Nine Assorted Asian Items

Description:

Nine Assorted Asian Items, two Japanese cloisonne vases, ht. to 6, a Japanese gilt lacquer covered box painted with cranes and pine trees, signed, 1 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/8, a cizhou-style miniature bowl, dia. 5 1/4, an ivory plaque incised on both sides with figures at leisure in garden landscapes, 7 3/4 x 3 7/8, a textile fragment of red silk embroidered with crane roundels and Buddha's hand citrons, 7 1/2 x 7 1/2, a seated Buddhist figure, ht. 5 3/4, a mallet-shape ivory carving incised with figures in a landscape beneath an inscribed caption, ht. 5 1/4 in., and a black silk robe densely embroidered with garden scenes.
Estimate $300-500

box with chips and loss of gilt; ivory plaque with age cracks and color discolorations; bowl with spur marks and small chips to rim; vases with minor loss of enamels; red silk faded and with age wear (distressed silk),the Buddha with damage to the neck (with glue residue),robe has been altered and lining replaced via machine work


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