SOLD FOR £60
A pair of 19th Century Japanese twin handled bronze Koro decorated with panels of birds 20cm x 18cm
SOLD FOR £75
A pair of Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases decorated birds amidst branches, the base with seal mark 12cm
SOLD FOR £70
A Japanese green and blue ground vase 30cm
SOLD FOR £100
A 19th Century Japanese black lacquered trinket box with hinged lid, the lid decorated a vase and figures 8cm x 28cm x 19cm with fitted interior
SOLD FOR £100
A Japanese Imari fluted oval dish, Meiji period, painted with a dense design of flower panels, 34cm w
SOLD FOR £640
A Japanese circular cloisonne on porcelain dragon plaque, circa 1900, decorated with a central 3 claw dragon bordered with bands of Buddhistic lions on a yellow ground and lotus inscribed to the reverse, 35cm diam
SOLD FOR £80
20th Century Japanese woodblock print of a pagoda, the reverse with label marked "Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa, Tokyo, by Koitsu Tsuchiya" 38.5cm x 25cm
SOLD FOR £65
A Japanese Type 30 bayonet with wooden grip, the blade with star mark and complete with scabbard
SOLD FOR £190
A 19th Century Japanese Wakizashi Koshirae (side sword) likely from the Satsuma rebellion with pierced iron tsuba signed 'Kunihiro' and tightly bound tsuka on ray skin (no menuki), leather clad saya and copper habaki, the blade length excluding habaki 41cm, the tang is unsigned,the overall length including the saya 62cm
SOLD FOR £150
A Second World War Japanese NCO's sword with wooden grip, the 77cm blade marked 79798 and complete with steel scabbard
SOLD FOR £60
A circular Japanese Imari bowl 24cm (unmarked) and 1 other with wavy border 19cm, octagonal ditto decorated a stylised dragon
SOLD FOR £1350
A Japanese 1937 Naval Officers sword (Kai-Gunto) forged by Fujiwara Kanefusa (1899-1977) with wooden saya finished in black lacquered leather, the 70cm blade with clear hamon, the complete length 99cm including saya. The plain tsuba supported by two copper sunburst dai-seppas then 4 plain ovoid seppas (all are stamped 91). The length of the tang engraved "Kanefusa the 23rd, resident of Seki in Noshu" and three characters painted in white enamel on the obverse also a 5mm Seki mark at the base of the tang. The brass fuchi on the handle can be removed to reveal an unclear signature on the wood.
The sword was gifted to Captain Clifford Caslon C.B.E by the Admiralty, due to his presence in command of the battleship H.M.S Nelson at Singapore during the surrender of Japanese forces in all of South-east Asia on 12th September 1945 in her role as Flagship, Eastern Fleet. 10 days earlier Caslon had hosted the surrender of Japanese forces in Malaya at George Town, Penang by Rear Admiral Jisaku Uozumi aboard the Nelson, following this, H.M.S Nelson was relieved as Flagship, Eastern Fleet on 20th September 1945 before returning to Portsmouth where on 27th November 1945 she became Flagship of the Home Fleet and together with a photographic portrait of Captain Caslon in uniform 30cm x 22cm, a warrant of commission promoting him to the rank of Rear Admiral dated 8th January 1947 framed 18cm x 36cm, a bar of miniature ribbon and other ribbons, 3 Admiral's buttons, a black and white photograph of H.M.S. Nelson with brass plaque H.M.S. Nelson Flagship Homefleet 1946 Captain Caslon CBE framed 41cm x 59cm and a brass plaque marked Clifford Caslon RN 8cm x 15cm
Provenance - from Admiral Caslon by direct descent to his son Denis Caslon
SOLD FOR £60
A Swarovski Crystal figure of a Japanese fighting fish with green fins 9cm, boxed
SOLD FOR £90
A Japanese carved hardwood Netsuke in the form of a horse with glass eyes, having a reticulated ring to his back leg, signed 4cm
SOLD FOR £75
An 18th Century Chinese famille rose bowl decorated with panels of figures at pursuits 26cm together with a Japanese porcelain circular plaque decorated with figures 30cm
SOLD FOR £60
A 19th Century Japanese twin handled Koro and cover decorated birds 23cm h x 19cm w x 8cm d
SOLD FOR £60
A 19th Century Japanese bronze jardiniere with floral decoration 23cm h x 28cm diam.
SOLD FOR £55
A Swarovski figure of a Japanese fighting fish with green fins 9cm, boxed
SOLD FOR £160
A Chinese club shaped urn decorated figures, raised on a circular base 24cm x 8cm (chips to base) together with 2 pairs of Japanese Satsuma vases decorated figures 19cm and 30cm, (some rubbing to gilding)
SOLD FOR £60
A Japanese blue glazed charger decorated a volcano and bird 45cm, together with 1 other decorated a fabulous bird 45cm
SOLD FOR £65
A Japanese Imari charger decorated landscapes and buildings 41cm
SOLD FOR £110
Two early 20th Century Japanese oils signed, extensive landscapes with figures contained in 2 colour lacquer frames 37cm x 60cm
SOLD FOR £180
A 19th Century Japanese cast bronze jardiniere stand, the body with wavy border cast flower heads, having a soldered base, 40cm h x 41cm diam.
SOLD FOR £360
A Japanese matchlock musket with 98cm octagonal barrel, cherry stock (missing ramrod)
SOLD FOR £110
A pair of 19th Century Japanese bronze club shaped vases decorated birds 46cm h