Strauss & co - 7 October 2019, Cape Town

173 A Japanese Arita blue and white vase and cover, 17th/18th century the baluster octagonal body painted with a riverscape with rocky outcrops, the whole profusely decorated with flowering branches engulfed by clouds, the shoulders with scrolling foliage and lappet border, the neck painted with Buddhist emblems, raised on a circular foot, the cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a spire-shaped finial, restorations to the cover, chips, 68cm high, with a later octagonal-shaped stepped moulded c-scroll and shell stand , 22,5 cm high (2) R12 000 - 15 000 174 A Japanese blue and white dish, 18th century in the ‘Kraak’style, the centre painted with a small bird before a spray of peonies enclosed by fan- shaped panels of foliage, flowerheads and Daoist attributes, restoration to the rim, 27,4cm diameter R8 000 - 10 000 175 A Japanese blue and white bottle vase, late Meiji period, 1868-1912 the ovoid body painted with sprays of wisteria and scrolling branches, star crack to the base, underglaze-blue script mark, 21,5cm high R4 000 - 6 000 176 A Japanese Imari jardinière, Meiji period, 1868-1912 ovoid, painted with various fan- and rondel- shaped medallions, birds, flowers, peonies and pine trees, the shoulder with flowerhead and gilt lappet borders, the rim similarly decorated, 25cm high R6 000 - 8 000 PROVENANCE De Goede Hoop Estate, Noordhoek, Cape Town. 177 A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912 naturalistically carved with a strip of skin peeled back towards the brown stalk revealing the fleshy interior, the skin stained a pale yellow, 10,7cm long R8 000 - 10 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 173 174 176 175 177 54