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Lot 347
A re-enactment Chinese straight sword, with 27" blade, brass hilt and bone grip, with black leather scabbard, overall length 86cm.Condition Report: - Please note that this lot is not suitable for our in-house postage service.We would recommend booking a collection slot for this lot or contacting Mailboxes Etc for postage of this lot, their details can be found on https://www.adampartridge.co.uk/services/transport/
Lot 35
Chinese carved jade decorative sword guard. Of a pale jade with finely incised curling lines. Possibly emulating a taotie mask.Included in this auction is a box designed to hold this jade as well as a collection of 22 other lovely carved works also offered here.Provenance: Collection of Jerry O'Brien, Wichita, Kansas; thence by descent.Jerry O'Brien (February 6, 1902-June 2, 1951) was a business mogul and public figure in Wichita, Kansas throughout the first half of the 20th century. He began working at Wilcoxon-Searcy before founding his own joint venture, the Roberts-O'Brien Company, in 1930 at the age of 28. During World War II he manufactured airplane parts and, by 1941, had opened up a company in his own name, the Jerry O'Brien Company. Throughout the 1940s he manufactured car awnings under the name Weather Master Car Awning Company. During this time he also served on numerous public and private committees. He died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 49 on June 2, 1951. During his life he collected these excellent jades and assembled them in the silk box offered in this sale.Reference:The Wichita Eagle: December 7, 1930, page 8; June 15, 1941, page 12; June 4, 1951, page 10; June 9, 1951, page 9.The Wichita Beacon: September 24, 1931, page 8; June 19, 1941, page 18; January 3, 1946, page 1; April 18, 1946, page 20; June 5, 1951, page 6.*Newspaper clippings not included with this lot*Length: 2 1/4 in x width: 5/8 in x depth: 5/8 in. Weight: 13.51 g.Condition: There are no major chips, cracks, losses, or restorations. Other jades and box pictured are not included and sold separately.
Lot 1284
A Chinese Boxer Rebellion period sword, broad single edge blade, iron mounts, in its fish skin covered scabbard with iron mounts, blade 73.5cm. Condition - good * Due to new safety regulations and legal restrictions with ParcelForce and Royal Mail, we are unable to pack or send swords and bladed items through postal service. Collection in person or courier service is recommended *
Lot 9085
Doppelschwert, China, um 1900 Zwei Dao mit leicht geschwungenen Keilklingen, halbe Stichblätter mit erhöhtem Rand, vernietete, an je einer Seite abgeflachte Griffschalen aus Horn, Griffzwingen und Knäufe aus Messing. Geschwärzte hölzerne Scheide. Länge 72 cm. A Chinese double sword, circa 1900 A Chinese double sword, circa 1900Zwei Dao mit leicht geschwungenen Keilklingen, halbe Stichblätter mit erhöhtem Rand, vernietete, an je einer Seite abgeflachte Griffschalen aus Horn, Griffzwingen und Knäufe aus Messing. Geschwärzte hölzerne Scheide. Länge 72 cm.Condition: II - III
Lot 9081
Großes Jian (Long-Quan-Schwert), China, 19. Jhdt. Schlanke gegratete Klinge mit schmaler Hohlkehle, auf der einen Seite Gravur eines Drachen, auf der anderen Seite drei Schriftzeichen, u.a. "long quan". Parierstange aus Messing mit reliefiertem Maskaron, Griffzwinge und Knauf mit einfachen floralen Gravuren, Hilze aus kanneliertem Holz. Schwarz lackierte Scheide mit reliefierten und durchbrochen gearbeiteten Darstellungen von Drachen zwischen Wolken. Länge 106 cm. A large Chinese jian (long-quan sword), 19th century A large Chinese jian (long-quan sword), 19th centurySchlanke gegratete Klinge mit schmaler Hohlkehle, auf der einen Seite Gravur eines Drachen, auf der anderen Seite drei Schriftzeichen, u.a. "long quan". Parierstange aus Messing mit reliefiertem Maskaron, Griffzwinge und Knauf mit einfachen floralen Gravuren, Hilze aus kanneliertem Holz. Schwarz lackierte Scheide mit reliefierten und durchbrochen gearbeiteten Darstellungen von Drachen zwischen Wolken. Länge 106 cm.Condition: II -
Lot 9079
