
Viewing Times:
3rd Nov 2024 12:00 - 16:00
4th Nov 2024 10:00 - 20:00
5th Nov 2024 10:00 - 17:00
