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Height: 6 1/4 inches, 16 cm
Diameter: 6 7/8 inches, 17.5 cm

Porcelain box

by Kiyomizu Rokubei V
Japan, Showa period, 1926 –1989

A glazed porcelain triple box of circular form. The box is completely covered in an ivory-coloured glaze. 

 

Height: 4 inches, 10 cm
Length: 10 inches, 25.5 cm

Bronze box in the form of a duck, signed Joshin

Japan, Showa period, 1930s

A bronze box in the form of a duck. The white metal bird is depicted in

 

Height: 2 3/4 inches, 7 cm
Width: 6 3/4 inches, 17.5 cm

Bronze paperweight of flying fish

by Neya Churoku
Japan, Showa period, 1930s

A bronze model of a “flying” fish. The large main fins extend at a diagonal angle

 

Height: 11 3/8 inches, 29 cm
Width: 12 3/8 inches, 31 cm

Bronze flower vase

by Eto Hideo
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989

A large, egg-shaped bronze vase, the two ovoid halves joined in the middle with a prominent

 

Height: 10 inches, 25.5 cm
Diameter: 8 3/8 inches, 21.5 cm

Porcelain incense burner

by Miura Chikusen I
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989

A porcelain incense burner of cylindrical form, supported on three short, cabriole legs.  The sides taper

 

Height: 27 1/2 inches, 70 cm
Width: 6 inches, 15 cm

Bronze sculpture of Kannon Bosatsu, avalokitesvara

Japan, Taisho or Showa period, circa 1910 - 1930

A stylised bronze sculpture of Kannon Bosatsu, standing on a hexagonal, stepped plinth.  The

 

Length: 31 5/8 inches, 81 cm
Height: 9 5/8 inches, 25 cm

Architectural carving of a monster’s mask

Japan, Edo period, 1603 - 1868

A wooden architectural carving in the form of a monster’s mask, showing the head and manes. 

 

Height: 9 7/8 inches, 25 cm
Width: 11 1/2 inches, 29 cm

Bronze flower vase

by Ikeda Itsudo
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989

A bronze vase of hexagonal form, supported on a flat base.  The sides slope outwards and

 

Height: 2 inches, 5 cm

Ivory okimono of an apple

Japan, Meiji period, 1868 – 1912

An ivory okimono, naturalistically carved to represent an apple.  The apple has a section of skin peeled back to reveal the white flesh

 

Height and width: 71 inches, 180 cm

Two-fold wood panel screen entitled Spirit of Pine

by Yokoyama Ichimu
Japan, Showa period, 1970s

A two-panel marquetry screen, entitled Spirit of Pine, inlaid in triangular shapes of different woods, arranged in