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 BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY . I 
 
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 O -A- T .A. Xj O G- XJ 33 
 
 OF 
 
 A COLLECTION OF 
 
 JAPANESE WORKS OF ART, 
 
 Xacquer, fIDetal Morfc, 
 
 NETSTJKES & CLOISONNE ENAMEL: 
 
 WHICH 
 
 Mill tie Sol* tig Auction tio 
 
 Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, 
 
 AT THEIR GREAT ROOMS, 
 
 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, 
 
 On WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1897, 
 
 And Following: Day, 
 
 AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
 May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, 
 at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street , 
 St. James's Square, S. TV. ; also of C. F. Elles, Esq., T.C.A., 
 3 Bucldersbury, E, C., and W. H. Dale, Esq., 46 Finsbury Circus, E.C 
 
 
 LA'558(5' 
 
CONDITIONS OF SALE. 
 
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 I. THE highest Bidder to he the Buyer; and if any dispute arise 
 between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall bo 
 immediately put up again and re-sold. 
 
 II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; 
 and so on in proportion. 
 
 III, In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer 
 
 shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. 
 
 IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, 
 
 and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, 
 or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required; in default 
 of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put 
 up again and re-sold. 
 
 V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and 
 authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at 
 the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale ; 
 Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible 
 for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, 
 or any fault or defect in, any Lot: and making no warranty 
 whatever. 
 
 VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the 
 settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be 
 removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the 
 Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on delivery. 
 
 VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money 
 deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots un¬ 
 cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or 
 private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale 
 shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. 
 
CATALOGUE. 
 
 First Day’s Sale. 
 
 On WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1897, 
 
 AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
 CLOISONNE ENAMEL. 
 
 1 A pair of pear-shape bottles, with ornaments in brilliant colours 
 
 —7 in. high; a pair, similar form—4 j in. high; a pair of jars 
 and covers, with butterflies on yellow ground—5 in. high; and 
 a pair of square-shape vases, with prunus and cockatoo 
 8h high -/S/giUf 
 
 2 A pair of bottles, with open lips, mottled blue ground—91? in. 
 
 high ; a pair, similar, with honeysuckle—7 in. high ; a pair of 
 hexagonal bottles, slender necks—7-i- in. high ; a vase, sym¬ 
 bolical ornament, yellow ground—7 in. high; and a vase, of 
 avanturine, yellow ground 
 
 3 A pair of vases, flowers on a black ground, yellow neck and foot 
 
 —12 in. high; a pair of plain lemon bottles—12 in. high; a 
 pair of vases, white dragons on black ground—7 in. high ; and 
 a pair of oviform vases, with cocks and hens on a black ground 
 —7 in. high 
 
 4 A pair of cylindrical vases, mottled blue ground—10 in. high; a 
 
 
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 pair of square-shape vases, old Chinese design—6 in. high ; a 
 pair of bottles, with flowers in shades of blue—6 in. high; and 
 a pair of small vases, with panels of avanturine on ajnottled s, 
 
 green and bluo ground—5£ in. high 
 
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 A fluted globular koro, with oval panels of Ho-Ho birds, dragons, 
 
 &c. in colours on an avanturine ground—10 in. high ; and a . 
 casket, the top enamelled with a view of Fujiama fa 
 
 A pair of vases, with cranes and aquatic plants—12^ in. high ; and 
 a pair of vases, with branches of hawthorn and pale blue 
 ground—15^ in. high 
 
 A pair of plain red vases—7 in. high; a pair of globular ble&k 
 bottles, with sparrows and bamboo—6 in. high; a pair of 
 hexagonal vases, panels of flowers on a brown ground—6 in. 
 
 . high; and a pair of small vases, with circular crests ow. a 
 white ammonite scroll ground—7 in. high ^ 
 
 J, /0 ,* 8 A pair of bottles, with lilies and peonies on avanturine ground— 
 
 12^ in. high ; a pair of bottles, with long necks, pigeons on a 
 celadon ground—15 in. high; and a pair of bottles, wisteria, (_J 
 cocks, hens, &c. in colours on a peacock ground—12 in. high ^ ^ 
 A pair of vases, with chrysanthemums and birds in colours on a 
 pale blue ground—15^ in. high; a pair of cylindrical vases, 
 nearly similar ; and a pair of pale blue bottles, with open lips 
 —131? in. high 
 
 A pair of vases, with flowers on a pale blue ground—13^ in. high; 
 a pair of bottles, with various blossoms on a pale blue ground . 
 —121? in. high; and a pair of vases, with branches of maple fit y. 
 
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 on a mottled pink ground—12 in. high 
 A pair of vases, with cherry blossom and birds on a grey ground 
 —14J in. high ; a pair of vases, with flight of storks over sea 
 —11J in. high; and a pair of vases, with slender necks, tiger P 
 lilies on a dark blue ground—12 in. high r 
 
 O 12 A pair of vases, with branches of prunus on a black ground— 
 in. high; a globular dark blue koro, with flight of birds— 
 
 6 in. high; and a quatrefoil shape koro, with panels of Ho-Ho yyi 
 birds on a black and yellow ground— in. high 
 A pair of vases, with branch of prunus and sparrows on pale blue 
 ground—12 in. high ; a'pair of vases, with mirror-shape panels 
 with storks on a translucent ground—13 in. high ; and a pair 
 of hexagonal vases, with branches of plum on pale blue ground 
 
 —12 in. high 
 
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 NETSUKES. 
 
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 Eight button netsukes, with metal centres 8 yy<- 
 
 A square-shaped netsuke, carved with fish ; and six others 7 ci 
 Six wood button netsukes, inlaid with mother-o’-pearl, &e.; and a 
 two, with metal centres 8 
 
 An ivory button netsuke, inlaid with mother-o’-pearl; three ivory 
 button netsukes ; and three wood ditto 7 
 
 Four metal netsukes, one shaped as a pistol; and three wooden 
 button netsukes 7 
 
 A wood netsuke, shaped as a lotos pod, with movable seeds; and 
 five others 6 
 
 A wood netsuke, formed as a sleeping Musume ; another, nearly y 
 
 similar ; and four others 6 ty/2't ^'T 
 
 An ebony netsuke, shaped as a turtle ; and ten others 11 ^ 
 
 Two white porcelain netsukes, shaped as Shi Shi; one, of carved .y , 
 
 red lac; two, of ivory; and one, wood 6 - * 
 
 Eight wood netsukes 8 
 
 Six, similar; and a large ivory netsuke, formed as a figure of ^ .■ 
 
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 Eight ivory netsukes OsL 
 
 Four ivory netsukes; a group of rats and vine leaves ; and a 
 figure of a boy playing a drum 6 
 
 A wood netsuke, with figures cutting a giant radish; seven 
 others; and two ivory netsukes 10 
 
 CARVINGS IN WOOD AND IVORY. 
 