Bronzeschwert, Sammleranfertigung im Stil eines Schwertes aus der Zeit der Streitenden Reiche (475 - 221 v. Chr.), östliche Zhou-Dynastie Einteilig gegossenes Schwert aus Bronze mit zweischneidiger Klinge, kräftigem Mittelgrat und beidseitig jeweils acht eingravierten Zeichen, reliefiertes Parierelement und balustergegliederter Griff mit einfacher Knaufscheibe. Klinge zum Ort hin stark formverändernd beschliffen, Griff unterhalb des Parierelementes gebrochen und neu verklebt. Länge 38 cm. A Chinese bronze sword, collector's replica in the style of a sword from the Warring States period (475 - 221 B.C.), Eastern Zhou Dynasty A Chinese bronze sword, collector's replica in the style of a sword from the Warring States period (475 - 221 B.C.), Eastern Zhou DynastyEinteilig gegossenes Schwert aus Bronze mit zweischneidiger Klinge, kräftigem Mittelgrat und beidseitig jeweils acht eingravierten Zeichen, reliefiertes Parierelement und balustergegliederter Griff mit einfacher Knaufscheibe. Klinge zum Ort hin stark formverändernd beschliffen, Griff unterhalb des Parierelementes gebrochen und neu verklebt. Länge 38 cm.Condition: II - III
Lot 8017
Bronzeschwert, China, östliche Zhou, 5. - 3. Jhdt. v. Chr. Einteilig gearbeitet. Klinge mit Mittelgrat und fast parallelen Schneiden, sich zur Spitze hin kaum merklich verjüngend. Der rundstabige Griff nach unten durch flache, in der Aufsicht rhombische Parierstange abgeschlossen. In der Griffmitte zwei Scheiben, oben schalenförmiger Knauf. Dunkle Patina. Kleine Scharten im Bereich der Spitze, sonst intakt. Länge 45 cm.Provenienz: Frankfurter Privatsammlung. Erworben im April 2016 bei Hermann Historica (Auktion 73, Los 4544). Zuvor rheinische Privatsammlung, übernommen aus dem Besitz des Vaters, von diesem erworben in den 1960er bis 1980er Jahren. A Chinese bronze sword, Eastern Zhou, 5th - 3rd century B.C. A Chinese bronze sword, Eastern Zhou, 5th - 3rd century B.C.Einteilig gearbeitet. Klinge mit Mittelgrat und fast parallelen Schneiden, sich zur Spitze hin kaum merklich verjüngend. Der rundstabige Griff nach unten durch flache, in der Aufsicht rhombische Parierstange abgeschlossen. In der Griffmitte zwei Scheiben, oben schalenförmiger Knauf. Dunkle Patina. Kleine Scharten im Bereich der Spitze, sonst intakt. Länge 45 cm.Provenance: Frankfurter Privatsammlung. Erworben im April 2016 bei Hermann Historica (Auktion 73, Los 4544). Zuvor rheinische Privatsammlung, übernommen aus dem Besitz des Vaters, von diesem erworben in den 1960er bis 1980er Jahren.Condition: II -
Lot 415
A collectors' lot comprising a Royal Crown Derby Imari 1128 pattern porcelain quartz movement table clock, height 10.5cm, a Smiths battery brass cased carriage clock, Chinese silk paper-cuts, mainly floral, a double-sided paperknife in the form of a sword, length 21cm, a pair of mother-of-pearl and brass opera glasses, two cased sets of pocket racing binoculars, twelve silk postcards, etc.
Lot 502
A CHINESE COPPER ALLOY SWORD (JIAN), IN ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES STYLE OF CIRCA 1050-221 BC cast in one piece, with broad double-edged blade of hollow-diamond section, guard formed with a downward ogee moulding on each face, integral grip with two raised bands, shallow concave pommel, and in ‘aged’ condition throughout, 62.5 cm overall
Lot 85
A CHINESE SWORD (DAO), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade formed with a rounded tip, copper alloy hilt comprising small disc guard and tall pommel each cast and pierced with traditional foliage inhabited by a dragon, and segmental grip bound with copper alloy wire, in its copper alloy mounted wooden scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, including locket and chape with further dragons and a central rondel decorated with a bird, 59.3 cm blade ProvenanceMontague Waldegrave, 5th Baron Radstock (1867-1953), by descent
Lot 218A
A group of Chinese and Japanese collectables, 20th century, comprising:a Chinese earthenware figure, Republic period (1912-1949), of a Daoist immortal, possibly Lu Dongbin, seated wearing a long robe decorated with bagua roundels, with a sword and a flywhisk in his hands,20cm high, a set of three carved wood turtles 14cm wide, a bamboo brush pot 14cm high, a champleve gu vase 30cm high, a Japanese iron vase 21cm highand a Syrian enamelled pot 16cm wide(8)Condition ReportThe earthernware figure with small chips in various locations.The brush pot with surface scratches and knocks to edges, 15cm high.The group of turtles with some scratches and splits to the larger one, 13cm and 7.5cm long.The gu vase with chips to the enamel and minor dents to the mouth, base and handle, 30cm high.The Japanese iron vase with scratches and base possibly reattached, 21.5cm high.The Syrian pot with chips and cracks to the enamel and dents to the base and rim, 14cm diameter.
