A JAPANESE EMBROIDERED HANGING. Meiji period. Densely worked in various stitches, with an eagle attacking sparrows, the crashing waves below, 150 x 98.5cm. 刺繍壁掛 明治時代

A JAPANESE EMBROIDERED AND PAINTED HANGING SCROLL. Meiji period. Depicting three crows on a snow-covered branch, painted in ink and slight colour on silk, two of the birds are embroidered in purple, blue and black silk threads, with a woo d storage box, 122 x 49.5cm. (2) 刺繍掛軸 明治時代

ATTRIBUTED TO KORYUSAI. 18th century. A Japanese woodblock print, a narrow format ( Hashira-e ), depicting a hawk and a pheasant on a pine branch, the publisher’s seals, Nishimuraya Yohachi Eijyudo , framed and glazed, 63 x 13 cm approx., 81.5 x 28cm (frame). 伝湖竜斎 柱絵

ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797 - 1858). Three Japanese woodblock prints, format, a sparrow and cherry blossoms, a nightingale and chrysanthemums, 34.7 x 7.5cm and crayfish and aquatic plants 34.3 x 7.5cm, each signed Hiroshige . (3) 広重 版画 3 点

OHARA KOSON (1877 - 1945). Two Japanese woodblock prints, format, Monkeys beside horsetails signed Koson , 37.7 x 19.2cm, cormorants in snow signed Shoson , 38.1 x 17.3cm. (2) 小原古邨 版画２点

OHARA KOSON (1877 - 1945). A Japanese woodblock print, , flying egrets beneath a willow tree, signed Shoson with a seal, the publisher’s seal, Watanabe . 38.2 x 26cm. 小原古邨 版画

OHARA KOSON (1877 - 1945). Oban , Japanese woodblock print, crows and full moon, signed Shoson , with the publisher’s seal, Hanken , Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1924 - 1930). 39 x 26cm. 小原古邨 版画

OHARA KOSON (1877 - 1945). A Japanese woodblock print, , a gaggle of six geese, signed Shoson , with the publisher’s seal, Hanken Shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo , 38.5 x 25cm. 小原古邨 版画

OHARA KOSON (1877 - 1945). Oban , Japanese woodblock print, flying geese over the pond, signed Shoson, with the publisher’s seal Watanabe , 38.4 x 25.8cm. 小原古邨 版画

OGATA GEKKO (1859 - 1920). Two Japanese woodblock prints, format, doves, a cuckoo against the moon, each signed Gekko , with a seal, 24 x 25cm. (2) 尾形月耕 版画 2 点

GEKKO AND . 19th Century. Two Japanese woodblock prints of a format, two puppies by Gekko, 23.5 x 25cm, another with a kimono sleeves over firewood, by Zeshin, 23 x 24.8cm, mounted. (2) 月耕、是真 版画 2 点

TSUKIOKA KOGYO (1869 - 1927) Two Japanese woodblock prints, format, quails and the moon, and fireflies on signed Kogyo , 24 x 25cm. (2) 月岡耕魚 版画 2 点

SHIBATA (1807 - 1891). A Japanese woodblock print, format, a cockerel and chicks on a straw hanging, signed Zeshin , 23 x 25cm. (2) 柴田是真 版画

OHARA KOSON (1877 - 1945). Three Japanese format prints, monkeys and a butterfly, a pair of long-tailed birds, and deer beside a signed Shoson , 38 x 17cm. (3) 小原古邨 版画

TOSHI YOSHIDA (1911 - 1995). Two Japanese woodblock prints, , an eagle-owl on an oak tree, signed in pencil Toshi Yoshida 1968, and -e , entitled ‘Plum tree and blue magpie’ signed in pencil Toshi Yoshida , dated 1951. (2) 吉田遠志 版画 2 点

IMAO KEINEN (1845 - 1924). Ten printed Japanese book-plates from (Album of pictures by ), each 36.7 x 25.5cm. (10) 今尾景年 版画１０点

IMAO KEINEN (1845 - 1924). Ten printed Japanese book-plates from (Album of pictures by ), 36.7 x 25.5cm each. (10) 今尾景年 版画１０点

KONO BAIREI (1844 - 1895). A set of three illustrated Japanese books ‘ Bairei ’ (pictures of one hundred birds by Bairei), Vol.1 dated Meiji 17 (1884), Vol.2 and Vol.3 dated Meiji 14 (1881), published by Okura Magobei of Tokyo, 25 x 17cm ( 3) 幸野楳嶺 版画本３冊

