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The Estate of the Late William Bowmore OBE; Estate of the Late Dr. B. B. Carrodus; Fine Asian Art — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:565
Sale Title:The Estate of the Late William Bowmore OBE; Estate of the Late Dr. B. B. Carrodus; Fine Asian ArtLots with images:549
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:403
Date:24-Nov-2008
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A pair of Japanese decorative heavy wood panels, Meiji period, lacquer and gilt, carved with two large shi-shi lions, metal mounted. 185 x 72 cm
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A Japanese hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 19th century, depicting a sage, inscription and five seals. 104.5 x 56 cm
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A Japanese black lacquer scroll box, 19th century. 87 cm length, 20 cm wide, 15.5 cm high
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Hiroshige, a wood block print, oban size of figures crossing a bridge in winter signed and sealed, framed and glazed; together with an oban sized wood block print of a hen and chicks under leaves
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A Japanese painting of a Daruma, early 20th century, ink on paper, signed and sealed, giltwood frame, 132 x 46.5 cm
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A Japanese painting of Daruma, Meiji period, 1868/1912, ink and colour on paper, signed and sealed, framed and glazed 95 x 62 cm
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A Japanese scroll painting of Daruma, 20th century, ink and colour on paper, silk mount. Signed Shosai, possibly Miyato Shosai, framed 115 x 51 cm
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A Japanese scroll painting of Daruma, 20th century. Ink and colour on paper. Signed and sealed, framed 185 x 47.7 cm
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A Japanese Zen style painting, 19th century. Ink on paper, two seals, framed. 138 x 58.5 cm
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A Japanese scroll painting of Daruma, early 20th century, ink on paper, inscription and three seals, old silk mount, framed 198 x 68.5 cm
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A Japanese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, of a cockerel, hen and a chick, signed, sealed and framed 55 x 141 cm
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A white cylindrical jar with iron-brown decoration, signed; together with a small sake bottle, both Contemporary
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A tiny Oribe chrysanthemum dish, 19th century or ealier; together with a small compressed circular bowl, Contemporary 12.2 cm and 11 cm diameter
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An iron-glazed stoneware octagonal covered jar, Contemporary, with a very good abstract prunus design in iron-oxide. Supported on four shaped feet, two impressed seals 10.5 cm high
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A lobed shallow tray, 19th/20th century, with pinched rim and a thick green glaze over a buff slip, three pierced holes 19.4 cm diameter (approximately)
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A brown and cream glazed small vase, Contemporary, impressed seal 9 cm high
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A russet-glazed teapot and sugar bowl, Contemporary
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A set of Five Oribe Mukozuke (food dishes for the tea ceremony), Contemporary, with textile design 10.8 x 10.8 cm. See Takesha Murayama, Oribe, p 30, cat no 59 for similar examples
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A compressed ovoid jar, Meiji period, 1868/1912, finely painted with flower-heads in cobalt blue under a translucent crackled glaze 7 cm high
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A Seto ware bowl and cover, 19th century, decorated in alternate black and red stripes 8 cm high 10.7 cm diameter
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A Japanese pottery model of a seated cat, Meiji period, signed underneath 22 cm high
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An early Japanese four panel folding screen, Edo period, 17th/18th century, ink and slight colour on silk, decorated with a landscape 248 x 91.5 cm
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A Japanese four panel folding screen, Meiji period, 1868/1912. Ink and colour on paper with a pair of pheasants on rockwork beside breaking waves. 98 x 24 cm
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A Japanese four panel folding screen, Meiji period, 1868/1912, ink and colour on paper, with chrysanthemums and a dragonfly on a trellis. 209.5 x 100 cm
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A Japanese two panel screen, 20th century, colour on paper. Depicting a bird amongst water plants, framed 173 x 57.5 cm
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Kamakawa Meigitsu,a Japanese faceted octagonal stoneware bottle with a black and mustard coloured glaze, impressed seal, inscribed wooden box 23.8 cm high. Kamakawa Meigitsu was a contemporary of Shoji Hamada
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Kamakawa Meigetsu, a stoneware wide necked vase, with iron brown glaze, impressed seal 20.5 cm high
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A large yellowish-brown glazed ovoid bottle vase, with lipped rim 28 cm high
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A Japanese two panel folding screen, second half 20th century. ink and colour on paper, depicting a huge red sun setting behind breaking waves. 136 x 152 cm
