Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Live Auction, 7 October 2019

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

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  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
  • A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
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ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
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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

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Formerly the property of renowned architect Norman Eaton, an independent thinker and designer revered for his devotion to architectural perfection

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