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Clars Auction Sale 503
Prices Realized
January 8 and 9, 2011
Lot Description Price
6540 Pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel baluster vases, Meiji period, 1880s, each tapering body with a mirror
image of a hawk perched on a snowy pine branch above flowering camellia bushes reversed by
chrysanthemum and morning glories extending up the waisted neck, all on a turquoise ground with a dense
pattern of cloud‐form cloisons, the wide mouth with triangular geometric‐patterned pendants to the exterior
and interior, 15.25''h
$ 650
6541 Japanese Fukagawa studio porcelain bowl, Meiji/Taisho period, the shallow bowl delicately painted on the
interior with a pair of karako (Chinese children) frolicking with sprays of blossoming chrysanthemum, the
interior with further karako running with flowering branches below a reishi‐head band suspended from the
rim edged in gold, the base with the Mt Fuji studio mark and signed Fukagawa‐sei, 7.5''diam
$ 140
6542 (lot of 2) Japanese Imari namban 'black ship' dishes, probably Meiji period, consisting of a circular charger and
a large bowl with a hexagonal rim, each centered by a foreign sailing vessel with two Dutchmen, all encircled
by further reserves of ships, stylized foliate motifs and foreigners on a bright diaper‐patterned ground, the
exterior sides decorated en suite, the base with a single gilt character reading 'kotobuki', 14.5''diam and
15.75''l
6543 Pair of Japanese iron stirrups (abumi) with mixed metal inlay, early Edo period, each decorated to the front
with fruiting grape vines over a trellis, portions of the design picked out in silver, copper and brass, the
signature on both only partially legible, the red lacquer interior coating worn, 12''l
6544 Pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel vases, Late Meiji period, each ovoid body decorated in brightly colored
enamels with a band of dissolving dragon and phoenix reserves suspending large lappets of phoenix and
dragons silhouetted against a dark blue ground, further floral lappet encircling the waisted neck, with
adventurine accents, the wide mouth and base with metal edge bands, 9.25''h; Provenance: purchased from
Christie's, London, Spring 1987
$ 250
$ 700
$ 650
6546 Chinese small jadeite covered vase/urn, well carved and incised as a melon issuing from leafy vines
suspending small blossoms and framing a pair of bird to the front, the fitted top with a third bird amid further
reticulated vines, the pale green stone faintly suffused with lavender and scattered with russet inclusions to
the reverse, 6.5''h; together with a fitted wooden stand with silver wire inlay
$ 200
6548 (lot of 5) Chinese jade toggles/pendants, each of translucent pale green hue with dark inclusions, most with
lingzhi with cash emblems, some with fish, others with bats, one with a crane and bean pod, largest 2.75''l
6549 Chinese small rectangular jade plaque, shaped with a dynamic writhing dragon in relief and accented by a
pierced tendril frieze, the celadon matrix with light colored inclusions, 2.25''w
$ 130
$ 250
6550 Chinese jadeite bangle bracelet, the wide band of a light celadon hue mottled by large areas of dark green $ 300
splashes, 3.5''dia
6551 Chinese small two‐piece ivory container, Qing dynasty, of barrel shape carved with two narrow raised
horizontal bands, one defining the edge of the fitted top (some sticky residue to the interior, age cracks), very
good patina, 1.875''h
$ 150