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 0 28 A No dancer, with movable head, signed ; and a figure of 
 
 with Geisha dancing * J 
 
 & 29 An ivory figure of a horse; ditto group of rats— signed ; a wild 
 goose ; and a peony and butterfly 
 
 s 80 A figure of a toad, bird and sparrow; a group of peonies anc 
 birds ; and two figures of children playing 
 
 
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 An ivory group of a pack ox ; and seven small ivory carvings of 
 animals (stick handles) ® 
 
 A pair of hexagonal baskets, of plaited binnboo; ami eight 
 Japanese toys ^ 
 
 A small Chinese metal-gilt clock ; a Canton enamel cup and 
 cover ; an enamel vase; and a tortoiseshell model of a junk yyLt 
 Six stick handles, carved with monkeys, rats, &c.; and a carved 
 wood figure of a puppy —siyned 7 * 
 
 A temple drum, carved in relief with figure subjects; a box and 
 cover, formed as a basket of shells ; and a dark wood figure of y 
 a toad 3 
 
 A jointed ivory figure of a cray fish 
 
 A wood figure of a No dancer; an orange-wood box and cover, 
 shaped as a stork; and a spill vase, of bamboo, carved with a 
 rocky landscape 
 
 An okimono, formed as a small barrel and stand, of wood, inlaid 
 with a cottage and trees in ivory; and a pair of small ivory 
 saucers, carved with heads of sages, the backs inlaid with plum 
 blossom 3 
 
 SWORD FURNITURE. 
 
 
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 39 Sixteen red copper Kozuka, of various designs 
 
 40 Eighteen yellow bronze Kozuka 
 
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 ’ + 41 Eight russet iron Kozuka ; and ten Kozuka, of shakudo mid 
 
 
 
 shibuichi 
 
 42 Sixteen Kozuka, of shakudo and shibuichi 
 
 43 Seventeen, similar ^ 
 
 44 Twelve Kozuka, of shakudo and shibuichi, inlaid with gold and? 
 
 silver 
 
 45 Nine Fuchigashira, of various metals, inlaid with gold and silver ; 
 
 portions of a sword hilt, with Kiri crest in gold; a sword 
 
 handle and scabbard mounts, with cloud ornaments in siktffer 
 
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 A Fuchigashira, Tsuba and Kozuka, with a Kiri crest in gold on a 
 shakudo ground; a similar suite, of sbibuicbi, of storks in gold 
 and silver; a Fucbigasbira and Tsuba, of iron, with rabbits in fa , / 
 
 gold; and a pair of Menuki, en suite ^ C >• 
 
 Various Fucbigasbira (127 pieces) / ■'fate. /tfa -/—t 
 
 Twenty pierced iron tsuba far— fa 
 
 Twenty, similar - 
 
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 Twenty, similar 
 
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 Twenty, similar, of iron, sbakudo and sbibuicbi 7 
 
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 CHINA AND FAIENCE. 
 
 A fluted Imari bowl; a fluted Ninsei bowl; a box and cover, 
 formed as a crab; an incense burner; a turquoise figure of a 
 kylin ; and four figures of sages 
 Two Satsuma bowls, witb open lips, painted witb tbe sparrows 
 wedding ; a cylindrical jar, witb figures of ladies ; a globular 
 koro, surmounted by a figure of a Ho-Ho bird; another, witb 
 Ho-Ho bird and tbe Gods of Contentment; and a vase, witb^ 
 raised leaf-sbaped panels on tbe neck 
 An oviform Satsuma jar, witb priests ; two koros, pierced covers ; 
 a double gourd-sbape bottle; two saucers, witb butterflies; 
 one, witb boy acrobats ; and a jar and cover, witb buttei flies 
 and scrolls 
 
 A tea-jar, painted in spiral bands of flowers; a pair of flat-sbaped 
 boxes and covers, witb crests; a pair of small globular jais, 
 witb figures by the sea shore ; and four other pieces 
 
 
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 65 A pair of pale green splashed vases, with wave lips—12J in. high 
 
 66 A vase, of sage-green crackle—12^ in. high ; a square-shaped 
 
 celadon beaker, engraved with ornaments; a ewer, with 
 figures in relief, supported by three figures of boys ; and a /? 
 spirally fluted Nankin vase and cover, with fir ornaments Ou&yr, 
 
 67 A Celadon Bowl and Cover, formed as a duck, or-molu mounts 
 
 of Louis XV. design d 
 
 68 A blue and purple splash bottle, with utensils in relief—18 iry 
 
 high ; and a mauve bowl and cover, with flowers in white S/LCt/c 
 
 69 A Nankin plate, with eight deities; two blue and white cup- 
 
 stands ; three snuff-bottles, with dragons in clouds; and two 
 snuff-bottles, enamelled with figures of ladies 
 
 70 A Kutani pear-shaped bottle, with rocks; a globular jar, with 
 
 figures and buildings ; a double gourd-shape Byzan bottle, 
 with inscription in relief; a flat circular bottle, with Shi Shi; * 
 
 and five other pieces 
 
 71 An Imari faceted bottle, with quails and millet seed ; a pair of g 
 
 Kioto vases, with dragon, handles enamelled with the sevem?^^ 
 Gods of Contentment; and an earthenware figure of a monkey 
 
 1 2 A pair of octagonal vases and covers, painted with the frogs’J^ 
 wedding—12 in. high 
 
 73 A white Hirado figure of a duck; two white glazed figures; a 
 
 glazed Byzan figure of a monkey; and a glazed figure of a 
 peasant 
 
 74 A white glazed vase, with elephant handles; a bottle, with the (L 
 
 coiled dragon in relief; a double gourd-shape bottle, with a*^^ 
 bat; and a pair of mustard-yellow crackle bowls 
 
 75 A Hirado dessert service, painted with various flowers, insects and 
 
 birds, consisting of seven tazZge, thirty-six plates, eight deep At 
 plates, and six others tyP 
 
 t G Seven Kaga ware plates, with basket-work edges richly gilt; 
 twenty-one celadon crackle dishes, with emblems in enamel; 
 four square-shape ditto; and three dishes, with Kiri flowers X 
 and Ho-Ho birds on brown ground 
 
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 ' p 77 A bronze vase, with ring handles and hands of cloisonne enamel 
 ornament—12^ in. high; another vase, of similar manufacture, 
 with palm-leaf-shaped panels of emblematical ornaments— Z' 
 16 in. high 
 
 & 78 A fluted bronze vase, cloud handles—14^ in. high ; a vase, with 
 
 monster handles ; and a seated figure of an ox 
 „ p 79 A pair of bronze vases, and a koro and cover, en suite, with dragon 
 handles engraved in gold, Ho-Ho birds, peonies and other t 
 flowers—18 in. high 
 
 80 A pair of bronze vases, engraved and gilt with birds—12 in. high; 
 a figure of a sage ; a figure of a cock ; a small ewer and cover; 
 a small vase, with elephant handles; a circular jardiniere 
 
