Lot 151

Outer Yama Dharmaraja
China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Bronze, the deity and his consort riding on the back of a bull crushing a figure, all on a lotus-shaped base.
Despite his terrifying appearance, amplified by his buffalo-headed face and wrathful expression, Outer Yama Dharmaraja is a benevolent protector of Tibetan read all

Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 600

Lot 152

Buddha
Tibet, 18th-19th century
Painted bronze, the deity seated cross-legged on a lotus flower base, the left hand at lap level, a small sphere between the index finger and thumb of the right hand.
5.9 x 4.7 x 3.5 in.

Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 2.000

Lot 153

SCEPTER
India, 18th-19th century
Brilliant spinach green jade, finely carved into rings that encase the internal structure, the ovoid-shaped knob with small shells, its fabric covered box with elegant gilded bronze accessories.
​​​​​Minor defects.
29.1 x 1.4 in.

Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 2.000

Lot 154

Large deity head
Cambodia, Khmer style
Sandstone, with its base.
Defects.
15.7 x 9.8 x 8.3 in.

Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.500

Lot 155

Panel
Thailand, 19th-20th century
Carved and gilded wood, decorated with two female figures flanking a flowering tree.
24.4 x 10 x 1.2 in.

Starting price: € 100

Lot 156

TWO dancing figures
Burma, early 20th century
Carved wood, the two figures depicted in dynamic poses amidst fluttering strips of fabric.
​​​​​Defects.
29.5 x 17.9 x 7.1 in.

Starting price: € 300

Lot 157

Three votive tiles
Burma, 12th-13th Century
Molded earthenware with Buddhist deities within aedicules.
5.1 x 7.1 in.

Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100

Lot 158

Buddha
Thailandia, 19th century
Bronze on a wooden pedestal, the standing deity with both arms bent at the elbow and hands with open palms in a gesture of reassurance, wearing a loose robe with ornaments in relief, the face surmounted by a crown, wood pedestal.
In the Ayutthaya style but from a later read all

Starting price: € 3.000

Lot 159

LARGE INCENSE BURNER
China or Vietnam, early 20th century
Gilded bronze, three pieces, the container with four feet resting on a roughly square base, the lid surmounted by a full-relief animal, all the decorative elements inspired by bamboo.
21.7 x 13.4 x 9.4 in.

Starting price: € 800

Lot 160

Netsuke
Japan, Edo period, 19th century
Ivory, it depicts a seated Chinese figure, his right arm resting on a low table.
The lot has CITES certificate.
1.6 x 1.2 x 0.9 in.

Starting price: € 500

Lot 161

Netsuke
Japan, Meiji period
Ivory, depicting a child painting Hotei's prominent belly, signed Gyokuzan.
The lot has CITES certificate.
1.1 x 1.8 x 1.3 in.

Starting price: € 500

Lot 162

Netsuke
Japan, Meiji period
Carved wood, manju type, Daruma's face on one side, signature incised within a cartouche.
1.8 x 1.8 in.

Starting price: € 200

Lot 163

Netsuke
Japan, Edo period, 19th century
Ivory, depicting Daikoku with his sack of rice.
The lot has CITES certification.
1.4 x 1.3 x 0.8 in.

Starting price: € 450

Lot 164

Netsuke
Japan, 19th century
Carved wood, manju type, composition with dragon flying amidst waves and waves.
1.7 x 1.7 in.

Starting price: € 300

Lot 165

Netsuke
Japan, Edo period, early 19th century
Carved wood, depicting Shoki the demon queller, standing, with a small devil on his hat.
3.2 x 1.3 x 1 in.

Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200

Lot 166

Netsuke
Japan, Meiji period
Ivory, depicting a snail.
​​​​​The lot has CITES certification.
1.5 x 0.9 x 1 in.

Starting price: € 700

Lot 167

Netsuke
Japan, Edo period, 18th century
Ivory, depictING a seated South Sea Islander, his left arm resting on a low table under which a child is hiding.
​​​​​The lot has CITES certification.
1.6 x 1.5 x 1.2 in.

Starting price: € 700

Lot 168

Netsuke
Japan, Edo period, 18th century
Ivory, depicting a rakan sitting on a rock, accompanied by a quadruped.
​​​​​The lot has CITES certification.
1.8 x 1.4 x 1 in.

Starting price: € 500

Lot 169

Painting
19th century, Japan
Vertical hanging scroll, painted in ink and colors on silk, silk frame, in a wooden case with protective glass.
49.6 x 20.1 in.
Depicting the famous episode conceived by the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi (Soshi in Japanese), who recounted a dream in which he believed he read all

Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 225

Lot 170

Fan
Japan, 19th century
Ink and colors on paper, mounted as a vertical hanging scroll, depicting a man armed with swords, on the right inscription, signature and seal.
8.3 x 18.7 in.

Provenienza/Provenance
Sotheby's, 11 giugno 1993, lot 543 (etichetta).

Starting price: € 100

Lot 171

WATANABE SEITEI ATTRIBUITO 1852-1918
Birds amidst herbs Meiji period
Ink and colors on paper, in the format of a vertical hanging scroll (kakemono), depicting a composition of birds among stylized grasses, signature and seal in the lower right corner.
52.56 x 18.11 in.
Watanabe Seitei was one of the protagonists of Japanese painting read all

Starting price: € 500

Lot 172

Armor
Japan, 19th century
Lacquered leather, metal, silk, incomplete, with helmet, breastplate, arm and thigh guards, and shin protection, the back of the breastplate with two gilt characters within a round medallion.
Minor defects.
34.3 x 27.6 x 23.6 in.

Starting price: € 1.500

Lot 173

Pair of stirrups, abumi
Japan, Edo period
Bronze, the front with a raised floral coat of arms (kamon), the inside  with red lacquer.
Minor defects.
10.2 x 11.4 x 5.1 in.

Starting price: € 500

Lot 174

ATTRIBUITO A KANO YASUNOBU 1613-1685
Chinese-style landscapes Edo period
Six-panel screen painted in ink on paper.
67.72 x 146.46 in.
Yasunobu was a leading exponent of the Kano school in the 17th century. He was, among other things, the master of Ogata Korin (1658-1716), the author of section of the painted decoration of Nijo Castle in Edo, read all

Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.200

Lot 175

Buddhist lion
Japan, 19th century
Porcelain, the mythological animal seated, its left forepaw resting on the ball, wooden base.
​​​​​Restorations.
18.1 x 13.8 x 9.8 in.

Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 2.200

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. read all

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 read all

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 read all

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 read all

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 read all

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 read all

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 read all

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