Fine Japanese Art

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Date of the auction: 16.05.2019

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Lot number 94
A bamboo wrist rest in the form of a guqin (a seven-string Chinese musical...

Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Of flattened rectangular form, carved in low...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,282 - US$1,923
Price realised:
£1,275
ca. US$1,634
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Lot number 29
A black-lacquer five-case inro

By Hara Yoyusai (1772-1845/6), Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The roiro ground lacquered with...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,538
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 25*
A black-lacquer four-case inro

By Nakaoji Moei, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Decorated with a continuous...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,923 - US$2,564
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 27*
A black-lacquer four-case inro

Koma style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The mura-nashiji ground lacquered in gold and...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
ca. US$2,564 - US$3,205
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 49
A black-lacquer rectangular kobako (small box) and cover

By Nagahisa, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, circa 1910-1920 The polished roiro ground...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,128 - US$7,692
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 71
A black-lacquer rectangular portable tansu (chest)

Edo period (1615-1868), mid/late 19th century Consisting of six drawers of assorted size, one with...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£4,500 - £5,000
ca. US$5,769 - US$6,410
Price realised:
£5,312
ca. US$6,810
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Lot number 48
A black-lacquer rounded rectangular kobako (small box) and cover

Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900 The exterior of the inrobuta (flush-fitting) cover decorated in...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,128 - US$7,692
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 40*
A black-lacquer three-case inro and matching manju netsuke

By Uemura Enshu (born 1955), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
ca. US$3,205 - US$3,846
Price realised:
£2,550
ca. US$3,269
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Lot number 30
A black-lacquer two-case inro

By Hara Yoyusai (1772-1845/6), Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The highly polished...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,205 - US$4,487
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 7
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved February 2000 Carved in relief, a pair of wood ducks...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,282 - US$1,923
Price realised:
£892
ca. US$1,143
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Lot number 9
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved February/March 2008 Carved in relief, a dragonfly...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,282 - US$1,923
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n. a.
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Lot number 11
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved March 2002 Carved in relief with a vampire bat, a cluster...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,282
Price realised:
£1,211
ca. US$1,552
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Lot number 12
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved February/March 1998 Carved in relief, the tusk forming...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,282
Price realised:
£892
ca. US$1,143
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Lot number 13
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved April/May 2006 Carved in relief, a squirrel leaping with...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,282
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 15
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved January 1993 Carved in low relief with a silk moth...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,282
Price realised:
£892
ca. US$1,143
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Lot number 17Y
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved June 1990 Carved in relief with a squirrel reaching to...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
ca. US$1,538 - US$1,923
Price realised:
£1,020
ca. US$1,307
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Lot number 18
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved August 1996 Carved in sunk relief with a mountain hare...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,282 - US$1,923
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 20
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved July 1994 Carved in relief with a pouncing tiger...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,282 - US$1,923
Price realised:
£892
ca. US$1,143
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Lot number 21
A boar-tusk netsuke

By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved August 1992 Carved in relief with a fast-swimming river...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,282
Price realised:
£956
ca. US$1,225
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Lot number 91Y Ф
A boxwood and ivory okimono of a fisherman

Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Seated with one leg crossed on top of a tall...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £1,800
ca. US$1,923 - US$2,307
Price realised:
£1,785
ca. US$2,288
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Lot number 102
A boxwood brushpot

Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Carved in varying degrees of relief with a...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,538 - US$2,307
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 185*
A bronze double-gourd vase

Attributed to Saeki Yoshimitsu, Taisho era (1912-1926), early 20th century The body with a...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,538 - US$2,307
Price realised:
£3,812
ca. US$4,887
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Lot number 169
A bronze figure of a warrior

Taisho (1912-1868) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century Dressed in full armour, wearing an...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,538
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 170
A bronze figure of a warrior

By Akasofu Gyokko, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century The figure cast...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,282 - US$1,923
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 172
A bronze figure of a warrior

Taisho (1912-1868) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century Standing in a belligerent pose with...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,538
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 173
A bronze figure of a warrior

Taisho (1912-1868) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century Standing in full armour including a...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,282 - US$1,923
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 168
A bronze figure of a warrior

Taisho (1912-1868) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century Standing in a belligerent pose with...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,282 - US$1,923
Price realised:
£1,530
ca. US$1,961
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Lot number 171
A bronze figure of an archer

Taisho (1912-1868) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century Standing with bare feet apart...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,025 - US$1,538
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 188*
A Bronze koro (incense burner) and cover in the form of a shachihoko

Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century The imaginary sea creature cast in...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,564 - US$3,846
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 177
A bronze okimono figure of a nude woman

By Takaaki, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Seated on a rock bathing at the...

Bonhams London, 16 May 2019
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$3,846 - US$5,128
Price realised:
n. a.
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