Lot 3342
Two oban tate-e, including one of Kojima Takanori, praying for the safety of Emperor Go Daigo from the Tsukino Hyakushi series; together with two prints of rural scenes by Ryohei Tanaka; each one framed and glazed; two Chinese pictures of flowers, and a Korean, or other Asian, picture of a standing figure with a sword [some damage] [7]Provenance: The Property of a Lady and Gentleman. From a Private UK Collection.
Lot 2402
Zigarrenascher, Blattschale, Schälchen und Teller. Meissen. Schwertermarke, 2. H. 20. Jh., 1. Wahl. Polychrom bemalt, goldstaffiert. 1x Blattschale, Form "Marseille" mit dem Dekor "Gelbe Rose" (L 19 cm). / 1 Teller mit Kakiemonmalerei "Chinesischer Drache und Storch" (Ø 17,5 cm). / 1 Ascher mit Blumenmalerei (11 x 10 cm). / 1 Nussschälchen, Form "Neuer Ausschnitt" mit purpurfarbener Kakiemonmalerei (Ø 8 cm). Aufrufzeit 14. | Juni 2024 | voraussichtlich 16:46 Uhr (CET)Cigar ashtray, leaf bowl, small bowl and plate. Meissen. Sword mark, 2nd half 20th century, 1st choice. Polychrome painted, decorated in gold. 1x leaf bowl, shape "Marseille" with the decoration "Yellow Rose" (L 19 cm). / 1 plate with kakie painting "Chinese dragon and stork" (Ø 17.5 cm). / 1 ashtray with flower painting (11 x 10 cm). / 1 nut bowl, shape "New cut-out" with purple kakiemon painting (Ø 8 cm). Aufrufzeit 14. | June 2024 | voraussichtlich 16:46 Uhr (CET)*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Lot 179
Del Prado 1/32 scale cavalry figures, thirty-two, including Nefer Janissary, 1380; Knight of the Papal States; French mercenary, 1396; and othersCondition report:There are thirty-two cavalry figures in this lot total, these are:French Mercenary 1396Knight of the Papal state (sword warped)13th Century Turkoman light cavalryPrince Edward at Lewes, 1264Nefer Janissary, 1380Knight of the Order of Santiago, 1482Swabian League lancer, 1524-26Prince Edwards Herald, 1471British mounted archer, 1450Seljuk drummer, 1100Balcan cavalryman, 1453Yeoman of the Guard, 1520-40Gallic warrior, 2nd century (damaged hand)US cavalry, 1872French Dragoon, 1916Marshall Turenne, 1658Arab cavalry WWIFrederick Henry IIPeter the great's Dragoon, 1709Spanish Knight, 1500Cuera Dragoon, 18th centuryCaptain of musketeers, 16707th Ulhans trumpeter, 1855Nikolai Dragoon, 1730Chasseur d'Afrique, 1850Marlborough cavalryman, 1704Numidia cavalry officer, 100BCRussian 1st cavalry trooper, 1941Confederate, 1862Armoured Chinese cavalryman, 300ADPrussian trooper, 1870French foreign legion Sergenat, 1930
Lot 43
Art Reference Books on Asian Art - Japanese Bing, S Artistic Japan: Illustrations and Essays. Volumes V & VI Sampson Low, Marston , London, 1890/91 Izzard, Sebastian One Hundred Masterpieces from the Collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton: Japanese Swords, Sword Fittings Other Accoutrements, in Slipcase Christie's, New York,1992 Grilli, Elise The Art of the Japanese Screen Weatherhill/Bijutsu, New York/Tokyo,1971 Wichmann, Siegfried Japonisme: The Japanese Influence on Western Art In the 19th and 20th Centuries Thames and Hudson,1980 McDermott, Hiroko T & Pollard, Clare Threads of Silk and Gold, Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan Ashmolean Museum, Oxford , 