Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art
Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022
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Strauss & Co Cape Town is currently in the process of relocating to our new permanent office at Brickfield Canvas, Woodstock, Cape Town.
Lots will be in transit between spaces, should you wish to collect, bookings are essential at least 1 working day before you intend to collect.
Collections between 5 and 9 December: The Oval, 1st Floor Colinton House, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands.
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Oriental Works of Art
About this Item
A Japanese komai-style mixed-metal three-tiered box, Taishō period, 20th century
of rectangular outline, with hinged cover, the interior engraved with a crane and bamboo, the sides with small birds amongst chrysanthemums and blossom, raised on four restrained cabriole legs decorated with dragons, the base with Fujii Yoshitoyo/Biho's Fujii Damascene Co. trade mark, chip, 8,5cm high; a Japanese komai-style mixed-metal box, possibly Ashihara school of Komai, early 20th century, the hinged rectangular cover decorated with pavilions, the sides with a profusion of tiny flowerheads, minor dents, 1,3cm high; and a Japanese gilt-metal and bronze table screen, 20th century, the rectangular frame inlaid with dwellings, a bridge, riverscape with Mount Fuji in the distance, the reverse engraved with a chrysanthemum and small bird, raised on bracket feet, signed, 14cm high
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Provenance
The Property of an Oriental Collector.
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