Arts of Japan, Vietnam, Middle East and South-East Asia & 1860-1960 European works of art, paintings, furniture from Japonism to Modern Art.

Sagemono tabakohire with its katabori-netsuke, Japan, Meiji period
Bone, with jasper, wood and wicker ojime.


L: 9.5 cm H: 20 cm (the sagemono)

Katabori-netsuke shaped like a skull and snake, Japan, late Edo
Weathered ivory, with signature under the base.


H: 3.50 cm

Netsuke mask, Japan, 20th century
Ivory, depicting a young woman's Noh mask. A small painted wood Noh mask is included. Both are signed.


H: 3 cm

Katabori-netsuke, Koi carp, Japan, 19th century
Ivory, signed under the base.


L: 4 cm

Katabori-netsuke, suzuri-bako, Japan, late Edo
Weathered ivory, with signature under the base.
Small splinter on the corner of the base

3.9 x 3.1 cm

Zen priest's Nyoi sceptre, Japan, Meiji
Carved from a cherry tree branch, with a cord around the middle.


L: 41.5 cm

Bird-shaped boxwood box, Japan, late Meiji
Depicting two very finely engraved birds. Mother-of-pearl eyes.


Maximum length 10 cm

Shell and lacquer box with eagle and snake décor, Japan, late Meiji
Taka-makye lacquer on tortoiseshell ground.
Bottom is missing

7.5 x 18 x 14 cm

Set of two Hiramaki-e kobako on eggshell lacquer ground, Japan, late Meiji
One is a rotating, fan-shaped chest of drawers, decorated with cranes. The second is rectangular, also decorated with cranes. The interior, back and sides are black lacquer.
Small chips in the lacquer

H: 9.5 cm and 4.2 cm

Hiramaki-e lacquer kobako on eggshell lacquer ground, Japan, late Meiji
Rectangular, decorated with fans. The interior, back and sides are nashiji lacquer. Signature under the base.
Marks of wear

2.5 x 5.5 x2.5 cm

Pair of Hiramaki-e lacquered map cases, Japan, late Meiji
Both in ivory, the first bearing a kanji in a cartouche, decorated with a pheasant under wisteria and riparian landscape. The second case is decorated with a bird in a cherry tree and a fan bearing the monogram "MS" linked by a Masonic compas(...)

Small offering platter, Japan, late Meiji
Hiramaki-e lacquer, featuring a landscape of a mountain stream. Nashiji lacquer ground.


H: 9.5 cm

Tortoiseshell case, Japan, late Meiji
Hiramaki-e lacquer, featuring an eagle and a bird of paradise on a pine tree.


H: 12.5 cm

Stingray shagreen and Takamakye lacquer sagemono, Japan, Meiji period
Core made of lacquered cypress wood, decorated with chrysanthemums, with its boxwood ojime decorated with flowers.


H: 15.7 cm

Tortoiseshell case, Japan, Meiji period
Takamaki-e lacquer depicting an eagle chasing a baby bird.


H: 12 cm

Pair of two Shiba Yama whist markers, Japan, Meiji period
Lacquer and ivory, featuring pheasants and crested birds. The pegs are decorated with mother-of-pearl and enamel, featuring birds and insects.


H: 9.8 cm

Tripod covered pot, Japan, late Edo or early Meiji
Embossed, gilded bronze finely carved with ikebana, hydrangeas, peacocks and fruits. Signature and inscription under the base.


D: 13.8 cm; H: 8.5 cm

Bronze sculpture depicting ikebana, Japan, Meiji period
With red, black and golden patina, depicting a sakura branch and a bundle of bulrushes.
Two holes drilled later

L: 30 cm

Inkwell depicting a fish trap, Japan, Meiji period
Brass and copper, decorated with fish, lobster and crab, fuku and snail.


H: 5 cm; D: 6.5 cm

Fig-shaped okimono, Japan, Meiji period
Carved and coloured ivory, bearing a signature and a seal.
Superficial traces of glue

H: 6.5 cm; D: 6 cm

Small bronze vase, Japan, late Meiji or early Taisho
Decorated with sakura, bearing a seal on the base.


H: 12 cm

Potpourri kobako, Japan, Meiji period
Hiramaki-e and nashiji lacquer, decorated with a river and plants.
Antique inventory tag

H: 7 cm

Sagemono, Manju-shaped blush container, Japan, late Meiji or early Taisho
Ivory with mother-of-pearl, coral and lacquer inlays, decorated with a cherry tree, birds, a spider and centipede. The other side shows a rooster, a chicken, and a chick. With its hanging cord and ojime.


H: 3.5 cm; D: 7 cm(...)

Round Kamakura-bori lacquer box, Japan, late Meiji or early Taisho
Featuring a peach tree.


D: 7.8 cm

Shibayama-decorated ostrich egg, Japan, late Meiji or early Taisho
Takamaki-e lacquer, decorated with gourds and birds. Trimmed with tassels.
Mounted on a modern bracket

H: 14 cm (the egg)

Makeup sagemono, Japan, late Meiji
Or snuffbox, made of lacquered wood and ivory with ivory and metal inlays featuring butterflies.


H: 6.5 cm

Katabori-netsuke, Fukurokuju, Japan, late Meiji
Ivory, decorated with fukurokuju. Signature under the base.


H: 2.5 cm

Okimono depicting Ebisu fishing, Japan, Meiji period
Ivory.
Slight damage to the left hand

H: 7 cm

Katabori-netsuke, raccoon, Japan, late Edo
Ivory, depicting a raccoon with a rice straw hat. Signed under the right foot.
Weathered patina

H: 4 cm

Katabori-netsuke, fish, Japan, Meiji period
Ivory, decorated with fish. Signed under the base.


L: 3.5 cm

Okimono or katabori-netsuke, Japan, Meiji period
Ivory, representing Ebisu. Signed under the base.


H: 4 cm

Ryusa anabori netsuke, Japan, Meiji period
Ivory, with openwork décor featuring a landscape and chrysanthemum for the hanging ring.


D: 2.6 cm

Large okimono, Japan, late Edo or early Meiji
Finely-carved ivory, depicting a sleepy Fukurokuju. Seal carved in intaglio and lacquered under the base.


H: 10.5 cm

Large okimono , Japan, late Meiji
Boxwood and ivory, representing the fight between a Shinto priest and an oni (ogre).
Antique tag under the base

H: 25 cm