ASIAN ART
Lot 474
Okimono
Japan, Meiji period
Dark patina bronze, two pieces, an eagle perched on a large anchor.
13.6 x 9.4 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 475
Celestial king
Japan, Meiji period
Gilded bronze, the Buddhist deity depicted standing, a sword in his right hand, the cintamani jewel in his left, circular halo behind his head.
6.5 x 2.4 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 476
Tentoki and Ryutoki
Japan, 20th century
A pair of painted metal sculptures depicting two guardian demons with lanterns.
They are fairly faithful reproductions of two famous wooden sculptures from the early 13th century at the Kofukuji Buddhist temple in Nara.
15.4 x
Starting price: € 300
Lot 479
SMALL CABINET
Japan, Meiji period
Lacquered and gilded wood, rectangular section, several drawers with metal handles.
135.8 x 12.4 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 484
Small jar with lid
Japan, Meiji period
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels and gold with a floral decoration, the shell-shaped body supported by a foot with a wavy lower profile, silver lid with floral decoration in relief, Kutani mark to the center of the base.
4.9 x 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 50
Lot 489
Large dish
Japan, Meiji period
Porcelain painted with 'Imari' enamels, decorated with compositions of a phoenix amidst flowers in panels radially arranged around a central medallion.
2.6 x 18.5 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 490
Ebisu
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma-type ceramic painted with polychrome enamels and gold, the protective deity of fishing depicted seated, holding a fish in her left arm.
14.4 x 8.7 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 497
Print
Japan, 19th-20th Century
Large woodcut print depicting a deity surrounded by mythological animals in a landscape, wooden frame and protective glass.
Measures including the frame.
41.7 x 24.2 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 500
FAN
Japan, 19th century
Ink and soft colors on paper, Nanga-style landscape with inscription and seal.
8.7 x 18.8 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 501
FAN
Japan, Meiji period
Ink on paper, two-character calligraphy and artist's signature.
9.6 x 19.5 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 502
Fan
Japan, Meiji period
Ink and colors on paper, depicting bindweed flowers (aogai), signature and seal on the left.
7.9 x 18.4 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 503
Two fans
Japan, Meiji period
Ink on paper, each depicting a traditional poet accompanied by inscriptions.
7.1 x 16.1 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 506
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869
Maiko Beach in Harima Province (Banshu Maiko no hama) Edo period, 1859
Large format polychrome woodblock print (oban), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces” (Shokoku mesh hyakkei).
A specimen is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (inv. RES.54.190.25).
13.98 x 9.37 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 507
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE E UTAGAWA KUNISADA
Yui: the Sisters Miyagino and Shinobu Edo period, 1854
Large format polychrome woodblock print (oban), from the series “Views of Tokaido from two brushes” (Sohitsu goujusan tsugi), publisher Maruya Kyushiro.
A specimen is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (inv. 11.36763.20).
13.78 x 9.06 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 511
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869
Hikawa Shrine at Akasaka (Akasaka Hikawa) Edo period, 1862
Large format polychrome woodblock print (oban), from the series “Views of Famous Places in Edo” (Edo meisho zue), publisher Fujiokaya Keijiro.
A specimen is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (inv. 00.1210).
13.78 x 9.21 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 512
TWO PRINTS
Japan, 19th century
Large format (oban) woodcut prints.
Defects.
9.3 x 14.2 in. the largest
Starting price: € 100
Lot 519
Fortress with bridge
Japan, 19th century
Large-format polychrome woodcut (oban), probably the central sheet of a triptych.
13.6 x 9.6 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 522
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA 1835-1900
Kabuki actors Meiji period, circa 1870
Triptych of large-format polychrome woodcut prints (oban).
Wooden frame and protective glass.
Measures including the frame.
22.05 x 36.22 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 531
Vase
Persia, 19th century
Ceramic painted in different shades of blue and turquoise with floral motifs within panels.
Defects.
9.4 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 533
Reliquary figure
Gabon, Kota, 20th century
Wood covered with copper plates and wire.
This type of artifact exemplifies the extraordinary modernity of African art, with its abstraction providing countless inspirations for 20th-century artists.
19.7 x 6.3 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 534
Headrest
Papa New Guinea, Sepik, 20th century
Carved and painted wood, with an ancestor's head on the front.
Restoration.
6.7 x 22.4 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 536
Helmet mask
Nigeria, Yoruba
Carved and painted wood.
8.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 in.
Starting price: € 50
Lot 538
Pair of heads
Nigeria, Beni, 20th century
Carved wood.
22.4 x 6.7 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 540
Three masks
Africa and Brasil, 20th century
Wood and ceramic.
15.7 x 15.7 x 3.5 in. the largest
Starting price: € 300
Lot 542
Pregnant female figure
Mexico, Colima Culture, 300 B.C.-600 A.D.
Earthenware.
5.7 x 4.7 x 2.8 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 544
Resting boy
Ecuador, Negative Carchi culture, 500-1500 AD
Painted earthenware, the figure leaning on a sack.
4.3 x 3.9 x 1.6 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 547
Two small plaques
Peru, 1100-1400 A.D.
Embossed copper, each depicting a figure with a feathered headdress.
4.3 x 4.9 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 549
Seated figure
Nicaragua, 800-1200 AD
Painted earthenware, the cape and the headdress with geometric motif.
19.7 x 8.7 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 750
Lot 551
Anthropomorphic jar
Panama, Clocé culture, 700-1100 d.C.
Painted earthenware, the face with a mask, a frog on the chest.
6.5 x 5.7 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 553
Five pendants
Costa Rica, pre-Columbian period
Sculpted and incised stone.
4.7 x 0.8 in. the highest
Starting price: € 300
Lot 555
Pelota player
Mexico, Pihuamo culture, 300 BC-600 AD
Earthenware.
15.9 x 7.1 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 750
Lot 557
Human figure
Mexico, Veracruz culture, 150 B.C.-750 A.D.
Earthenware with traces of painting.
7.1 x 4.3 x 1.6 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 558
Pyramid model
Peru, Moche culture, 200 B.C.-550 A.D.
Earthenware.
4.3 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 561
Figure of a pensadora
Mexico, Jalisco culture, 300 BC-600 AD
Painted earthenware, the female figure with the head resting on the right knee.
10.6 x 7.1 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 750