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 81 A cinquefoil-shaped box, of russet iron, the top inlaid with a 
 
 landscape of Kinkakuji in gold and silver—Komai; and a 
 circular box, damascened in gold, by the same artist 
 
 82 An oblong russet iron box, shaped panel with landscape, in borders 
 
 
 
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 of silver diapers, by Komai; a fan-shaped box, damascenedM^^>^ 
 with diapers and gold and silver, circular panels by Komai ; /f 
 
 and a knot-shaped box, by the same artist 
 
 83 An oval box, damascened with landscapes in gold ; a shaped box, 
 
 similar, with iris; and a silver incense burner, formed as a 
 seeding chrysanthemum 
 
 84 A silver netsuke, chased with dragons, forming a compass; two 
 
 Tonquin metal-work cups and saucers; a bronze tobacco- 
 pouch, netsuke and ojime ; a small gilt metal kettle, engraved 
 with floral scrolls ; and an old cloisonne enamel vase, with 
 open lip 
 
 85 A small old cloisonne enamel water-bottle; two small pierced 
 
 silver spill-vases, for the “ Incense ” game; twelve silver and 
 wood utensils for the same ; two tobacco-pouch mounts ; and 
 two pieces of metal work 
 
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 A gold lac box, shaped as a stork ; and two gold lac? boxes, with 
 
 fruit and insects in relief t'Ci gA 
 
 An oblong gold lac box, inlaid with a figure of Musume on a 
 bridge ; another, with an oval panel of flowers and birds; and 
 a quatrefoil-shape box, of gold lac, inlaid with storks, peoniei 
 and lotos 
 
 Sixteen gold lacquer combs, variously ornamented . 
 
 Three gold lac combs; two, of natural wood, with designs in gold ; 
 
 three, of tortoiseshell; a hair-pin; and a small quatrefoil- Jy 
 
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 shape tray, of black lacquer, with a cottage in fiat gold 
 
 A red lac sake cup, with a procession crossing a bridge; five other 
 red lac cups; a red lac box, with musical instruments in 
 relief; and a mask of a Musume, red lac <Y 
 
 A gold lac box, shaped as two shells ; and a box and cover, formed 
 as a fan and a No hat, with wisteria and prunus 
 
 An oblong box, of gold lac, with a view of a lake scene ; and^a / / 
 box, with lotos plant, of gold lac 
 
 A small gold nashiji incense-box, in four divisions, with flowers / 
 in a stream; a larger ditto, with peonies and storks; and a ^ 
 
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 94 
 
 small box, shaped as a persimmon fruit, gold lac 
 
 A circular box, black lac, with a moon and grass; a small box 
 and cover, entirely covered with fir ornament; and a gold / 
 nashiji incense-box, with fir, prunus and bamboo 
 
 {/' J, o 95 A despatch box, of black lac, with the Satsuma and other crests 
 
 in mother-o’-pearl; another, similar, with sprays of iris; a 
 fan-shape box, in two divisions, prunus and sparrows; and an 
 oblong box, with figures of Chinese boys 
 
 A box, of red lac, boldly carved with a Shi Shi and peonies; 
 octagonal tray, of red lac, carved with key j)attern ; two square- 
 shape boxes; a small stand; and two tortoiseshell and lac 
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 97 A small circular gold lac stand, with rings of coloured gold; a 
 
 t nashiji perfume-box, with sparrows ; a small circular gold lac 
 
 box: a box, inlaid with a Chinese sage in mother-o’-pearl; 
 an oblong box, of natural wood, lacquered with a mountain 
 stream; three sake cups, inlaid with mother-o’-pearl; a 
 comb, lacquered as natural wood; and two other boxes 
 
 98 A writing-box, of black lac, with a ghirkin, inlaid in the style 
 of Korin; a natural wood tray, similarly inlaid; a shallow 
 
 chi-re, of maple, lacquered with prunus; a pewter box, 
 lacquered with cherries on a canvas grained ground; and 
 two cylindrical boxes 
 
 99 A tray, of gold nashiji, with prunus and fir trees by a stream ; a 
 
 circular tray, with Kiri and prunus-pattern crest on a wave 
 ground; and a square-shaped tray, of clouded nashiji, with 
 lake scene 
 
 100 An oblong box and cover, of gold nashiji, with branch of prunus ; ^ 
 
 and a box, of black lac, the top decorated with a lake scene x 
 
 in raised and flat gold 
 
 101 A writing-box, of black lac, clouded nashiji interior, cherry 
 
 blossom in gold and silver lac; and a writing-box, of black 
 lac, clouded nashiji interior, with basket and cut flowers in 
 flat gold 
 
 102 A shell-shaped tray, natural wood, lacqured with shells; two 
 
 . 0 boxes, similar; a basket-pattern box and cover, with a lotos 
 
 inlaid with mother-o’-pearl and lead ; a red lac tray; a spill- 
 vase, of black and brown lacquer; and three tortoiseshell 
 boxes, lacquered in gold 
 
 103 Four small dark brown lacquer screens, with flowers and land¬ 
 scapes in the interior in flat gold; a box, of natural wood, 
 inlaid with a New Year’s Day ceremony in mother-o’-pearl 
 and stained ivory; and a box, with mother-o’-pearl inlay 
 
 104 Two bowls, of black lac, with pomegranates in gold ; a bowl, 
 of black lac, and court figures ; a bowl, black lac, coarse gold 
 nashiji interior, with figure of Daruma ; and a bowl, of black/? . , / 
 lac, with fir trees and bamboo in gold and nashiji 
 
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 115 
 
 An—ineenso-box, of black 
 and'six other small 
 
 in motker-o’-peari-; 
 
 A pair of screens, of dark wood, inlaid with sages d 
 mother-o’-pearl and gold lac 
 
 A four-leaf screen, embroidered with panels of lilies; 
 
 of yellow silk, embroidered with flowers; and another, 
 painted with fishes, mounted with bamboo 
 
 A writing set, of gold nashiji, with fan and other shaped panels^ 
 of imperial figures ; and a dressing-box, en suite 
 
 A small cabinet, of natural wood, enclosing five drawers, decojaued 
 in relief with a waterfall, fir and maple trees in raised gold; 
 and a smoking-set, natural wood, with grasses and wild boar . 
 in gold, the Habashi formed as a double gourd 
 
 A pair of quatrefoil-shaped trays, of black lacquer, with 
 wisteria, storks and garden carriage in gold lac, and inlaid^ 
 with mother-o’-pearl and stained ivory (// 
 
 A box, of Gouri lac, the top inlaid with mother-o’-pearl; a 
 tortoiseshell despatch-box, with hawk and sparrows in 
 gold ; five small boxes, of black lac; a pair of boxes, in two 
 divisions, in red lac ; a writing-box, nearly similar; and a^set 
 of seven trays, inlaid with porcelain and mother-o’-pearj^^^ 
 
