Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

98 643. Pair of Japanese Patinated Bronze‑Mounted Polychrome Porcelain Vases , probably Meiji Period (1868‑1912), ovoid bodies painted with geese in flight on a moonlit night, bronze foliate rims and reticulated bases on scroll feet, h. 15 1/4 in. $1000/1500 644. Pair of Gilt Bronze‑Mounted Japanese Imari Porcelain Covered Jars , Meiji Period (1868‑1912), faceted ovoid bodies and domed covers decorated with flowers, flowering branches and shishi panels, bronze acorn finials, rims and plinth bases, h. 14 1/2 in. $700/900 645. Monumental Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger , 19th c., shallow bowl‑form body decorated with central flower pot roundel encircled by band of alternating floral and architectural panels, exterior with branches and grasses, base with pomegranate mark, h. 3 7/8 in., dia. 22 in. $800/1200 646. Japanese School , “Birds beneath Seasonal Branches”, 3 paintings, each ink and color on paper, 2 inscribed and sealed lower right, 1 inscribed and sealed lower left, 47 in. x 14 1/2 in., each mounted alike as hanging scrolls (2 roller ends lacking), inscribed box. $400/600 Provenance: Estate of Representative Joe D. Waggoner (1918‑2007), Bossier Parish, LA. 647. Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876‑1950) , “Castle of Chillon” and “Isola Bela [sic]”, 2 woodblock prints, each signed and sealed in plate, pencil signed lower margin, titled lower left, image 5 x 3 1/4 in. and 3 1/4 in. x 5 in., sheet 8 5/8 in. x 6 5/8 in. and 6 1/4 in. x 8 1/2 in., matted and framed alike, (2 pcs.) $300/500 648. Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876‑1950) , “Garden in Summer” and “Shakujii”, 2 woodblock prints, each signed and sealed in plate, pencil titled and signed lower margin, Shakujii with watermarks, image 14 1/2 in. x 6 1/4 in. and 9 in. x 12 in., sheet 15 3/4 in. x 10 3/4 in. and 10 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in., matted and framed alike. $800/1200 649. Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Garden Seats , barrel form bodies with pierced cash symbols and raised bosses, h. 18 in. $1000/1500 650. Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Jardinières , tapering U‑form bodies with wide everted rims, decorated with potted plants and rabbit cartouches, h. 13 1/2 in., dia. 15 in. $1000/1500 651. Group of Japanese Imari Porcelain , Meiji Period (1868‑1912), incl. near pair of covered jars with bird‑and‑flower decoration, h. 14 7/8 in. and 14 in.; and covered tureen with dragon‑pearl decoration, h. 10 1/8 in., w. 17 1/4 in., (3 pcs.) $1200/1800 652. Pair of Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vases , bottle‑form bodies with ruffled rims decorated with figural and landscape panels on exotic bird‑and‑flower grounds, h. 23 3/8 in. $700/900 653. Pair of Japanese Patinated Bronze Vases , bottle‑form bodies, phoenix bird handles, urn‑form bases, relief‑decorated with birds and branches, h. 11 3/4 in., now mounted as lamps on footed stands, h. (to socket) 10 5/8 in. $400/600 654. Japanese Brass Dragon Panel , 20th c., relief‑cast with dragons amid clouds, inscribed and sealed lower left, sight 16 7/8 in. x 25 3/8 in., framed. $200/400 655. Japanese Sumida Pottery Vase , late 19th/early 20th c., baluster body encircled by an applied scaly dragon on a red ground, Inoue Ryosai signature cartouche, h. 14 1/4 in. $400/600