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Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia

Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM



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A CIRCULAR PORTABLE SHRINE (KOGOBUTSU).

Lot 367 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A CIRCULAR PORTABLE SHRINE (KOGOBUTSU).

Japan, 19th c. Ø 7.3 cm.
Handy pocket zushi, also known as goshinbutsu (lit. personal guardian/Buddha) in sandalwood with a dark lacquer finish. Buddhist protective deities Fudô Myôô with sword and Aizen Myôô sitting above the wish-fulfilling gemstones (hôju) at interior, painted in red, green and gold. This type of container was also used to store incense, which is why the term kôgôbutsu ("Buddha incense container") is also used.

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A CIRCULAR NICHIREN POCKET ZUSHI (KOGOBUTSU).

Lot 368 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A CIRCULAR NICHIREN POCKET ZUSHI (KOGOBUTSU).

Japan, Meiji period, Ø 9 cm.
Sandalwood goshinbutsu (lit. personal guardian/Buddha) with accents in gold. Inside, a carved figurative mandala with Nichiren as central figure, embedded in a crowd of heavenly guardians, the bodhisattvas Monju and Fugen or Daikoku. Above a stele with the Lotus Sutra mantra Nam Myôhô Renge Kyô. A calligraphic mandala in the lid describes the pictorial representation. Signed Hiroyoshi (presumably Gotô Hiroyoshi). Minor crack. Brocade pouch.

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A CIRCULAR POCKET ALTAR (KOGOBUTSU).

Lot 369 ♣ - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A CIRCULAR POCKET ALTAR (KOGOBUTSU).

Japan, 19th c. Ø 5.6 cm.
Browned ivory portable shrine with personal guardian (goshinbutsu). The interior reveals in finely carved relief the Peacock Wisdom King (Kujaku Myôô) sitting on his mount with magnificent plumage. Brocade pouch.

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PORTABLE ALTAR (KOGOBUTSU) IN THE SHAPE OF A LOTUS BUD.

Lot 370 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

PORTABLE ALTAR (KOGOBUTSU) IN THE SHAPE OF A LOTUS BUD.

Japan, 19th c. Length 10.2 cm.
Wood with gold and red lacquer and a lattice-like (kagome) patterned ground in kirikane. When opened, the so-called "pocket Buddha" (kaichûbutsu) reveals a finely carved figure of the Thousand-armed Kannon (Senju Kannon) standing on a lotus pedestal. Brocade pouch.

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A SMALL ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) WITH AIZEN MYOO.

Lot 371* - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A SMALL ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) WITH AIZEN MYOO.

Japan, 19th c. Height 12.5 cm.
Black, red and gold lacquer paint on wood, engraved metal fittings. At the inside the Wisdom King sits atop a multitiered lotus pedestal backed by a variegated halo within an orb of red flames, holding a kongô (Sanskrit: vajra) and ritual bell.

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A ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) WITH A KANNON FIGURE.

Lot 372* - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) WITH A KANNON FIGURE.

Japan, 19th c. Height 23.5 cm.
Wood with black, red and gold lacquer and metal fittings. The interior houses a standing Kannon in front of a nimbus (kôhai) with a wish-fulfilling jewel in her hand. Ornamental patterns in gold lacquer adorn the flowing robe. The interior doors are finely painted with lotus in water. Rubbed and minor restoration.

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A LACQUERED FIGURE OF THE ZEN MASTER YOSAI ZENSHI (1141–1215).

Lot 373 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A LACQUERED FIGURE OF THE ZEN MASTER YOSAI ZENSHI (1141–1215).

Japan, Momoyama period, height 50.5 cm.
Wood with polychrome paint and gold lacquer. The elaborate decoration of his overgarment is visible on the back. The eyes are inlaid. Portrait of the founder of the Rinzai Zen sect and green tea pioneer, also known as Myôan Eisai, in a reverent, seated position, the attributes in his hands are lost. Minor damages and restorations.
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A WOOD FIGURE OF BISHAMONTEN (GUARDIAN KING OF THE NORTH).

