Strauss & co - 18 March 2019, Cape Town

37 116 A pair of Japanese Arita blue and white dishes, 18th century each loosely painted in Kraak-style, the centre painted with two ho-o birds, pomegranates and camelias, the border with alternating panels of bamboo and peonies, firing faults, 21,6 cm diameter (2) R  –   117 A Japanese Satsuma earthenware bowl, Meiji period, 1868-1912 the body intricately decorated in coloured enamels and gilt with four alternating panels of pavilions before mountainscapes and geisha scenes, enclosed by a border of scrolls and bands of geometric motifs, the centre painted with a large pavilion crowded with young boys enclosed by gilt zigzag borders, raised on an octagonal foot, signed Kaizen sei, 12,2 cm diameter R  –   118 A Japanese Satsuma bowl, Meiji period, 1868-1912 of wavy outline and decorated in enamels and gilt, the interior with a multitude of densely clustered minute butterflies, the exterior with three shaped panels decorated with small boys, geisha women and scholars at various pursuits, enclosed by brocaded borders, chrysanthemum blooms, maple and blossoms, between brown and gilt bands, signed Kaizen sei, 10,5 cm diameter R  –   PROVENANCE Cynthia Villet-Gardner, and thence by descent. 119 A Japanese carved Satsuma vase, late Meiji period, 1868-1912 the cylindrical body painted in enamel and gilt with chrysanthemums, peonies and foliage below a lappet-shaped border carved with stylised geometric and foliate motifs, the neck and flared lip similarly carved, between enamelled and gilt foliate borders, signed, 28,6 cm high R  –   120 A Japanese Kutani figure of Gyoran Kannon, (Fish-Basket Kannon) Meiji Period, 1868-1912 the standing figure with clasped hands holding a basket with a large fish, adorned with a necklace, her head covered with a cowl, her robe decorated with gilt mon and scrolling foliage, gilding slightly worn, 21 cm high R  –   116 117 118 119 120