BUNREI AND OTHERS. Five illustrated Japanese books, comprising ‘ Bunrei ’ (Album of pictures by Bunrei), published in Meiji 18 (1885) by Shokai of Yokohama, 34.5 x 24cm, ‘ Hobun ’ (Album of pictures by Kikuchi Hobun) published by Unseido of Kyoto, dated Meiji 38 (1905), 24 x 17.7cm, ‘ Inakano ’ by Kono Bairei, published by Yamada Unseido, dated Meiji 38 (1905), 24.3 x 16.5cm,‘ Seitei Kacho ’ (Pictures of Birds and Flowers by Watanabe Seitei), published by Okura Magobei, dated Meiji 24 (1891), and ‘ Senryudo ’, published by Yamada Unseido dated Meiji 36, 23.7 x 16.5cm. (5) 幸野楳嶺他、版画 帖 ５冊

KONO BAIREI (1844 - 1895) ‘ Bairei Kiku khyakushu ’ (one hundred chrysanthemums by Bairei), a complete set, published by Okura Magobei of Tokyo, dated Meiji 25 (Vol.1 and 2), Meiji 29 (Vol.3), 24.7 x 16.7cm, pale blue covers with handwritin g title-slip, 24.5 x 16.7cm. (3) 幸野楳嶺 版画帳３冊

THREE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. From the Japanese series ‘Shikinohana ’ (Flowers of four seasons), Spring flowers, Vol.2, twenty-four double and one single page illustrations printed in colour, the colophon giving date Meiji 41 (1908), the publisher ’s name, Unseido, the artist’s names, Sakai Hoitsu, Suzuki Ki’itsu, Nakano Kimei, Summer flowers Vol.1 and Vol.3 with twenty-two double-page illustrations, 4pp. titles (Vol 1), 28 x 19cm. (3) 版画帳３冊

JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY KUNISADA AND OTHERS. 19th Century. Two by Kunisada, showing two of the triplets Matsuo-maru and Ume-maru beside a cartwheel from the play ‘ Sugawara ’ , two prints by Kunisada II, from the price Genji se ries, triptych entitled ‘Tokugawa family’ by , a further print by Kunisada. (6) 錦絵 6 点 国貞他

A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY JOICHI HOSHI (1913 - 1979). 20th century. Winter tree, numbered 92/99, signed in pencil, Joichi Hoshi , dated 1976, 36 x 46cm approx, 61 x 71.5cm (framed). 星襄一 版画

KAORU KAWANO (1916 – 1965). Four framed Japanese prints, comprising ‘Sacred Lake’, 51 x 35.7cm, ‘Sacred crane’, 50.6 x 30.6cm, ‘Dancing figure (Camellia)’, 69.5 x 37.4cm, and ‘Quiet Rain’, 58 x 75cm, all framed and glazed. (4) 河野薫 木版画４ 枚

KIYOSHI SAITO (1907 - 1997). A Japanese woodblock print, depicting a seated cat against a background simulating wood grains, numbered 49/100, signed Kiyoshi Saito with a seal, framed and glazed, 71 x 49cm (frame). 斎藤清 版画

A JAPANESE LACQUER AND METAL INLAID PANEL. Meiji period. Decorated in flush-inlaid metals and mother-of-pearl, over a textured lacquer panel, with a crescent moon hanging over flowering vine plants, seal mark ‘Hoichi ’, 86 x 51.5cm. 象嵌額 明治時代

A JAPANESE SILVER BOX AND COVER. Meiji period. Of rectangular shape, the cover inset with five shakudo inlaid in silver, shakudo , and gilt on ground, with various designs including dragonflies beside a stream, samurai on the shore , flying cranes, the sides engraved with the ‘bird-and flower’ motif signed , 7 x 9.4 x 6.5 cm. 銀製小箱 銘 秀則刻 明治時代

SIX JAPANESE SATSUMA PIECES. 19th/20th Century. Three boxes and covers, each of circular, square and shape, decorated with the ’bird and flower’ design, and three bowls, each with ‘Hundred Butterflies’, a procession of samurai and a Ch inese scholar at his study, various signatures and sizes. (6) 薩摩焼６点

A PAIR OF JAPANESE EARTHENWARE VASES BY TAIZAN. Meiji period. Of square sections, richly decorated in various enamels and gilt, with ‘bird and flower’ motif, the shoulders moulded and painted to resemble a draped cloth, signed Dainippon Ta izan sei, 40cm H. (2) 薩摩焼壺一対 銘 帯山

A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE. Meiji period. Of a slender body and flared neck and foot, decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt with flying cranes against a net, 40cm H. 薩摩焼壺 明治時代