 A cabinet, of red Gouri lacquer, containing panels of blue lacq^w 
 inlaid with the Legend of Susanno in mother-o’-pearl and 
 stained ivory /h* 
 
 A pair of dark red lacquer vases and stands, prunus blossoms and 
 birds—13 in. high ; a pair of slender bottles, of similar manu¬ 
 facture ; a black lac cabinet, opening in three drawers, crest# 
 in gold ; and a tray shaped as a shell, lake scene in gold/*' ^ 
 
 A cabinet, of black lac, with garden trellis and flowers in gold 
 and silver, containing poetical works and thirty other hooks^ 
 
 A black lac stool, inlaid with stork and mother-o’-pearl; and 
 one, of similar form, with branches of prunus in mother^a’- 
 pearl in slight relief OcjZ^i 
 
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 116 A square panel, of dark wood, inlaid with cock, hen and peonies 
 o in stained ivory and motker-o’-pearl; and a panel, of dark 
 wood, inlaid with three sages in mother-o’-pearl, ivory and 
 gold lacquer i 
 
 INLAID WOOD PANELS. 
 
 117 A pair of upright panels, of black lacquer, inlaid with pigeons 
 O in stained ivory and mother-o’-pearl; and a panel, of black 
 
 lac, inlaid with branches of peonies, pigeon and sparrow im - / / ' /* s 
 
 stained ivory and mother-o’-pearl 
 
 118 A pair of upright black lac panels, with branches of prunus and 
 
 
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 birds; and a dark wood panel, lacquered and inlaid with a / 
 figure of a warrior 
 
 119 A pair of oblong panels, of blue lac, inlaid with figures of actors 
 in engraved and stained ivory; and an upright panel, of blue 
 lac, inlaid in ivory and mother-o’-pearl with chrysanthemums 
 and sparrows 
 
 120 A pair of upright panels, in blue lac, inlaid with stained ivory 
 and mother-o’-pearl, with birds and maple branches; and a 
 pair of circular panels, of light wood, inlaid with chrysan¬ 
 themums and bamboo trellis 
 
 121 A pair of upright panels, of black lac, inlaid with rice and 
 sparrows ; and a pair of upright black lac panels, inlaid with / 
 
 crows and maple 
 
 122 A panel, of light wood, inlaid with a hanging vase of lilies in^ ^ 
 
 ivory and mother-o’-pearl and gold lac, dark wood frame; a 
 smaller upright panel, of black lac, inlaid with oakapples ; 
 and a small panel, of light wood, inlaid with frogs in mother- 
 o’-pearl 
 
 # 123 A pair of upright panels, of blue lac, inlaid with Diakoku; and 
 
 one, in mother-o’-pearl, wood and stained ivory 
 124 A pair of upright panels, in black lac, with branches of prun 
 
 • 0 chrysanthemums and grass in stained ivory; and a pan 
 
 inlaid with cherry blossom and small birds 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 125 A pair of narrow upright panels, of red lac, inlaid with wisteria 
 
 126 
 
 gold lac containing plum blossom and crows, inlaid in 
 stained ivory and mother-o’-pearl; a pair of circular panels, 
 of gold nashiji, inlaid with prunus and sparrows; and an^> 
 upright panel, of blue lac, inlaid with rice and sparrows 
 127 A pair of upright blue lac panels, inlaid in stained ivory and 
 
 mother-o’-pearl with warriors and storks; and an upright ^ 
 panel, of black lac, inlaid with lilies, grass and sparrows 
 
 and lilies; and a pair of upright panels, of black lac, ipkiid . 
 
 . with convolvulus, prunus and birds SsIsZS > & v t' 
 A pair of upright panels, of black lac, with 
 
 CARVINGS IN JADE, Etc. 
 
 128 A pair of circular plaques, pale green jade, carved with figures 
 
 of magicians— carved wood stands 
 
 129 A clasp, of jade, carved with a deer; a smaller ditto, with a 
 lily; a soapstone cup; and seven smaller soapstone cups 
 
 130 A rock-crystal figure of a eat, on stand ; and three rock-crystal X. & 
 balls 
 
 131 A pair of bangles, of pale green jade ; and a pommel of a dagger, 
 
 of dark green jade inlaid with silver 
 
 132 
 
 133 
 
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 134 
 
 A pale blue and white campana-shape Wedgwood vase and cover, 
 with band of nymphs dancing and sacrificing—10^ in. high ; // 
 and a pair of pedestals, white marble ground—5^ in. high 
 A black basalt tea-pot and cover, the spout formed as an eagle’s / 
 head ; a similar ink-stand ; a bowl, with band of amorini; a 
 saucer; and a portion of a black and white basalt jar 
 A set ot three Davenport jardinieres, painted with roses and 
 other flowers; a pair of Wedgwood granite vases; a Lowes¬ 
 toft mug; a blue and w r hite inug, with view of a castle; a 
 
 and two leaf-shaped trays 
 
 fluted sucrier and stand 
 
 
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 135 
 
 A set of three Gien vases, printed with flowers; a pair of Portu¬ 
 guese faience plates ; a part of a Derby tea service, consisting 
 of two plates, six tea-cups, two coffee-cups, six saucers, and 
 tea-pot, cover and stand; and portion of an English willow- 
 pattern service, consisting of tea-pot and cover and ten 
 
 saucers 
 
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 Twenty-three oval and circular Wedgwood plaques, framed and t/ 
 
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 A pair of upright ivory panels, carved with Scriptural subjects 
 in relief, in ebonised and gilt frames ; a panel, carved and 
 painted with The Crucifixion; and a small steel casket, 
 engraved with scrolls, &c. 
 
 A gilt-bronze figure of Fame ; a small silver-gilt figure of an 
 infant sculptor; an Egyptian bronze figure; and a smajl 
 antique figure 
 
 Five pairs of dark wood carved and lacquered stands; and thirty 
 odd stands a 
 
 A pair of double-handed serpentine marble vases—12 in. high ^ 
 
 144 
 
 five marble balls ; and a ball of crystal—6 in. diam. 
 
 A tazza, of Derbyshire spar—12 in. diam .—on square-shape black 
 marble base 
 
 A pair of faceted candlesticks, of Dei*byshire spar—9^ in. high ’> 
 and a tazza and cover, of Algerian onyx 
 A pair of goblets, of jasper, on fluted vase-shape stands—6^ in. 
 high; an agate bowl and stand; an oval tray, of matrix of 
 amethyst; and two small agate trays 
 A chess board, composed of various specimens of coloured stone 
 17 in. square 
 
 
 
 End of First Bays Sale. 
 
Second Day’s Sale. 
 
 j. £. 
 
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 — 90+ - 
 
 On THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1897, 
 
 AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
 CLOISONNE ENAMEL. 
 
