ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Monday 15 December 2025,
from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-213) and from 2.30 p.m. (lots 214-563)
Spazio Bolaffi Torino, corso Verona 34/D
VIEWING
From Wednesday 10 to Monday 15 December, Sunday included.
From 10.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m.
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Lot 176
VASE
Korea, 20th century
Ceramic with celadon glaze, the shoulder with a kintsugi gilt lacquer restoration
13.4 x 8.7 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 177
Large bowl
Japan, Meiji period
Imari-type porcelain, painted with polychrome enamels and gold with floral arabesques and mythological animals, the rim of the mouth with a bronze mount of European manufacture with two dragon-shaped handles.
9.8 x 16.9 x 12.6 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 178
DISH
Japan, 20th century
Nabeshima-type porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration of auspicious objects, to the center the character kotobuki ("longevity")
3.5 x 12.2 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 179
Vase
Japan, Meiji period
Cloisonné enamelled metal, the base with "Pure silver" mark, red ground, one side with a polychrome decoration of chrysanthemum and plum flowers, the other side with a ton-sur-ton bamboo..
12.2 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 180
Large okimono
Japan, Meiji period
Bronze, depicting a composition with a fisherman holding a basket over his left shoulder, alongside a child holding a basket full of fish, signed Kuniya Kuniaru to the base.
27.6 x 23.6 x 9.8 in.
Kuniya Kuniaru was one of the most gifted sculptors of the Meiji period.
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 181
Guarniture with mantel clock and two candelabra
France, 1871
Three Samson porcelain vases with 'Imari'-type polychrome enamel decoration, enriched with an exuberant bronze mount in Napoleon III style with motifs of garlands, cherubs and animal heads, the enamelled metal hours within an oval on a gilt-bronze medallion, the watch
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Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 182
Vase
Japan, Meiji period
Metal decorated in polychrome cloisonné enamels with stylised floral motifs.
8.3 x 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 183
Large incense burner
Japan, Meiji period
Bronze with reddish patina, the lower section with a globular tripod container with a relief decoration of masks and Chinese motifs of archaic taste, resting on a trilobate base adorned with dragons amidst waves, the upper container with dragons, the lid surmounted by a
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 184
Pair of vases
Japan, Meiji period
Bronze with a reddish patina, the external surface decorated with clouds and stylized insects in relief on a ground of geometric motifs, a sinuous dragon between the shoulder and the body.
12.8 x 6.7 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 185
Pair of elephants
Japan, Meiji period
Bronze, polychrome cloisonné enamelled harness, apocryphal Xuande mark to the centre of the belly of both.
10.2 x 12.6 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 186
Inro
19th century
Finely lacquered and gilded wood, four compartments, one side with a lacquered and gilded metal application with two wise men with brooms, standing on a tripod tray with a pine tree, on the other side a basket with daikon, signed 長谷川重義 (Hasegawa Shigeyoshi), wooden
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Starting price: € 2.500
Lot 187
Lobster
Japan, Meiji period
Ivory, ARTICULATED.
The measures refer to the maximum overall dimensions.
The lot has CITES certification.
7.5 x 17.3 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 1.100
Lot 188
Box with lid
Japan, Meiji period
Cinnabar lacquered wood, decorated in relief with geometric motifs, the lid with a composition of flowers and birds inlaid with stones and mother-of-pearl.
3.9 x 8.3 x 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 450 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 189
SUZURIBAKO
Japan, 19th century
Writing box, lacquered and gilt wood, the lid featuring a landscape with a willow tree and a small boat, the interior with two birds flying on the waves, inkstone and metal suiteki holder.
2 x 8.7 x 9.8 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 190
Okimono
Japan, Meiji period
Stag antler, carved with a naturalistic composition featuring mountains, pine trees and birds, an owl and a snake.
3.1 x 4.3 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 191
Kannon
Japan, Meiji period
Carved, incised and inked ivory, the deity standing on a circular base, the chest bejeweled and a cape on the head, undeciphered signature incised within a red lacquer box to the center of the base.
9.4 x 2.6 x 2 in.
The lot has CITES certificate.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 192
Female kimono, furisode
Japan, 20th century
Padded silk, red ground with an exuberant polychrome and gold decoration with cranes, stylised flowers and sedan chairs.
78.7 x 51.2 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 193
SMALL BOX WITH LID
Japan, 19th century
Lacquered and gilded wood, finely decorated with abstract and geometric motifs, the center of the upper side of the lid with a rectangular cartouche inscribed with 伊勢物語 (“Ise Monogatari”).
The “Ise Monogatari” is a famous Japanese
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 194
SMALL BOX WITH LID
Japan, 19th century
Lacquered and gilded wood, the upper side of the lid with a fine decoration of chrysanthemums and a bamboo fence on a “pear skin” ground (nashiji).
0.8 x 3.1 x 3.8 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 195
Two panels
Japan, Meiji period
Lacquered wood with gilt details, exuberant decoration in accentuated relief with mother-of-pearl and ivory inlays, one with Kannon and a young attendant in a landscape, the other with an oni demon holding an umbrella, also with a young adept in a landscape.
Minor
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 196
Suzuribako
Japan, Taisho period
Writing box in wood lacquered in polychrome and gold, the lid with carnelian inlays, complete with all accessories, the decoration on the lid with leaves, the interior with stems, work of Mitsukoshi, together with its original box
Starting price: € 1.900
Lot 197
YOSHIDA JUNICHIRO 1898-1969
Suzuribako Showa period, circa 1930
Large writing box with ample storage space on the lower section, supported by bracket feet, made of lacquered and gilded wood and decorated with floral motifs, inkstone and metal water dropper, together with its original box (tomobako)
Active in Niigata, Yoshida
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Starting price: € 2.800
Lot 198
Suzuribako
Japan, Taisho period
Writing box made of lacquered wood with relief and polychrome decoration, containing an inkstone and a metal suiteki water dispenser, the outside of the lid decorated with a large fruit-bearing tree with some birds flying around.
2.2 x 6.5 x 9.4 in.
Starting price: € 900
Lot 199
Twelve volumes
Japan, Edo period, 1798
Woodblock print, complete twelve-volume edition of the work entitled "Illustrations of Famous Places in Settsu Province" (摂津名所図会, Settsu meisho zue), published by Kawachiya Tasuke, containing numerous illustrations accompanied by texts by Akisato Rito.
One copy is in
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Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 200
Map of Japan
Japan, Edo period, 1864
Polychrome print, title at top right (大日本海陸全圖, Dai Nihon kairiku zenzu), the archipelago depicted with meticulous toponymic detail a few years before the Meiji Restoration.
16.4 x 38.7 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150