Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 199 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 443 A SILVER INKWELL SHAPED A A BAMBOO AND A CRANE (KURĒN), INKU TSUBO JAPAN, MEIJI TO TAISHO PERIOD It depicts a crane standing on a terrace together with a water bucket and bamboo. The group is finely detailed with chiselling. H: 14,2 cm Weight: 215,3 grams € 400 - 600 444 A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘LILY FLOWERS’ VASE AND COVER MAYBE BY NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (JAPAN, 1845-1927) JAPAN, 20TH CENTURY This vase rests on a short ring foot. It has a flattened elongated egg-shaped body with round shoulder surmounted by a short rim topped by a dome-shaped lid set with a chrysanthemum finial. Its front part is finely adorned with lily flowers of different colors against a tea-dust enameled. The base bears a mark reading ‘ 京都 並河 ’, i.e. ‘Kyoto Namikawa’, maybe an apocryphal one. Offered at auction together with a matching collector wooden stand. H (stand excluded): 10,5 cm Note: Namikawa Yasuyuki was a Japanese cloisonné artist. His work was highly sought-af- ter in his own lifetime and is held in several collections today. He and Namikawa Sōsuke were the most famous cloisonné artists of the 1890 to 1910 period, known as the ‘Golden age’ of Japanese enamels. € 3,000 - 5,000 445 A SOFT-METAL OR MIXED-METAL INLAID ‘BIRD AND FLOWERS’ BOX AND COVER JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY Of rectangular shape with round corners, opening by a removable cover or lid. The top of the lid is centered by a foliate quatrefoil medallion inlaid with soft metals or mixed metals to depict a crow perched on a rock and surrounded by flowers. H: 6 cm - L: 12,3 cm - width: 8,5 cm € 300 - 500 446 A HEAVY CAST GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING KANNON WITH A DATE INDICATING THE 2ND YEAR OF THE TENPŌ 天保 PERIOD COR- RESPONDING TO 1831 JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY The Goddess of Mercy is depicted standing on a lotus base, wearing loose robes with floating ribbons as well as a tiara and holding a holy water vase in her left hand. The mandorla is finely detailed with incisions. Its back is inscribed with a long calligraphy: ‘ 天保二年十一月十六日樂阿就上為父造觀音像區願使記西方快樂 ’. H: 17 cm Weight: 617 grams € 1,000 - 2,000 447 A LACQUER VOTIVE FIGURE OF AN ARHAT OF A LUOHAN JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY It rests on a tall gradient base. The arhat is depicted seated in pad- masana and wearing loose robes. H: 26,2 cm €500 – 700