Strauss & co - 6 March 2017, Cape Town

119 311 A Japanese Imari charger, late 18th century with everted rim, the centre painted with a jardinière issuing ‘The Three Friends’before a balustrade, the rim painted with sprays of chrysanthemums enclosing two panels painted with ducks enclosed by flowerheads against a blue-ground with gilt highlights, the reverse painted with sprays of peonies, restored, 55cm diameter R –  312 A massive Japanese Imari vase, Meiji period (1868-1912) ovoid, painted in enamels with a panel of a pair of contesting kylin amongst stylised waves before a flowering tree, the reverse similarly painted, enclosed by two contesting ho-o birds amongst maple leaves, the neck and base painted with mythical beasts, some over-painting, firing fault, 93,5cm high ; and a carved hardwood stand, 22cm high R –  313 A Japanese Imari vase, Meiji period (1868-1912) with flared petal-shaped rim, elongated neck and ovoid body decorated with panels of birds amongst chrysanthemums before a rocky outcrop, views of pavilions before mountainscapes, enclosed by scrolling gilt foliage against an iron- red ground, restored, 62cm high R –  311 312 313