Neal Auction 2012

W denotes the lot is illustrated at www.nealauction.com 139 W 667. A Scholar’s Collection of Reproduction Japanese and Chinese Scrolls , early 20th c., comprised of three hanging and four hand scrolls, including a Japanese Muramachi style bird on a branch, 34 1/2 in. x 12 1/2 in., mounted as a hanging scroll. (5 pcs.) $200/300 Provenance: With Benjamin Franklin March, Jr. (1899- 1934), Curator of Asiatic Art, Detroit Institute of Arts (1927-1931); thence by descent in his family. 668. An Antique Chinese or Japanese Patinated Bronze Lotus Pod , lotus pod form body with pierced top and 10 articulating seeds, pierced circular base, diameter 4 1/4 in., wood stand, overall height 3 in. $1500/2500 669. A Japanese Satsuma Pottery Koro and Cover , Meiji Period (1868-1912), faceted body raised on splayed circular foot with applied scroll handles to shoulder, pierced domed cover with lion-dog finial, decorated with panels depicting ladies at leisure and samurai and their attendants, reserved on a deep blue ground with gilt highlights, height 12 1/2 in., width 9 in. $400/600 W 670. A Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vase and Cover , Meiji Period (1868-1912), baluster body with domed cover surmounted by a playful Chinese lion, decorated throughout with shaped bird and flowering branch panels reserved on a red ground, base marked Kutani Tsukuru, height 16 1/4 in. $200/300 671. A Monumental Japanese Satsuma Pottery Covered Urn , Meiji Period (1868- 1912), ovoid body with molded sides, a straight neck and domed cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion finial, figural decoration throughout, height 41 1/2 in. $1000/1500 W 672. Two Pairs of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases , late 19th/early 20th c., each bottle form body with a lobed mid-section, flared rim and splayed foot, decorated along the lobes with flower and butterfly panels on alternating green, blue and black grounds, reserved on a pale blue ground, heights 7 7/8 in. and 9 1/8 in. $200/400 673. A Pair of Japanese Gilt-Decorated Red Lacquered Shell-Game Boxes, Kai- oke , Meiji Period, 19th c., ribbed circular bodies and covers raised on four splayed buttress supports, gilt decorated with scrolling vine design, height 15 in., diameter 14 in. $600/800 Note: Kai-oke boxes are used for storing the 360 painted shells, Kai-awase , of the shell matching game. In the shell matching game, clam shells painted with images or poetry are laid face down on a playing surface. Like “Concentration,” players take turns overturning pairs of shells to find matching designs. W 674. A Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Hexagonal Vases , Meiji Period (1868-1912), faceted ovoid bodies with waisted flared necks, decorated with foliate and phoenix bands above spear-tip panels of alternating phoenix and dragon motifs on a black ground, gold fleck highlights, height 8 1/2 in. $300/500 668 673 669 671