TWO PAIRS OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES. Meiji period. Of rounded square form, worked in gilt wire with flying sparrows, cranes and cockerels amongst flowers against blue ground, 31cm, and another with dragons and birds in the hanging bla de shape panels, 30.8cm H. (4) 七宝花瓶 明治時代

A JAPANESE SILVER MOUNTED IVORY SHIBAYAMA VASE AND COVER. Meiji period. Embellished with a profusion of spring and summer flowers including cherry blossoms, hydrangea, peonies and magnolia, in various material of Shibayama style inlaid, the neck, foot and handles decorated in relief and enamelled with blooming peonies and chrysanthemums, the lid worked in filigree and enamel, 19cm H. This lot may be subject to CITES. 象牙、銀製柴山象嵌壺 明治時代

AN IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA VASE. Meiji period. Decorated in gold lacquer -e and mother-of-pearl inlaid with design of pheasants beside a clamp of wisteria, bamboo and chrysanthemums, affixed to a wood stand, 43cm H. This lot may be subje ct to CITES. 柴山象嵌象牙製壺 明治時代

A PAIR OF JAPANESE IVORY OPERA GLASSES. Meiji period. Decorated in gold lacquer and inlaid, with swallows flying beneath trailing wisteria, 10cm wide. This lot may be subject to CITES. 柴山象嵌象牙製オペラグラス

A PAIR OF JAPANESE SILVER AND SHIBAYAMA VASES. Meiji period. Of bulbous shape with a trumpet-shaped neck, each with two inset gold lacquer panel decorated in the Shibayama style inlaid with the ‘Bird & Flower’ design, the shoulders, n eck and feet with floral motif in enamels, signed Tomoyuki , 13cm H. (2) 銀製柴山象嵌小壺一対 銘友之 明治時代

A JAPANESE BRONZE INLAID VASE. Meiji period. Of ovoid form, inlaid in silver, gilt and soft metals, with in flight above flowering plum tree and peonies, signed Kumagaya , 18cm H. 銅製象嵌壺 銘熊谷造 明治時代

A JAPANESE SILVER AND GOLD LACQUER SHIBAYAMA KORO. Meiji period. A globular body supported on tripod feet, inset with three gold lacquer panels, each enclosing the ‘Bird and flower’ motif including a hanging flower basket, crows and the moo n against a cherry tree, inlaid in mother-of-pearl, coloured horn and ivory, the feet and shoulders decorated with stylised chrysanthemums in multi-coloured enamels, the cover surmounted with a standing partridge, 18cm H. This lot may be subject to CITES. 銀製柴山象嵌香炉 明治時代

A JAPANESE CLOISONNE DISH. Meiji period. A circular dish, worked in gilt wires with flying geese over rice plants, against flecked and mottled brown ground, the edges with a border of floral design, 30cm diameter. 七宝皿 明治時代

A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE AND COVER. Meiji period. Of ovoid form worked in gilt and silver wire against a midnight-blue ground, with clematis and flying sparrows, the shoulders with scrolling waves, the three shaped bracket feet with floral pattern, applied with silver rims and a finial, bearing a signature on a silver plaque on the base, Kyoto Namikawa , 13cm H. 七宝蓋付花瓶 明治時代 銘京都並河

A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY HAYASHI. Meiji period. Elegantly worked in gold and silver wire against a blue ground, with a white parrot perched on a plum tree, with a seal mark, Hayashi , 25.5cm H. 七宝焼壺 銘林 明治時代

AN ENAMELLED JAPANESE SILVER VASE AND COVER BY OZEKI. Meiji period. Of cylindrical shape, delicately worked in gold wire cloisonné and -taille enamel with sparrows in flight amongst bamboo tree, flanked by bands of filigree foliage, supporte d on a base, the lid surmounted with a sprig of lily and the handles applied with entwined bamboo leave, the seal mark on the base, Ozeki sei, 9cm H, with a lacquered storage box. (2) 銀製柴山象嵌壺 銘大関製 明治時代

A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE VASE. Meiji period. Worked in high relief with a (fighting fowl) beside bamboo, signed Izumi Seijo sei, 40cm H. 銅製象嵌壺 銘和泉整常 明治時代

A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN OWL. 19th Century An owl perched on a gnarled plum tree, the eyes in gilt detail, 26cm H. 銅製置物 梟

A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER BOTTLE VASE. Meiji period. Finely decorated with autumn flowers, in gold lacquer , , against ground with silver mounts, 20cm H. 金蒔絵壺 明治時代

A JAPANESE ARITA JAR. Of ovoid form decorated in underglaze-blue with a pair of birds amongst rocks, peonies and camellias, 28cm H. 染付 有田焼壺