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A pair of Japanese two panel folding screens, Meiji period. Horses at Play. ink and colour on silk, signed Hgen Saku-Un hitsu. 190 x 148 cm
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A Japanese six panel screen, modern, painted with water birds above breaking waves. Ink and colour on flecked paper. 474 x 100 cm
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A globular buff stoneware jar, Contemporary, painted in calligraphic style on an iron red ground within four shaped panels, seal mark and signature to base 21 cm high
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A Japanese bronze and Champleve enamel tripod censer and cover, Meiji period, circa 1890, with dragon handles 24 cm high
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A massive, Japanese charger, Meiji period, circa 1900, decorated in gilt, enamels and underglazed blue, with seven warriors, the reverse with a large floral scroll, four character mark 66.4 cm diameter
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A Japanese black lacquer small table, Edo period, 17th/18th century, decorated with flower heads and leafy scrolls in gold, black and red lacquer, supported on four bracket feet 50 cm long, 35 cm wide, 17.5 cm high
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A pair of Chinese brass vases, early 20th century 20 cm high
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A rectangular Seto ware pottery dish, Edo period, 19th century, decorated with leaves in iron-brown
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A Seto pottery dish, 19th/20th century, with a basket weave design 28 cm Diameter
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A small circular bowl, Contemporary, decorated with a black and a lavender-blue glaze 16 cm Diameter
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A set of five hexagonal food bowls, each one with a good olive-green glaze, small impressed seal 11 cm x 16 cm
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A Seto ware Aburazara, (oil dish), Edo period, 19th century, decorated with a butterfly above flowers in iron brown 22.4 cm Diameter
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A Japanese folding six panel screen, early 20th century, undecorated. 27 x 69.5 cm
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Artist unknown. Contemporary Japanese lithograph Signed in pencil to margin and numbered in roman numerals XIV-XLV1 41 x 32 cm
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A Vietnamese blue and white large dish, 14th/15th century, well decorated with a central flower-head within a floral scroll, the outside cavetto with twelve petal shaped segments, iron brown wash on the base 40 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 4th October 1995
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A Vietnamese dog Son axe head and mould circa 1000 BC 9 cm long, mould 11 cm long
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A rare early bronze figure of a lowing calf, south or Southeast Asia, 14th century or earlier, old patination from burial, wooden stand. Height 14 cm
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A fine Northern Thai bronze Buddha, La Na school, 15th/16th century, seated in dyanasana mudra, on a tiered lotus throne, very good jade-like patina, traces of gilt, fitted wood base. Height 25.5 cm See: Woodward, the Sacred sculpture of Thailand, p. 208, fig.203; Also, Jean Boisselier, the Heritage of Thai sculpture, 1975, cat No. 154, pp 149-150
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A Bronze weight in the form of an Indian Jain recumbent Buffalo 7 cm length
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A Thai celadon jar, Sawankalok period, circa 14th century, with a good bluish-green glaze and lug handles, Sisatchanelai kilns 14 cm high
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An ivory or bone maskette, style of the Kuba, Dr Congo
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A Pair of ibejis, Yoruba, Nigeria
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A rectangular ceramic dish signed M. Cateunau Numbered 12 48 cm high
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Cole Levy, Massive red glazed studio pottery vase 38 cm high
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Ian McKay, a large celadon glazed globular covered jar, circa 1980, incised mark 19 cm high
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A Preston brown glazed faceted spherical vase
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An Italian Basinet helmet with applied floret embosses, 16th century.
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A Spanish Combe Morian helmet probably 16/17th century.
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A Italian helmet with rope twist handles, 17th century.
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A Spanish helmet with cheek guards, 17th century.
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A pre civil war helmet with nose, cheek and neck guards
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A 'Meissen' Onion pattern part dinner service, and later
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An extensive Herend dinner and tea service, and later
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A pair of framed bas-relief plaques, European, Circa 1900 23 cm high, 31 cm wide
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A silver plated cruet and a sterling sugar castor Sheffield, 1941 maker Ev 18 cm high
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A Wedgwood black basalt ware figure of a bird
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