2012 Lane, Richard HOKUSAI, Life and Work Barrie & Jenkins, London,1989 Impey, Oliver The Art Of The Japanese Folding Screen: The Collections Of the Victoria & Albert Museum & The Ashmolean Museum Ashmolean Museum, Oxford,1997 Croissant, Doris & Ledderose, Lothar Japan und Europa: 1543-1929 [An Exhibition of the "43rd Berlin Festival" at the Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin] Argon,1993 Hefner, Robert A Through an Open Door: Selections from the Robert A. Hefner III Collection of Contemporary Chinese Oil Paintings Portfolio Editions, Oklahoma,1997 Watson, William The Great Japan Exhibition: Art of the Edo Period 1600-1868 Royal Academy of Arts, London,1981 Shono, Masako: Japanisches Aritaporzellan im sogenannten Kakiemonstil als Vorbild fur die Meisener Porzellanmanufaktur Editions Schneider, Munich 1973 Documents Japonais. Folio containing numerous colour plates, c.1900. (13)
Lot 492
Militaria: An early 20th Century Chinese Long Dress Sword, the cruciform handle with each pommel and conforming hilt with cloth grip issuing steel blade, contained in decorative brass bound scabbard, approx. 72cms (28"); together with a 19th Century Indian steel 'Katar' (Dagger) with jointed double rail handle of plain design, with original wooden cloth covered scabbard, approx. 24cms (9"), as a lot. (2)
Lot 622
MEISSEN 'Chinesenknabe mit Füllhorn', limitierte Jubiläumsedition von 2000, Entwurf von Paul Scheurich 1920er Jahre, polychrom staffierter, tanzender Knabe, Modell-nummer 79185, Nr. 45/50, Schwertermarke 1. Wahl aus dem Jahr 2000, H 17, 5 cm.| MEISSEN 'Chinese boy with cornucopia', limited anniversary edition from 2000, Design by Paul Scheurich 1920s, polychrome decorated dancing boy, model number 79185, No. 45/50, sword mark 1st choice from the year 2000, H 17.5 cm.
Lot 299
A JAPANESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE SAWASA TOBACCO BOXEDO PERIOD, MID-18TH CENTURY Of compressed oval form, the hinged cover decorated with a bracket-lobed panel enclosing two ho-o birds in flight above a large peony with a shishi underneath, all lacquered black against a gilt granulated background; the base with another panel depicting a Chinese landscape, with birds among fruiting branches issued from rockwork before two pavilions, the sides with birds among flowering and fruiting stems, the interior gilt, 2.3cm x 7cm x 9cm.The present lot is closely related to contemporary European tobacco boxes, particularly those of Dutch manufacture. This feature is typical of Sawasa ware, which generally took its forms from Western originals and included articles such as snuff and tobacco boxes, drinking utensils, sword hilts and other small accessories. Sawasa pieces were made in Nagasaki and exported from Deshima via the VOC, contrary to the earlier understanding that it was of Chinese origin and accordingly labelled 'Tonkin Ware'. A related group of Sawasa tobacco boxes are in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, illustrated in M De Brujin et al., Sawasa: Japanese export art in black and gold, 1650-1800, pp.57-62, nos.B.1.1 to B.4.2. Examples nos.B.2.2 and B.2.3 also feature panels of Chinese landscapes similar to that on the base of the piece offered here.