 0 145 A pair of vases, with oval panels of birds and flowers on a 
 brown ammonite scroll ground—11 in. high ; a pair of 
 vases, with sprays of prunus on pale mauve ground, black 
 necks—12 in. high ; and a pair of square-shape vases, with 
 sprays of chrysanthemums on a dark blue avanturine ground 
 —8-j in. high 
 
 0 146 A pair of quatrefoil-shape vases and a koro, en suite, with 
 panels of birds in colours, flowered red border, yellow neck 
 and foot—12 in. high 
 
 147 A globular vase, with cocks and hens on a translucent ground 
 
 a —3^ in. high; a globular koro and cover, with bands and 
 
 petal-shape panels of emblematical ornaments—5 in. high; 
 a pair of vases, circular floral crests on a dark red ammonite 
 ground—5 in. high ; and a jar and cover, with flowers on 
 a red key-pattern ground—5 in. high 
 
 148 A pair of vases, with iris in colours on a translucent red 
 
 7 ground— in. high; pair of small pear-shaped bottles, 
 
 flowers on black ground—6 in. high ; pair of globular vases, 
 with Ho-Ho birds and crest on buff and translucent red 
 ground—5f in. high; and a pair of bluo bottles—7 in. high ; 
 
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 149 A pair of flat-shape circular bottles, with panels of dragons and 
 
 j flowers in brilliant colours—7f in. high; a pair of double 
 
 gourd-shaped bottles, with butterflies on a marbled brown 
 ground—7 in. high: a pair of barrel-shape vases, of conven¬ 
 tional bulrushes, grey ground—7 in. high; and a pair of ^ 
 bottles, with cocks and hens in subdued colours—7 in. high OXT 
 
 150 A pair of slender vases, with dragons in colours on black 
 ground—12 in. high ; a pair of vases, with plum blossom, 
 water design on a buff ground—7 in. high ; a pair of barrel- 
 shape vases, with peonies on a brown ground—7 in. high 
 and a pair of vases, with hydrangea and flowers in coloi 
 on a red ground—4^ in. high 
 
 A pair of cloisonne beakers, with weeping willows and birds 
 
 on a pink ground; and a pair of bottles, with circular crest X 
 
 in brilliant colours on a yellow ground * ' jy' ' “Zr 
 
 A bowl, centre enamelled with a bunch of fruit; and an oblong /] 
 
 tray, with stag and maple leaves on an avanturine ground _ //.. <■ 
 
 A pair of cloisonne enamel dishes, the centres ornamented with 
 
 chrysanthemums on a blue ground ; a pair, similar, with / 
 
 storks on a pink ground; and a cloisonne enamel dish XffXX 
 with a sea gull on blue ground 
 
 A set of four pear-shaped enamel vases, painted with flowers on 
 a scroll ground; and a pair of quails, of Chinese cloisonne JL 
 enamel 
 
 A Pair of Large Cloisonne Enamel Vases, with chrysanthe¬ 
 mums, peonies and wisteria on a pale blue iground, buff neck g // 
 and foot—43 in. high : ' 
 
 A Pair of Large Cloisonnes Enamel Vases, with plum 
 
 43 in. high—on pierced open wood stands 
 Three handles, of cloisonne enamel; a bronze basket, with similar 
 centre; a small koro and cover, with panels of dragons on a 
 crimson ground; and a koro, with flowers on a red key- 
 pattern ground 
 
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 158 A picnic-box, black lacquer, shaped as a cottage, inlaid with storks ^ 
 
 in mother-o’-pearl, and a wood carving of three deities i 
 
 159 A small cabinet, of black lac and ivory, with folding doors and ^ 
 
 four drawers, inlaid with storks and flowers in mother-o’-pearl 
 ^ f and stained ivory and gold lac; and a panel, of black lac, 
 
 inlaid with two square-shape panels of court personages in / 
 gold lac 
 
 NETSUKES. 
 
 / 0 / 160 A wood netsuke, carved as Daruma; eight others; two ivory , 
 
 ditto; and one of Hirado porcelain 12 
 
 161 A wood netsuke of a Dutchman; five wood netsukes; and six 
 
 ivory ditto Ylc'Ctj 
 
 7 ' < ' ^ 162 A wood netsuke of a pilgrim ; eight others ; and three ivory ditto^ 
 
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 & 163 A wood netsuke of a cooper; five others; and four ivory 
 
 netsukes 10 
 
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 164 A wood netsuke of Jurojin; seven wood and three ivory 
 
 netsukes 11 * 
 
 165 A wood netsuke of a Shi-Shi; six others; two, of ivory; and /') 
 one, of porcelain 10 ^ C 
 
 / r ^ 166 A wood netsuke, of a man and woman; eight others; and two, of 
 
 ivory 
 
 • / r & 167 A wood netsuke, shaped as a helmet; five others; and six, of 
 
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 ivory 
 
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 168 A wood netsuke, figure of a sleeping Musume; four others; and 
 
 10 
 
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 five, of ivory 
 
 169 A wood netsuke; a tengu hatching; five others; and four ivory -ft 
 ditto -« 
 

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 CARVINGS IN WOOD AND IVORY. 
 
 
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 , 0 170 A figure of a cock, witli applique ivory feathers— glazed case 
 
 sy 171 A bamboo spill vase, carved with a rocky landscape; another, (/ 
 
 similar, carved with a verse of poetry; an ivory ball; seven ^ 
 
 small pieces of carving ; and three ivory and ebony figures of 
 insects 13 / 
 
 0 172 A carved wood figure of Daruma, yawning; and a wood group 
 
 of two monkeys— signed 2 
 
 z 0 173 Five seated figures in carved woods, slightly inlaid with ivory— 
 
 signed f 
 
 Eight carved ivory masks 
 Two small ivory masks ; and five wood ditto 
 Nineteen carved wood painted and inlaid ivory masks ( 
 
 Eight carved and painted wood masks ; an orange-wood group of 0 
 three masks ; and a small box and cover, formed as a mask 
 
 10 
 
 Eleven carved wood grotesque masks, slightly inlaid with 
 mother-o’-pearl; and six, larger 17 " 
 
 A carved and gilt figure of Buddha seated on a lotos leaf—30 in$s 
 high 
 
 A carved and partly gilt wood figure of a deity standing on a V 
 monster—24 in. high 
 
 Another figure, similar, holding an incense burner and a spear 
 25 in. high 
 
 A carving, in bamboo, representing an ox with boys and peonies; 
 a bamboo spill-vase, carved with palms and birds; a jardiniere, 
 carved in high relief with prunus blossom and pheasants; a 
 carved wood grotesque mask; and two other pieces 
 ' c 183 A box, shaped as a tortoise ; another, carved as a bamboo ; an 
 ivory box, carved in relief with a lotos; a small box and 
 cover, formed as a temple drum; a water-bottle, carved with 
 annular ornaments ; two daggers ; and a small ink-vase 
 
 
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 SWORDS AND SWORD FURNITURE. 
 
