Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

317 A Japanese Imari jardinière, Meiji period (1868-1912) the bulbous body with everted rim, painted with panels of phoenix amongst flowering blossoms, above a blue lappet border, 31cm high R6 000–8 000 318 A set of twelve Japanese mixed-metal knives, late 19th/ early 20th century six pairs, each pair variously applied with cranes, chrysanthemums, pagodas, wisteria, the moon and bamboo, all signed , each blade engraved with a face (12) R8 000–10 000 319 A set of eight Japanese mixed-metal knives, late 19th/ early 20th century two pairs and four further examples, variously applied with dragons, chrysanthemums, deities, monkeys and quails, with later German blades (8) R4 000–6 000 320 A Japanese bronze temple bell and stand, 19th century with branch-form handle cast in relief with a continuous landscape of mountains, buildings and figures, the stand with pierced ring raised on three branch-form legs to a circular platform, bell 33cm high; stand 10,5cm high (2) R9 000–12 000 317 318 319 320 125