Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

111 294 A Japanese shibuichi , silver and gold covered box, late 19th/ early 20th century the silver rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover inset with a shibuichi panel decorated with a peony and rocky outcrop highlighted in silver and gold, with black lacquer interior, signed Miyamoto Shoko, 5cm high, 13,5cmwide ; with original box R –  295 A Japanese black and gilt lacquer kobako, Meiji Period, 1868-1912 rectangular, the detachable domed cover and base incised and decorated with flowerheads and scrolling foliage, enclosing a gold and grey silk-lined interior, 6,5cm high, 16cmwide R –  296 A Japanese bronze jardinière, late Meiji Period, 1868-1912 of lobed outline, the sides cast in relief with birds, blossoms and butterflies, raised on a circular footrim, the centre of the interior moulded and engraved with flowers before a riverscape and with a double character mark, applied six-character rondel, 27,5cm high R –  294 295 296