Japan, Taisho or early Showa period, 1920’s or 1930’s
Height: 4 3/4 inches, 12.1 cm
Width: 31/2 inches, 9 cm
A silver incense burner in the shape of an owl, the naturalistically depicted, short-tailed bird seated and looking straight ahead.
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
Height: 7 inches, 18 cm
Width: 6 1/2 inches, 16.3 cm
A delicately potted porcelain bottle vase, supported on a countersunk base and with a small, flared neck surmounting the globular body. The clay
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
Height: 13 7/8 inches, 35.2 cm
Width: 8 inches, 20 cm
A large cloisonné enamel vase of baluster shape, the sides rising to the shoulder from a small circular base, and going in towards
Japan, Showa period, dated 1979
Height (sculpture without the base): 12 inches, 31 cm
Width: 6 inch,15 cm
An abstract wood sculpture, made as two rounded finials rising up from a solid body. The grain of the wood is prominent
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
Height: 8 1/2 inches, 21.7 cm
Width: 7 inches, 17.5 cm
A porcelain vase of tulip shape, the rounded sides rising from a circular foot and flaring outwards towards the rim. The exterior is
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
Diameter: 16 inches, 40.8 cm
Height: 2 1/2 inches, 6.3 cm
A very heavily cast circular bronze basin of good size, the rim elevated in four sections from the flat, slightly recessed base. The
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
Height: 8 1/2 inches, 21.6 cm
Width: 4 inches, 10 cm
Two abstract metal sculptures of stylised birds, each depicted with long necks, open beaks and two feet. The tail feathers are widely curled
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
Width: 2 1/2 inches, 6.5 cm
Height: 1 1/2 inches, 3.9 cm
A small stoneware box of rectangular form, the exterior covered in a neatly applied brown glaze with cream slip, forming a cross
Japan, Showa period, 1930’s
Length: 4 inches, 10 cm
Height: 2 inches, 5 cm
A small metal kogo (box) in the form of a Mandarin duck. The bird is sitting on a flat base with typical upturned wings and a
Japan, late 19th century, early 20th century
Height: 4 1/4 inches, 11 cm
Width: 2 inches, 5 cm
A small porcelain container of square section, supported on a stepped base, with a flared shoulder and a straight neck. The square