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 ^185 
 
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 187 
 
 188 
 
 Fifteen Tsuba, of shakudo, sbibuicbi and bronze 
 Fourteen, similar, of pierced iron and shakudo 
 
 Eight Tsuba, of shakudo, shibuichi and red bronze, inlaid with 
 figures, &c. in gold and silver 
 
 Seven, similar C/CAl /At* 
 
 Three Tsuba, of shakudo, inlaid with gold and silver ; and two, ^\^ 
 
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 189 
 
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 197 
 
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 of russet iron 
 
 Five large tsuba, of bronze, decorated with figures of Daruma, 
 
 &c., inlaid with gold 
 
 A Tsuba, enamelled in the style of Hirata Donin; two pairs of 
 Menuki, gilt copper; and three odd pieces 
 A pair of swords, the scabbards of black lac; and a pair, the 
 scabbards of avanturine lac 4 
 
 A sword, the scabbard covered with a brocade; and a pair of 
 blades— signed —in black lacquer scabbards 3 
 
 A sword, red lac scabbard, the mounts damascened in gold; and 
 a short sword, mounted in yellow bronze 2 
 
 Four swords 4 
 
 A helmet-breaker, in scabbard shaped as a fish; two, similar, in 
 carved red lac sheaths ; and a dagger, shaped as a fish 4 
 A sword, of ivory, carved in relief with figure subjects C^Z A 
 
 A dagger, shaped as a sacred sword, with engraved blade; 
 another, the hilt and scabbard of wood shaped as a Shi Shi; 
 another, the scabbard carved as a figure of a Chinese sage; ; , ^ 
 
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 198 
 
 and one, inlaid with a figure of Shoki 4 
 
 A dagger, the scabbard inlaid with the sacred fungus, mounted in 
 red copper chased with figure of Dolruma; another, the 
 scabbard lacquered with maple leaves, &c., mounted with 
 red copper; and one, with coarse nashiji scabbard with fish 
 in gold, mounted with shibuichi 3 
 
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 A dagger, black lacquer scabbard, with emblems of Kiches, tbe 
 mounts decorated with tbe seven Gods of Good Fortune; a 
 dagger, mounted with black lac, with a Kiri flower in gold; 
 another, with seaweed in gold on the scabbard, mounted in 
 copper with chased design; and a dagger, mounted in polished /J'--^6'6^*/ 
 
 bone 4 
 
 A dagger, black and red lacquer scabbard mounted with shibuichi; 
 a short sword, inlaid with the four-claw dragon in mother-o’- 
 pearl and ivory; and a dagger, carved with peonies and 
 radishes 3 
 
 A dagger, the scabbard of gold lac, inlaid with battle of oni and 
 
 insects in mother-o’-pearl and stained ivory, mounted with^p^^* 
 silver 
 
 A dagger, with coarse nashiji scabbard mounted with silver 
 chased with branches of prunus blossom 
 A model of a sword stand and a pair of swords, with Tokugawa/A 0. 
 
 crest , . c/ 
 
 Fifteen Japanese spears, of various forms /? 
 
 Fifteen, similar ^ 
 
 Fifteen, similar , 
 
 Eight, similar 
 
 CHINA AND FAIENCE. 
 
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 208 A Byzan figure of a cow ; five snuff-bottles; two china hairpins 
 and five other pieces 
 ( 209 Fifteen Hirado plates, with diaper-pattern border; three Kaga 
 ware plates, painted with figures in the centres; a cup and 
 saucer, painted with Chinese warriors in a snow scene; a 
 tea-pot, enamelled with fruit and flowers; a pair of stands, 
 supported by figures of oni; and three other pieces 
 
 210 A splashed purple and buff vase— 9 in. high —carved wood stand; 
 
 and two bottles, of similar splash 
 
 211 A pair of square-shape Satsuma bottles—12 in. high; a pair, 
 
 smaller; a bottle, with branches of wisteria; a koro, pierced j 
 
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 cover; another, with jewel ornaments; and a pair of small 
 vases, open lips 
 
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 & 212 A pair of vases, with maple leaves, pale green ground—11 in. 
 0 213 
 
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 high ; three pairs of vases ; and three koro 4 'Jr 1 
 
 A square jardiniere; an incense-box, formed as a pigeon ; a 
 tea-pot, shaped as a cock j three small pieces of blue and 
 
 white turquoise crackle; spill-jar ; and a small tea-pot, ivory 
 
 cover 
 
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 A large Satsuma vase, green handles, golden peeasants and 
 
 chrysanthemums in brilliant colours and gold; and a pair „ / 
 of Satsuma vases, with Chinese sages, rocks and palm trees '/fet 
 —18 in. high 
 
 A pair of Kaga ware vases, with ring handles, and magicians in ^ / 
 blue on a coral-coloured ground 
 
 A splashed blue, purple and brown bottle—carved wood stand—^ 
 
 
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 18 in. high 
 
 A pair of pierced Imari incense burners ; a pair of Kutani vases, 
 figures in colours on a coral-coloured ground ; and a Satsuma 
 vase, formed as a bag, painted with the goddess Benton 
 C2 218 Ajar, with carp and waves in celadon and blue; and a deep — 
 Imari bowl, with emblems; a gourd-shape bottle; and a c r ? 
 small pear-shape crackle bottle 
 
 A pair of bottles, painted with cherry blossom; a larger vase, 
 painted with maple ; a pair of slender bottles, painted with 
 ladies and children ; a pair of Satsuma bottles, with dragons^ 
 a vase, painted with maple foliage; a vase, with a lake 
 scene; and four small vases, with flowers on a blue ground 
 A pair of pale green vases, with maple leaves in colours ; a pair 
 of models of persimmon fruit; a pear; a pair of Satsuma 
 vases, painted in colours and gold with ladies and children ; 
 a jar and cover, with flowers and crests; two bowls; and a 
 bottle, with blossom ornaments 
 
 A bottle, enamelled with kylins and poppy seeds ; a tea-pot, 
 with shaped panels of sages in relief; a famille verte bowl, 
 storks and waves; a bowl, supported by three figures of 
 boys ; and a powder-blue plate, with utensils in gold 
 
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 METAL WORK, Etc. 
 
 Two inlaid Indian sword-hilts; a Spanish knife ; a carved ivory 
 scabbard; an Afghan knife ; a blunderbuss ; and four other 
 
 pieces 
 
 
 Four scimitars; and a dagger, with the blade damascened with 
 
 gold .... . n /.y 
 
 A bronze dish, inlaid with a sage and oni in gold and silver //(y? 
 
 An iron dish, inlaid with lotos and crane ; two, similar ; a small ^ y . 
 dish, with branches of flowers and birds; and two cloisonne C ^ 
 square-shaped enamel dishes 
 
 A metal box, containing forty-five counters; twenty-three small 
 boxes, variously ornamented; a small tray ; three matchr 
 
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 boxes; two paper-knives ; and twenty-four screen mountf^/l^V ^ ^. 
 
