December Online Auction (Sale #284)
Lot 159:
Description
Asian Decorative Object Assortment
(14) items including pair of Galvano Bronze P. Mori & Son Japanese couple bronze-clad book ends depicting Japanese male and female figures standing next to a flowing stream, marked on undersides; a bronze miniature replica of a Japanese samurai kabuto helmet having the Ishikawa family crest (mon) on the datemono of the helmet and a lion figure on the top of the piece, marked with Japanese text and seal on underside of the shikoro (neck guard), with orange decorative rentention cord and a plain black wooden stand; (2) Japanese bamboo and paper folding fans with landscape motifs; a Japanese lacquered box with golden crane motif; a Chinese carving of a man drinking from a large vessel, reclining, marked ‘Hong Kong’ on underside with custom wood base; (2) small figurines including a bone style Buddha atop traditional carved wood plinth and resin Chinese-style dragon; a Chinese wood carving depicting cavalry and infantry soldiers within an architectural setting having gold, black and red painted finish atop a black and aubergine rectangular base; a roll of Japanese cotton fabric having white on navy geometric motif; a Japanese hanging textile having black horizontal bar and cream and light beige floral earth tone motif; a Japanese wood box holding (4) elliptical porcelain scroll weights and tassels; and a rectangular tile of flat sedimentary rock containing the fossils of (2) small fish with modern Japanese writing directly on the tile, on cotton loosely framed
Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Streeterville) estate
Height: 7 3/4 inches, Width: 5 inches, Depth: 4 1/2 inches (male bookend (same sizes))
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; Japanese fan with silver landscape having broken handle rivet; datemono not attached to kabuto and missing nut and bolt; fish fossil not secured within frame
Category: Decorative Arts > Asian
Estimated Sale Time: 11:54 am CST
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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; Japanese fan with silver landscape having broken handle rivet; datemono not attached to kabuto and missing nut and bolt; fish fossil not secured within frame
Dimensions: 7.75 x 5 x 4.5 in
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