ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Wednesday 15 April 2026, from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-300)
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Lot 151
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: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 152
BUDDHIST LION
Japan, 20th Century
Ceramic, the mythological animal depicted with its front paws resting on the Ball.
9.8 x 9.8 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 153
Ebisu
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma-type ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the protective deity of fishing depicted seated, holding a fish in his left arm.
14.4 x 8.7 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 154
Tea service
Japan, Meiji period
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels and gold, consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug, decorated with figures in a landscape.
The teapot 7.9 x 5.5 x 8.7 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 155
Plate
Japan, Meiji period
Nabeshima-type porcelain, the exposed surface with a flowering branch of camellias.
2 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 156
Male figure
Japan, Edo period, early 18th Century
Imari-type porcelain with polychrome enamel and gold decoration, the figure standing with the right hand holding the hem of the large kimono.
14.6 x 6.7 x 4.7 in.
This type of figurine was made in the Arita kilns specifically for the European market.
A very similar
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 157
Dancer
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the dancer depicted in a dynamic position with his right leg raised and his arms open, the hands hidden by a wide robe.
Restorations.
11.8 x 7.9 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 158
Bowl
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the interior with Buddhist deities and a dragon, the exterior with floral scrolls, "Gyozan" mark to the center of the base.
2.4 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 159
Cigarette case
Japan, early 20th Century
Silver-plated metal with polychrome and gold inserts, the exposed surface with a view of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, the back with a glimpse of a lake landscape, the inside again with a view of the Golden Pavilion, signature on
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 275
Lot 160
Incense burner
Japan, Meiji period
Bronze, supported by three feet, cherry blossom branches-shaped cover and handles.
6.3 x 7.3 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 161
Okimono with a tiger
Japan, Meiji period
Patinated bronze, the animal depicted in a dynamic position, signed Seiya at the center of the belly.
3.6 x 8.9 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 375
Lot 162
Okimono
Japan, Meiji period
Dark bronze patina, composed of two elements, depicting an eagle perched on a large anchor.
13.6 x 9.4 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 163
Vase with cover
Japan, Meiji period
Metal decorated in polychrome cloisonné enamels with stylised floral motifs.
8.3 x 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 164
Fabric
Japan, early 20th Century
Polychrome fabric, decoration of Heian style figures in the landscape.
26.8 x 12.2 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 165
Large buffet
Japan, Meiji period
Wood with metal fittings, the largest compartments with sliding doors, to which are added several drawers.
66.9 x 59.1 x 18.8 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 166
Incense burner
Japan, Meiji period
Bronze, circular base with three animal-headed feet that support discs and a container with the largest sides decorated with compositions of flowers and birds, mythological animal's head-shaped handles, the cover missing, the lower side closed by an ancient mirror with
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Starting price: € 150
Lot 167
Group of three containers with cover
Japan, 20th Century
Lacquered wood, two bowls with covers with a dark red ground with gold decoration, one signed, a small food container with a red ground and gold geometric decoration.
The largest 4.7 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 168
Inro
Japan, 19th Century
Lacquered and gilded wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlays, decorated on both sides in pronounced relief with floral and bird motifs, signed bottom center.
Defects and losses.
3 x 2.6 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 169
Box with cover
Japan, Meiji period
Lacquered and gilded wood, two compartments, the exterior with a rich decoration of lake landscapes with pavilions and small boats.
6.7 x 8.9 x 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 175
Lot 170
Small cabinet
Japan, Meiji period
Lacquered and gilded wood, metal accessories, inside drawers of various sizes closed by doors decorated with flower, bird motifs and landscapes.
Minor defects.
14.6 x 11.7 x 5.7 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 171
Tea service
Japan, Meiji period
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the service consisting of a teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl, twelve cups and twenty-four two size saucers, decoration of figures in a landscape, "Dai Nihon Kutani sei Kitagawa ga" mark at the center of the base.
The
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 172
Plate
Korea, 19th Century
'Blue and white' porcelain, the exposed surface with a composition of a bird on flowering branches.
0.8 x 8.1 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 173
Incense burner
Korea, 14th-15th Century
Bronze, modelled as a large stem cup, with engraved thin horizontal lines on the body.
7.9 x 7.3 in.
Starting price: € 800
Lot 174
Vase
Korea, 18th and 20th Century
The lower half of the object consists of an 18th Century porcelain “Moon Jar” with a lightly blued glaze, on which a silver finish decorated in relief with four roundels, reproducing four ancient bronze mirrors, was mounted in the 20th Century.
Restorations.
19.7 x 14.2
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Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 175
Painting
Korea, late 19th-early 20th Century
Ink and colors on paper, in the format of a vertical hanging scroll, depicting two tigers with cubs under a pine tree with two magpies, inscription in the upper left corner, silk frame.
Defects.
60.6 x 35.4 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800