 A bronze group of a heron and a raven, seated on water piles ; a J 7 ..■£/ 
 
 bronze stand, chased with a tortoise; and two bronze bowls, A/ : 
 shaped as lotos leaves . 
 
 A Chinese dark wood stool, with claw feet, tops inlaid with '~J ^ 
 
 veined marble ; and a pair of barrel-shape stools 
 A pair of figures of Daruma, yawning; an oblong koro, sur- ^ 
 
 mounted by the figure of a monster ; a cock and hen; and an /X f yvU 
 oviform jar and cover, of green bronze—carved wood stand / 
 
 A laminated figure of a lobster, in red bronze ; a ditto of a crab; ^ 
 
 an insect; and a small okimono, formed as an octopus with a y 
 
 basket 
 
 LACQUER WORK. 
 
 Inro, gold lac, inlaid with cocks; Inro, black lac, Shoki 
 in gold, ojime and netsuke; Inro, dull gold, with Samouri, 
 ojime and netsuke; Inro, gold lac and landscape, ojime and 
 netsuke 
 
 Inro, black lac, fir trees in gold ; Inro, ditto, flight of sparrows; 
 Inro, ditto, court personages ; Inro, ditto, Shoki; Inro, ditto, 
 flowers; Inro, ditto, pheasants in gold ® 
 
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 233 
 
 Inro, red lac, waves in gold, netsuke and ojime ; Inro, red lac, 
 Shoki in gold ; Inro, Gouri lac, Chinese landscape; Inro, 
 red lac, Shi Shi and peonies ; Inro, Souchow lacquer, ojime 
 and netsuke 5 
 
 234 
 
 Inro, gold lac, lake scene; Inro, gold lac, aquatic plants; Inro, 
 gold lac, eagle and fir tree; Inro, gold lac, Sko-Jo, ojime; 
 Inro, gold lac, chrysanthemums; Inro, gold lac, landscape 6 
 
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 235 
 
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 Inro, gold lac, lake scene ; Inro, gold lac, ditto; Inro, gold lac, 
 waterfall; Inro, gold lac, view of Fuijiama, netsuke and 
 ojime; Inro, nashiji lac, hoch and bamboo ; Inro, gold lac, 
 vase of flowers 6 
 
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 236 
 
 Inro, black lac, landscape, flat gold ojime and netsuke; Inro, 
 gold lac, characters ; Inro, gold lac, lake scene, netsuke and 
 ojime; Inro, gold lac, conventional asters; Inro, black lac, 
 utensils; Inro, black lac, grasses 6 
 
 Inro, gold lac, view of castle ; Inro, black lac, mother-o’-pearl 
 dragons; Inro, gold lac, rocky landscape, ojime; Inro, gold 
 lac, flight of storks; Inro, black lac, maple trees; Inro, 
 nashiji, Hotei and bag, ojime and netsuke 6 
 
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 Inro, black lac, waves and tortoise; Inro, black lac, dragons and 
 clouds ; Inro, natural wood, School of Korin; Inro, nashiji, 
 tiger lilies; Inro, black lac, chrysanthemums and bamboo; 
 Inro, Souchow lac, carved with sages, netsuke and ojime 6 
 
 A 0 , # 
 
 239 
 
 Inro, bamboo, containing small drawers, netsuke and ojime ; 
 Inro, black lac, cocks and chrysanthemums, netsuke and * 
 ojime ; Inro, natural wood, crests in gold, netsuke and ojime ; 
 Inro, gold lac, mountainous landscape ; Inro, gold lac, insects; 
 Inro, gold lac, view of a lake, netsuke 6 
 
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 240 
 
 Inro, bamboo, containing small drawers; Inro, bamboo, circular, 
 cock and drum netsuke and ojime; Inro, natural wood, crow 
 and moon; Inro, black lac, flight of wild geese, netsuke and 
 ojime; Inro, natural wood, tiger lily, netsuke and ojime 5 
 
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 241 Inro, natural wood, boy and Shi Shi; Inro, tortoiseshell lac, 
 
 rudder and anchor; Inro, black lac, ox and waterfall; Inro, 
 nashiji, horses ; Inro, clouded nashiji, sparrows ; Inro, 
 nashiji, fir branches 6 tC*/ 
 
 242 Inro, gold lac, lake scene ; Inro, black lac, basket of fir logs in 
 
 relief; Inro, black lac, tiger and bamboo; Inro, black lac, 
 storks in gold and mother-o’-pearl; Inro, black lac, prunus 
 blossom; Inro, clouded nashiji, rabbit and moon 6 
 
 I 243 Inro, black lac, carved with Chinese sages ; Inro, black lac, falcon 
 on perch; Inro, black lac, prunus blossom in gold; Inro, 
 black lac, peonies ; Inro, block lac, fir branch in gold ; Inro, * ^ 
 
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 black lac, grasshopper and grass 6 
 
 244 Inro, black lac, fir plantation ; Inro, brown lac, weeping willow; 
 
 Inro, black lac, waterfall and fir trees; Inro, black lac, 
 
 Fujiama; Inro, black lac, pheasants; Inro, black lac, per¬ 
 simmon fruit and snails 6 
 
 145 Inro, black lac, prunus blossom ; Inro, coarse nashiji, raincoats 
 and sparrows ; Inro, black lac, fir trees and waterfall; Inro, 
 black lac, temple lamp ; Inro, gold lac, sparrows and stream ; 
 
 Inro, gold lac, plumage 6 
 
 246 Inro, nashiji, rats and bag; Inro nashiji, fir plantation; Inro, 
 
 black lac, clouds and moon; Inro, black lac, waves and birds ; 
 Inro, black lac, Shi Shi, slight relief; Inro, black lac, Kiri 
 crest 6 
 
 247 Inro, gold lac, plumage; Inro, nashiji, crests; Inro, black lac, 
 birds and waves ; Inro, black lac, fishing; Inro, black lac, 
 
 ( ’ quails and grass 5 
 
 248 Inro, metal, tea utensils ; Inro, circular, black lac, owls; Inro, 
 ^ bone, Chinese sage; Inro, wood, carved as mask; Inro, 
 
 natural wood, carved as Musume, netsuke and ojime 5 
 
 
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 '249 Inro, natural wood, netsuke and ojime; Inro, natural wood 
 n, carved with bats and netsuke; Inro, natural wood, Chinese 
 sages and netsuke 3 
 
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 Tobacco-pouch, buff leather, wood and shibuichi, and netsuke; 
 another, of brocade, ivory netsuke ; another, red leather, ivory 
 button, netsuke and ojime 3 
 
 Black leather tobacco-pouch and pipe-case, mounted with 
 shibuichi in silver, ivory button netsuke; another set, 
 similar, ivory button netsuke, carved with peonies; and 
 another set, similar, square ivory button netsuke, slightl/ 
 enamelled 3 
 
