Strauss & co - 7 October 2019, Cape Town

VARIOUS PROPERTIES 165 A Japanese Satsuma dish by Kinkozan Company, Meiji period, 1868-1912 the centre finely painted with pilgrims and townspeople visiting a shrine during cherry blossom season with further pine and maple trees, enclosed by a brocaded border painted with butterflies enclosed by a black ground highlighted with foliage, within a diaper border, the reverse with dark blue glaze, impressed gilt seal mark to the reverse, the front signed in iron-red reserve to the front, traces of Kinkozan paper label ‘Kyoto Japan’, 24cm diameter, with wooden presentation case R30 000 - 40 000 166 A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912 the baluster body painted with a bijin and her four attendants before a bamboo grove, the reverse with a young courtier and his four attendants before cherry blossoms, enclosed by a mottled blue ground highlighted with iron-red, white, green and maroon scroll and leaf motifs, the foot with a key fret border, the gilding with some wear, signed four-character mark Kinkozan zo.?, 11cm high R4 000 - 6 000 167 A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912 the globular body enamelled with densely clustered chrysanthemums, irises and peonies against a cream ground, the shoulders enamelled with stylised foliate lappets and gilt scrollwork, the flared neck enamelled with foliate gilt motifs against a red ground and stiff-leaf pattern against a black ground, gilt rim, three-character mark, signed Satsuma Mon Kozan?, the gilding with minor wear to the rim, 9,5cm high R5 000 - 7 000 168 A Japanese enamelled and green-glazed vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912 ovoid, enamelled with a continuous scene of two mischievous oni intrigued by a seated arhat holding a bowl issuing a three-clawed dragon in his left hand and a bell in his right, before a tree and censor, all against an olive-green crackle ground, the shoulders brightly enamelled with four flowerheads between stippled borders, the neck similarly enamelled, drilled to the reverse, 36,5cm high R8 000 - 10 000 169 A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century with a wood netsuke, the roiro ground decorated in gold, kirikane and togidashi maki-e with a pair of mating praying mantis amongst sprays of plums and chrysanthemums amongst foliage, the reverse with foliage and bush clover, the interior of nashiji , unsigned ; with a wooden netsuke in the form of a ginko nut and an ivory ojime carved with radiating flowerhead pattern, decorated overall with mother- of-pearl inlay, 8cm high ; and a Japanese gold and black lacquer four-case inro, the roiro ground decorated in gold, kirikane and togidashi maki-e depicting a dwelling highlighted in metallic blue before a maple tree with the leaves accentuated in red, a fishing boat to its right on a lake, the interior of nashiji , unsigned ; with a carved walnut netsuke depicting a pair of shi-shi , signed , and a wooden turned bead ojime , minor chips, minor crack, 8,2cm high (2) R12 000 - 15 000 *This lot is not suitable for export PROVENANCE Lots 169-171 are formerly the property of renowned architect Norman Eaton, an independent thinker and designer revered for his devotion to architectural perfection. 167 165 166 168 52