A JAPANESE IMARI BOTTLE. Late 17th/early 18th Century. Of ovoid form with tall cylindrical neck, decorated in underglaze-blue, colour enamels and gilding with the Three Friends of Winter (pine, plum and bamboo) motif, 23cm H. 伊万里壺 17 ・ 18 世紀

A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER LIDDED VASE. Meiji period. Of a globular body with long flared foot, finely decorated in gold lacquer and style inlaid panels, with Oni (ogre) and Fujimusume (Wisteria maiden), both aboard on a ferry boat, the other panel with flying butterflies and quails beside autumn flowers, the sides and foot with brocade patterns of geometric and floral motif in various lacquer techniques, applied with ivory knap in the form of the ‘finger citron’, and dragon handles, 20cm H. This lot may be subject to CITES. 金蒔絵象嵌蓋付壺 明治時代 Provenance: Sotheby’s, 27.07.1948 lot 50.

A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI. Blade: Early Edo period Mounts: 19th century. The blade with a groove, the signed Fujishima , mounted in gold lacquer fitted with gold and silver , -tsuba, menuki and , the , 48.5cm. 脇指 銘藤嶋 江戸時代 銘 藤嶋

JAPANESE KOZUKA BLADES IN SHIRASAYA. Edo period. Three in case, the first, signed Seki Kanesada , 20.8cm, the second engraved with poems by Rokkasen (SIx Heian-court poets), 23cm, and the third with an inscription and a , 23cm, a nd a miniature sword in lacquer , 27.5cm, a small fur-covered quiver ( Sakatsura ), and a silk Nishijin brocade sword bag. (6) 小刀、箙他 6 点 江戸時代

A JAPANESE LACQUER INRO AND A NETSUKE. 19th Century. inro of rounded form, bearing a ground, decorated with clumps of orchid and plants in gold , and with details in and inlaid , signed Jyokasai , 9cm H, attached with a red lacquer netsuke, 3.5cm diameter . 蒔絵印籠と根付 銘如加斎 19 世紀

A JAPANESE WOOD INRO AND AN IVORY NETSUKE. 19th Century. Two-case inro , each side carved with peonies on rocks, Hotei sleeping beside his large sack signed Yoshiteru, 7cm H, attached with a square ivory hako-netsuke , engraved with Fuk urokuju, 3.3 x 3.6.cm. This lot may be subject to CITES. 木製印籠と象牙根付 銘義昭 19 世紀

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A MOUSE. 19th Century. Seated over a large chestnut held with both forepaws, inlaid eyes, 3.5cm H. 木彫り根付 鼠 19 世紀

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A TEN’NYO . 19th Century. The heavenly angel playing , as her robe swirling around, signed Tomochika 3cm H. This lot may be subject to CITES. 象牙根付 天女 銘友親 19 世紀

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OX. 19th Century. Lying with its legs folded beneath, inlaid eyes and engraved details, signed Tomotada in a cartouche, 6cm wide. This lot may be subject to CITES. 象牙根付 牛 銘友忠 19 世紀

TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF HORSES. 19th Century. The first reclining with its legs tucked beneath and its head turned , signed Gyokufu , 4.5cm width, the second, carrying travellers on his back, signed Norishige, 4cm H. (2) This l ot may be subject to CITES. 象牙根付 2 点 馬 銘則重、玉風 19 世紀

A JAPANESE UNUSUAL IVORY NETSUKE OF A BIRD. 19th Century. A pigeon rested on millet’s plants, with one wing stretching out, the eyes are inlaid with dark horn, signed Rantei , 4.5 x 2.6cm. This lot may be subject to CITES. 象牙根付 鳥 銘蘭亭 19 世紀

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF THE CLAM’S DREAM. 19th Century. An open shell revealing the interior depicting the Takasago scene with an old couple, under a pine tree, signed Ryusensai, 3 x 5cm. This lot may be subject to CITES. 象牙根 付 銘 柳仙斎 19 世紀

TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF CHINESE FIGURES. 19th Century. A standing figure of a Mongolian archer wearing a large straw hat, 6.5cm H, and a seated playing with his pet turtle, signed Gyokuyosai , 3.5.cm H. (2) This lot may be sub ject to CITES. 象牙根付 2 点 銘玉陽斎 19 世紀

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND DEMON. 19th Century The Demon-Queller seated holding a pipe in his mouth as the oni (demon) massaging his shoulders, signed Masatoshi, 4cm H. This lot may be subject to CITES. 象牙製根付鬼と鍾馗 銘正利 19世紀