 A tobacco-case, natural wood, with goose and moon; another, of 
 red lac, carved leaves; another, natural wood, metal button, 
 Daruma, netsuke and ojime ; another, natural wood, carved 
 rocky river scene, netsuke and ojime ; and a pipe case, natural 
 wood, shaped as temple bell 5 
 
 A tobacco and pipe case, inlaid insects in metal; another, double 
 case of bone and stamped leather, ojime and netsuke; another, 
 of bamboo, carved fish and lotos; another, of horn and bone, 
 carved monster and character; another, natural wood, inlaid 
 with Fujiama and hawk 5 
 
 A tobacco and pipe case, bamboo, carved with lake scene ; 
 another, of ivory and bamboo, flowers in low relief; another, 
 natural wood, cocks in gold lac— signed ; another, of plaited 
 bamboo; another, of ivory, carved beans 5 
 
 Six pipes-cases, of bamboo and lacquer, variously ornamented 
 A pipe-case, of wood, inlaid with coral divers ; another, carved 
 
 with sages playing backgammon ; and two others, of bamboo 
 
 A russet iron pipe, inlaid with dragon and clouds in gold and 
 silver ; four metal brush and ink holders, of yellow bronze ; 
 and one, of wood, inlaid with insects 6 
 
 A letter-case, of brocade and needlework, mounted with 
 shibuichi and silver ; two, nearly similar ; another, of white 
 and coloured brocade, mounted with shibuichi, red lac, 
 netsuke ; and a small toilet-case, fitted with implements and 
 mirror 5 
 
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 259 A small gold lac cabinet, enclosing three drawers, maple leaves 
 
 and stream; a small black lac incense-box, with mountajj® y y r 
 in gold y&~ ^- dC 
 
 260 A gold lac box and cover, formed as a seated figure of a courier ; 7>f ' v 
 
 and one, shaped as a stork t// 
 
 261 A black lac tray, with cormorants in coloured gold; an oblong 
 
 gold lac tray, inlaid with storks in mother-o’-pearl; and two 
 
 gold lac panels, inlaid with hydrangea and sparrows \vCkj2 t^CC */„ 
 
 stained ivory and mother-o’-pearl 
 
 262 A set of three red lac sake cups, with gold interiors, wave and 
 
 tortoise; another set, with sprays of flowers; another set, 
 storks and clouds; another set, with waterfall; and one, with 
 a figure and carp 13 
 
 INLAID WOOD PANELS. 
 
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 An upright panel, of blue lacquer, inlaid with cherry blossom 
 and sparrows ; a pair of small upright panels, with bamboo 
 and sparrows; and an upright panel, of dark wood, inlaid £) / * y 
 
 with pigeons in stained ivory and mother-o’-pearl / /< & 1 / % 
 
 An upright panel, of blue lacquer, inlaid with cranes and 
 
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 weeping willow ; and a pair of upright panels, of black lac, 
 inlaid with plum blossom, marguerites and birds 
 A panel, of dark wood, lacquered and inlaid with figures playing 
 
 a sen-sen and flute ; and a panel, of dark wood, inlaid with a y r 
 vase, peonies and grapes 
 
 A pair of upright panels, of light wood, inlaid with convolvulus 
 and prunus in stained ivory and mother-o’-pearl; an oblong 
 panel, of rough wood, inlaid with a badger and priest; 
 and an oval panel, carved and painted with a boy riding a 
 pack ox 
 
 A pair of upright panels, of blue lac, inlaid with peonies and 
 pigeons in stained ivory and mother-o’-pearl; and a pair ol 
 
 
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 268 A pair of panels, inlaid with warriors ; a panel, of dark wood, 
 
 inlaid with a cock and fox in stained ivory and mothcr-o’- 
 pearl; and a panel, of blue lac, inlaid with prunus am 
 waterfall in ivory and gold lac 
 
 269 A large upright panel, of light wood, inlaid with maple, chrysan¬ 
 
 themums, hawk and sparrows in mother-o’-pearl and stained 
 ivory; and a pair of upright panels, of dark wood, inlaid, 
 with chrysanthemums and bamboo trellis 
 
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 270 A pair of circular plaques, of blue lacquer, inlaid in stained 
 ivory with a crane, thrush and wisteria ; a pair of upright 
 blue lacquer panels, inlaid with lotos and kingfisher ; and a 
 pair of small upright panels, of black lacquer, inlaid with 
 iris and carnation in mother-o’-pearl 
 O 271 A pair of upright plaques, of black lacquer, inlaid wi 
 
 apples and branch of prunus in stained ivory; an upright 
 plaque, of natural wood, inlaid with a lantern and pigeon in 
 wood and ivory ; and an upright blue lacquer plaque, inlai 
 with chrysanthemums and bamboo trellis in ivory 
 
 272 A pair of upright plaques, of brown lacquer, with prunus 
 blossom, oval black lac panels in the centre, inlaid with 
 cranes in ivory; an upright panel, of dark wood, inlaid 
 with fans in ivory and mother-o’-pearl; and a panel, inlaid 
 with a juggler 
 
 273 A pair of upright panels, inlaid with birds in stained ivory and 
 mother-o’-pearl; and a pair of panels, inlaid with figures 
 hawking 
 
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 KAKEMONO, EMBROIDERIES, Etc. 
 
 /lT. & 274 A pair of circular paintings, landscapes, in red lac frames; and 
 
 a pair of oval ditto, in similar frames 
 
 275 Five panels of embroidery of flowers, &c., on satin ground; a 
 panel of painted velvet, of fox and geese; and a paj^bl of 
 brocade, with peonies on a satin ground 
 
 
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 276 A panel of brocade, with Ho-Ho birds in buff on a blue wave 
 
 pattern ground, three yards long ; and two kimonos, of figured 
 brocade 
 
 277 A panel of brocade, with peacocks in blue and brown on a buff 
 
 ground ; and a kimono, of blue and brown brocade 
 
 278 Fifteen kakemonos - 
 
 279 Fifteen, similar 
 
 P 280 Twenty small books of Japanese photographs 
 
 DECORATIVE FURNITURE. 
 
 ? 281 Three brass-bound show tables 
 
 £ 282 An upright brass-bound show case 
 
 283 A circular table, on carved tripod foot, top formed as a plaque, /) 
 inlaid with a chess-board in malachite, jasper, cornelian, &c ./U & 
 g 284 A dark wood cabinet, containing drawers and folding doors, r yy , 
 inlaid with the goddess Benton, mythical of floral subjects/ 
 stained ivory and mother-o 5 -pearl 
 
 0 285 A cabinet, composed entirely of dark wood, with carved and 
 pierced borders, containing shelves 
 
 0 286 A pair of cabinets, of light wood, inlaid with geometrical designs, > 
 containing sliding doors, drawers and shelves 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 Loudon: Printed by William Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street 
 
 and Charing Cross.