Strauss & co - 6 March 2017, Cape Town

121 3 18 Two Satsuma models of bodhisattvas, Meiji period (1868-1912) each decorated in polychrome enamels and gilding with kiku-mon amongst flowerheads, scrolls and foliage against a cream-glazed ground, the first of a standing figure of Kannon , barefoot and holding a lotus bloom in her right hand and a golden ball in her left, the stem of the lotus bloom restored, firing crack, signed and impressed seal, 36,5cm high ; the second figure holding a small boy in her left arm, her right hand in bhumisparsa , her robes decorated with flying ho-o birds, signed, 39cm high (2) R –  319 A Japanese bronze figure of a crane, Meiji period (1868-1912) 83cm high R –  317 A Japanese Imari jardinière, Meiji period (1868-1912) the rounded body decorated with panels of birds above balustraded gardens enclosed by a profusion of flowerheads and foliage, the sides applied with a pair of dragon-shaped handles, raised on three bracket- shaped feet, chips and repairs to the dragon handles, 23,5cm high R –  317 319 318