Lot 375 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A WOOD FIGURE OF BISHAMONTEN (GUARDIAN KING OF THE NORTH).

Japan, 18th/19th c. Height 100 cm, figure 60 cm.
Polychrome paint. Wearing armour with a tiger skin on his back, a pagoda in one hand and a lance in the other, the fierce-looking protector of the Dharma teachings stands with one foot on a demon (jyaki), symbolising the subjugation of evil. Traces of age.
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A MIYAO WORKSHOP SAMURAI.

Lot 379* - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A MIYAO WORKSHOP SAMURAI.

Japan, Meiji period, height 15.5 cm.
Bronze with details in gold inlay. The figure stands in a moving pose, holding a sword with both hands. Marked Miyao in a rectangular gold cartouche. Wood stand. Slightly damaged.

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THREE MINIATURE MIYAO WORKSHOP FIGURES.

Lot 380* - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

THREE MINIATURE MIYAO WORKSHOP FIGURES.

Japan, Meiji period, height of figures 5.5 cm.
Bronze with details in gold inlay. Finely crafted okimono of boys (karako) standing on wooden stands: one playing the flute, one with a flag, the third laughing while playing with a bat in his hand. Each figure sealed Miyao in a rectangular gold cartouche. Wood stands. (3)

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A LARGE CALYX-SHAPED BRONZE VASE WITH APPLIED IRIS.

Lot 382 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A LARGE CALYX-SHAPED BRONZE VASE WITH APPLIED IRIS.

Japan, Meiji period, height 52.5 cm.
Adorned with a fully sculpted bird and magnificent sprouting iris plants entwining the body. Minor scratches to interior.

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A FINELY LACQUERED FAN.

Lot 386 ♣ - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A FINELY LACQUERED FAN.

Japan, 19th c. Length 25 cm.
18 ivory sticks plus finials, decorated in hira- and takamakie and kirikane with a resting traveller smoking a pipe with Mount Fuji in the background and a samurai with a falcon in a boat. With silk tassels. Lacing damaged.

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A SMALL LACQUERD BOX BY SARATANI TOMIZO (*1949).

Lot 388 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A SMALL LACQUERD BOX BY SARATANI TOMIZO (*1949).

Japan, 2007, 8.5 × 8.5 × 4 cm.
Small casket made of lignum vitae decorated in polychrome takamakie with shells, the inside of the cover shows a single shell in relief medallion on okibirame. With tomobako, inscribed 'Shiohi' (shellfish gathering) and signed Tomizô.

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A RARE AND EXQUISITE LACQUERED INDOOR ARCHERY SET.

Lot 389 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A RARE AND EXQUISITE LACQUERED INDOOR ARCHERY SET.

Japan, 19th c. 34 × 9 × 11 cm (box), overall length of bow 88 cm.
Storage box with two drawers, decorated with wisteria in gold makie, contains six arrows in a stand and in an inlaid compartment a bow made of four detachable hardwood parts with finely worked wisteria metal fittings. Bow parts bearing gold lacquer signature ‘Fujiwara Kazutomo’, presumably the known indoor archery (yôkyû) player from Yûshima, Tokyo at the time. With inscribed wood box and enclosed document by Heisandô, dated 4th day 3rd month Shôwa 4 (1929).

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A FOUR-CASE INRO WITH SHOKI CHASING ONI.

Lot 392 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A FOUR-CASE INRO WITH SHOKI CHASING ONI.

Japan, 19th c. Height 7.5 cm.
Shôki's hunt for an oni hiding under a large leaf in red and gold makie, togidashi and kirikane accents. Minor damage and restoration. Faceted metal ojime with carp in takazôgan, signed. Carved horn kagamibuta netsuke with swan in relief and inlaid grasses.

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A SMALL GOLD LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO.

Lot 394 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A SMALL GOLD LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO.

Japan, 19th c. Height 7 cm.
Finely decorated in hira- and takamakie in varying gold shades on kinji ground with chrysanthemums. Signed Kajikawa saku and red pot seal.