Lot 14
A CHINESE BRONZE SWORD HAN DYNASTY The cylindrical handle encircled by two collars between a circular pommel and a lozenge-shaped guard, the double-edged blade cast with a central ridge and tapering to a fine tip, the bronze covered with a light green patina, with a paper label for the Dr and Mrs P H Plesch Collections, no.Bw57 and another for Eskenazi London, no.8635, 833g, 56.7cm. Provenance: from the collection of Professor Peter Hariolf Plesch (14th February 1918 - 5th March 2013) and Gerta Regina ‘Traudi’ Plesch OBE (4th December 1921 - 10th August 2013), formerly with Eskenazi Ltd. London, no.8635. Donated by Eskenazi Ltd. to a charity auction held by the Oriental Ceramic Society, 12th June 1980, lot 79 when it was purchased. 漢 青銅劍來源：Peter Hariolf Plesch教授（1918年2月14日-2013年3月5日）和Gerta Regina ‘Traudi’ Plesch OBE （1921年12月4日-2013年8月10日）收藏，編號Bw57（附標籤），倫敦埃斯凱納齊舊藏（編號8635）並於1980年6月12日捐贈給東方陶瓷學會義賣，編號79。
Lot 351
TWO TSUBAS EDO PERIOD AND LATER 江戶及以後 銘「藻柄子入道 宗典作」 武士圖 及 銘「壽春（花押）」 松下鬼圖 鍔（共兩件）comprising: an iron tsuba, Kitagawa Soten lineage, of rounded form with raised rim, carved and inlaid with warriors in fights on both sides, details in gold, signed ‘Sōheishi Nyūdō Sōten sei (Made by the Priest Sōheishi Sōten)’; and a brass tsuba, of rounded form, decorated with two oni sneaking under a pine tree, signed and with kao (2) widths: 8.3cm and 7.7cm From the collection of Benjamin Everett Gill (1838-1901) from Aberdeen. Benjamin E Gill was a shipwright with Hall, Russell & Company. He built and sailed to Japan in 1869 on the Jho Sho Maru with Thomas Blake Glover who had commissioned the vessel. After they arrived in Nagasaki in January 1870, Thomas B Glover sold the boat to the Kumamoto Domain and that started the Japanese navy. A collection of Asian Art was brought back to Scotland by 1884 when Benjamin E Gill got married. The illustration shown Benjamin E Gill in Nagasaki in the early 1870s. The collection was passed down by direct descent to the current owner's father and mother, Michael Peter Gill (1934-2015) and Shiona Airlie (1953-2023), and subsequently grew. Michael P Gill was the head of art at George Watson's College, and Shiona Airlie, who had a lifelong love of everything Chinese, its history, culture and language, was the author of Thistle and Bamboo: The Life and Times of Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1989) and Scottish Mandarin: The Life and Times of Sir Reginald Johnston (2012). Compare to a set of Daishō tsuba (Hand Guards for a Long and a Short Sword), Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century, Kitagawa Soten lineage, sold at Bonhams New York, 14 December 2023, lot 82; Also see a tsuba with the same mark, in the British Museum, museum no. TS.211. A tsuba with a similar kao with the present brass piece, albeit different in signature, sold at Bonhams London, 6 November 2013, lot 34. The catalogue states ‘the kao is that of Nakajima Toshiharu, a student of Tanaka Kiyotoshi, who worked in Kyoto during the middle part of the 19th century, see Robert Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, 2001, no.H10323.’
Lot 121
ATTRIBUTED TO THE TAKAOKA WORKSHOP OF KANAZAWAAn Impressive Pair of Inlaid Bronze Monumental Elongated Baluster Vases with En-Suite Stands Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe mottled-brown patinated body of each vase chiselled and decorated in flat and relief inlays of gold, silver, shakudo, bronze and copper with several registers of ornament, the main surface with a mirrored kacho-ga (bird-and-flower) design, each vase depicting a pair of kiji (pheasants) on one side perched on hanakaido (hall crabapple) branches with their heads turned and eyeing a solitary bee hovering among the blooms and two yama semi (crested kingfishers) flying towards flowering yuri (lilies), nogiku (daisies) and shukaido (hardy begonia) on the other, around the shoulder two wide bands enclosing a stylised bird on either side and a formalised foliate motif, separated by a narrow band enclosing repeated confronting mythological creatures, around the bottom section flowering kohone (nuphar japonicum) and around the base repeated, tall arabesque foliate motifs, elongated demon-mask handles fitted with a double ring applied to either side, each vase supported within an en-suite tall elaborate stand made up of five openwork zoomorphic elements in ancient Chinese style, carved with a prominent mythological beast-head, the stands and handles also with inlaid flat gold and silver decoration; each vase unsigned. Each vase approx., 72cm (28 3/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:During the Edo period (1615–1868), the cities of Kanazawa in Kaga Province (present-day Ishikawa Prefecture) and Takaoka in Etchu Province (Toyama Prefecture) developed as major artistic metalworking centres thanks to the patronage of the Maeda clan, the wealthiest in all Japan aside from the ruling Tokugawa dynasty. In the very early years of the Meiji era, government bureaucrats