Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Oriental Works of Art
  • A Japanese miniature ginbari ware vase, Ota Toshiro, late Meiji period, 1868-1912


Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 000 - 4 000

About this Item

A Japanese miniature ginbari ware vase, Ota Toshiro, late Meiji period, 1868-1912
decorated with a pair of koi on a silver foil ground highlighted in green, bruise to the shoulder, signed, 6cm high; a Japanese miniature ginbari vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the baluster body enamelled with an iris against a white and pale blue silver foil ground, minor loss, 6cm high; a Japanese cloisonné enamel bottle vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the compressed circular body rising to an elongated neck enamelled with four panels of birds against a green ground, the neck and footrim with diaper borders, bruise and chip, 12,2cm high; a Japanese cloisonné enamel mizu-baketsu, Meiji period, 1868-1912, inlaid with rondels of flowerheads including irises, against a black scroll ground highlighted with mon, damaged, 9cm high; and a Japanese cloisonné enamel bowl, Meiji period, 1868-1912, inlaid with ho-o birds and foliate panels against a turquoise ground, the shoulders and base with cell-and-foliate panels, minor chips, 7,5cm high
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Provenance

The Property of an Oriental Collector.



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