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A KINJI LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO.

Lot 395 ♣ - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A KINJI LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO.

Japan, 19th c. Height 6.8 cm.
On kinji ground lacquered in gold, silver, red and black with a gorgeous rooster on one side, the other depicting a hen with two chicks after a painting by Sakai Hoitsu, signed Hoitsu hitsu. The case signed Yôyûsai (Hara Yôyûsai, 1772-1845). Ivory netsuke of a hen and chicks, signed Tôkôsai, ripped ojime.

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A FOUR-CASE METAL-INLAID GOLD LACQUER INRO.

Lot 396 ♣ - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A FOUR-CASE METAL-INLAID GOLD LACQUER INRO.

Japan, 19th c. Height 9 cm.
Decorated in gold hira and takamakie with details in red and silver and kirikane against a kinji ground. A misty mountain landscape with pine trees and a lone pheasant in brass takazogan, sitting in front of an imperial cart (gosho guruma). Signed Yôyûsai and kao. Min. damages. Coral ojime.

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A FOUR-CASE KAJIKAWA FAMILY INRO.

Lot 397 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A FOUR-CASE KAJIKAWA FAMILY INRO.

Japan, 19th c. Height 7.8 cm.
On fundame ground lacquered in gold, silver and red makie and gold foil acents with kankôdori, a motif from the Chinese tradition symbolising peace. A cockerel is perched on a large, ivy-covered drum, grouped with a hen and chicks. Signed Kajikawa saku and red pot seal 'Ei'.

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A KINJI LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO.

Lot 401 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A KINJI LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO.

Japan, 19th c. Length 8.5 cm.
Continuously decorated in various shades of gold hira- and takamakie and togidashi on gold lacquer ground with autumn flowers under a full moon. Signed Yôyûsai.

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A FOUR-CASE INRO WITH MOUNT FUJI AND PINES IN CLOUDS.

Lot 402 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A FOUR-CASE INRO WITH MOUNT FUJI AND PINES IN CLOUDS.

Japan, 19th c. Height 8.5 cm.
Lacquered in silver and gold hira- and takamakie, nashiji and kirikane with Mount Fuji in clouds and pine trees. Signed Jôkasai. Small dent. Spherical ojime from a carved kernel.

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A FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A HILLY LANDSCAPE.

Lot 403 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A HILLY LANDSCAPE.

Japan, 19th c. Height 8.6 cm.
Lacquered in gold and kirikane on nashiji with a mountain and water landscape and a long bridge on one side. The other shows a temple complex on steep mountain slopes with a stairway.

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A THREE-CASE INRO WITH SHISHI ON RED LACQUER GROUND.

Lot 405 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A THREE-CASE INRO WITH SHISHI ON RED LACQUER GROUND.

Japan, 18th/19th c. Height 7.5 cm.
Decorated in gold and silver taka- and hiramakie and kirikane on a red lacquer ground with a mighty temple lion next to a rock with peonies. Minor restoration.

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A SMALL FOUR-CASE INRO LACQUERED WITH A DRAGON.

Lot 406 ♣ - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A SMALL FOUR-CASE INRO LACQUERED WITH A DRAGON.

Japan, 19th c. Height 7 cm.
Decorated on nashiji in gold and red makie, inlaid details in kirikane and aogai, with a coiling dragon hunting the wish-fulfilling jewel, inlaid in coral. Minor damage. Globular coral ojime and carved ivory netsuke of Monju holding a scepter on a lion, signed Jujô and kakihan.

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A FOUR-CASE INRO AFTER TOMOTADA.

Lot 407 ♣ - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday 17 June 2025, 03.00 PM

A FOUR-CASE INRO AFTER TOMOTADA.

Japan, 19th c. Length 7.3 cm.
Ivory, carved in sunken relief with a tiger in a bamboo forest, the other side with a dragon amid waves and clouds. Signed Tomotada. With carved globular ojime, signed Gyokusai.

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