encouraged the development of a metalworking industry in both cities, in particular by commissioning work for display at the Vienna Weltausstellung (World Exposition) held in 1873. Following the success of Japanese metalwork at that great global event, Takaoka entrepreneurs set up private companies to capitalize on new opportunities for international trade. The city remains to this day a major centre for the manufacture of ornamental bronze.Like Suzuki Chokichi in Tokyo, craftsmen in Takaoka and Kanazawa combined outstanding bronze-casting and bronze-finishing skills, honed by centuries creating Buddhist images complemented by the crafts of inlay and chiselling that had long been an essential component of sword decoration. For two preparatory drawings detailing identical handles, decoration and feet for another vase of similar shape and design, see Meiji-ki Takaoka Doki Chokin Meisaku Hozonkai (Association for the Preservation of Masterpieces of Meiji-Era Bronze Vessels and Metalwork from Takaoka), Takaoka doki: Meiji-ki chokin meisakushu (Takaoka Bronzes: Collected Masterpieces of Meiji-Era Metalwork). Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, 1986, unpaginated, nos.97 and 98.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 119
MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMAA Pair of Gilt-Bronze Figures of Flute Players Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach musician standing and holding a flute pressed to their lips, each dressed in elegant ceremonial court robes, and wearing a tachi (slung sword) slung at their waist, one figure's dress carved with chidori (plovers or dotterels) in flight over waves contrasting with his companion's robes decorated with sasarindo mon (Japanese gentian crest) and the kiri-mon (paulownia crest), each fixed to a typical Miyao-style wood stand decorated in gold takamaki-e with a ho-o bird and karakusa ('Chinese grasses'); each signed in a gilt rectangular reserve Miyao with seal Ei. Each figure: 30.5cm (12in) high including stand. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 125
KOMAI OTOJIRO (1842-1917) OF KYOTO A Finely Inlaid Iron Vessel and Cover in the Form of a Squat Lobed Gourd Meiji era (1868-1912), probably circa 1895-1905The Persian-inspired shape raised on four stubby feet, the melon-shaped, silver-rimmed lobed body cast and chiselled in typical Komai silver and gold relief overlay, scattered with eight silver-outlined round or fan-shaped panels, each enclosing different scenes of kacho-ga (bird-and-flower), famous landmarks or legendary episodes, the upper section with (1) Three butterflies hovering among peonies (2) Kosekiko standing on a dragon offering the 'recovered shoe' (3) Two tsubame (swallows) in flight among trailing wisteria (4) Kinkakuji Temple; the lower section depicting (5) Sailing boats on the lake at Miyajima (6) A bugaku court dancer performing the kocho no mai A 'butterfly dance' (7) A kamakiri (praying mantis) among kuzu (kudzu vine) and flowering nadeshiko (pinks) and (8) Boats sailing towards the pine-tree lined shores at Miho no Matsubara, Mount Fuji in the distance, reserved on a typical Komai dense ground of kiku-mon (chrysanthemum crests) interwoven among karakusa ('Chinese grasses') or on a ground of converging narrow bands of repeated textile, keyfret, diaper and other geometric patterns, formal foliate motifs and stylised bats, the tall, conical lobed cover also inlaid with vertical bands of the same lavish decoration to match the body, surmounted by a finial in the form of overlapping lotus leaves, the feet similarly inlaid in gold with floral medallions, signed on the base in gold nunome-zogan in seal form Saikyo no ju Komai sei on a silver eight-petal panel inlaid in silver numome-zogan with repeated geometric and fragmented rinzu (textile-weave) patterns; with double wood storage boxes, the outer box black-lacquered. 26.5cm x 22cm (10 3/8in x 8 5/8in). (4).Footnotes:Around 1873 Komai Otojiro, son of a sword-fitting maker from Higo Province, started selling his richly decorated wares in the international port of Kobe. Before long, his chargers, vases, and other items of iron overlaid with gold and silver, sold under an exclusive contract with the Ikeda Company, were in international demand and by 1881 he was wealthy enough to buy a mansion in Kyoto. Following a difficult trading period during which he was forced to work as Ikeda's employee, in 1894 Komai set up a business catering to wealthy European and American travellers and began to promote his wares at international expositions under his own name. He retired in 1906 and was succeeded by his son Komai Seibei (1883–1970)Saikyo ('Western Capital') was an alternative name for Kyoto (corresponding to Tokyo, 'Eastern Capital') widely used during the early part of the Meiji era.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 61
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'FIVE POISONS' PANELQianlongThe rectangular panel finely decorated with a scene featuring Zhang Tianshi stepping upon a three-legged toad, and wielding his sword with a centipede suspending a beaded banner around the tip, a scorpion poised on one side of the rock, and a hissing snake coiled on the other side below a lizard slithering around the tree trunk, all on a turquoise ground with diamond-patterns, set within a carved rosewood frame.32cm (11 5/8in)x38.5cm (15 1/8in) without frame; 37.5cm (14 3/4in)×43.3cm (17in) with frame Footnotes:清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯「張天師斬五毒」掛屏Provenance: Sir Herbert (1867-1933) and Lady Dering (1875-1955)an English private collection來源：Herbert(1867-1933)爵士和Dering(1875-1955)女爵舊藏英格蘭私人收藏 The figure depicted in the present lot is Zhang Tianshi, also known as Zhang Daoling 張道陵, credited with founding the Way of the Celestial Master sect of Daoism. Legend has it that Zhang Tianshi possessed great supernatural powers. He could dispel poisons, ward off disasters, and eradicate plagues. In folk traditions, it is a common practice to display an image of Zhang Tianshi fighting off the five poisons during the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil spirits, ensure safety, and protect households.The structure of the frame indicates that the piece was mounted for use as a table screen and compares closely to two related examples in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum Enamels, vol. III, Beijing, 2011, nos.140 and 141.The diamond ground patterns derives from textiles of the Ming period and coloured examples and may be found on other cloisonné enamel vessels, including, Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, New York, 2011, no. 99, p.174. In fact the five poisons were traditionally worn as protective charms, see a brocade with tiger, poisonous creatures and paddy design, in National Palace Museum accession number 001410N000000000.The playful depiction of the theme of the 'five poisons' in the in the present artwork, with subtle references its textile derivation, is also referenced in a painted enamel box illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum Enamels, vol. V, Beijing, 2011, no.98.Compare with a similar 'five poisons' cloisonné enamel rectangular panel, Qianlong period, which was sold at Christie's New York, 29 March 2006, lot 304.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 104
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE YENYEN VASESKangxi Each painted on the lower section with dignitaries seated within a palatial room opening up to a balustraded terrace with rocks and plantain leaves amidst wispy clouds, the upper section with flaring rims painted with an elderly dignitary proffering a sword to a gentleman with a horse. Each 43cm (17in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清康熙 青花人物故事圖鳳尾尊一對Provenance: Christie's London, 6th April 1998, Lot 21.An important European private collection.來源: 倫敦佳士得，1998年4月6日，拍品編號21歐洲重要私人收藏The decoration on the upper sections with an elderly gentleman proffering a sword to a man with a horse could refer to Zhou Sanwei (1103-1181) offering a sword to Yue Fei (1103-1142). Zhou Sanwei, a loyal and esteemed general, is recorded in historical accounts for his poignant gesture of presenting a sword to the revered military commander Yue Fei who fought the invading Jurchen. This symbolic act, steeped in camaraderie and allegiance, took place as an expression of deep respect and mutual dedication to the defence of the Song Dynasty. The sword, often considered a symbol of martial prowess and honour, became a tangible representation of the unyielding bond between these two illustrious figures in Chinese history.Compare with a similar blue and white vase, Kangxi, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 16 May 2018, lot 128.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1022
A Chinese Shuang Jian Double Edged Short Sword, having 61cm long blade with inset gilt circles/dots, with shaped wooden handle and cased metal guard and pommel, no postage for this lot, we can supply pack only at a cost, the buyer to organise own collection as soon after the sale as possibleno postage for this lot, we can supply pack only at a cost, the buyer to organise own collection as soon after the sale as possible
Lot 236
A selection of pictures to include two 1970s original cartoon illustrations signed Hayro (Hairo Avo, Armenian), and one other signed indistinctly, a Chinese scroll picture of a seated man with sword, calligraphy below, possibly translates to 'Statue God Oharakan/Official of 2 Akusha Shrine Zaitaisha, maps and other items Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request
Lot 275
FAIRBAIRN SYKES TYPE COMMANDO KNIFE, 29.5cms (overall l) with leather sheath, Brusletts sheath knife, 21cms (overall l) with embossed leather sheath, Chinese lock knife with wooden and brass handle, 9.5cms (blade) and a sword design letter knife, 25cms (l)Provenance: private collection Ynys Mon
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