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ABOUT

Founded in 1744, Sotheby’s London holds auctions of important collections and examples of Chinese, Japanese, Islamic and Indian & South Asian art.

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ADDRESS

34-35 New Bond Street
Mayfair London,
W1A 2AA

CONTACT

Chinese Department:
Dr Caroline Schulten
Phone +44 (0)207 293 6544
Email caroline.schulten@sothebys.com

Stephen Loakes
Phone +44 (0)20 7293 5571
Email stephen.loakes@sothebys.com

Gordon Lo
Phone +44 (0)20 7293 5371
Email gordon.lo@sothebys.com

Japanese Department:
Mark Hinton
Phone +44 (0)20 7293 6537
Email mark.hinton@sothebys.com

Islamic Department:
Benedict Carter
Phone +44 20 7293 5113
Email Benedict.Carter@sothebys.com

Indian Department:
Ishrat Kanga
Phone +44 20 7293 6603
Email l Ishrat.Kanga@sothebys.com

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SPECIALITY
Chinese, Export, Himalayan & Central Asian, Indian, Islamic & Middle Eastern, Japanese, Korean, SE Asian
IMAGE GALLERY
AN IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY LONG SNAKE WITH INSCRIPTION TENSHŌ NI-SEINEN MYOCHIN SONSHUN SAKU, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY, 303 cm., 119 1/2 in. long AN IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY LONG SNAKE WITH INSCRIPTION TENSHŌ NI-SEINEN MYOCHIN SONSHUN SAKU, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY, 303 cm., 119 1/2 in. long
A NEGORO FOOTED BASIN MUROMACHI PERIOD, 14TH -15TH CENTURY A NEGORO FOOTED BASIN MUROMACHI PERIOD, 14TH -15TH CENTURY
A FINE AND IMPORTANT NAMIKAWA CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE AND COVER SIGNED KYOTO NAMIKAWA (NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI, 1845–1927), MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY, 10.5 cm., 4 1/8 in. high A FINE AND IMPORTANT NAMIKAWA CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE AND COVER SIGNED KYOTO NAMIKAWA (NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI, 1845–1927), MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY, 10.5 cm., 4 1/8 in. high
A HUANGHUALI ALTAR TABLE, QIAOTOUAN, 17TH CENTURY, 203 by 47.5 by 90 cm A HUANGHUALI ALTAR TABLE, QIAOTOUAN, 17TH CENTURY, 203 by 47.5 by 90 cm
A PAIR OF LARGE HUANGHUALI CONTINUOUS YOKEBACK ARMCHAIRS, NANGUANMAOYI, LATE MING DYNASTY, 120 by 62 by 48 cm A PAIR OF LARGE HUANGHUALI CONTINUOUS YOKEBACK ARMCHAIRS, NANGUANMAOYI, LATE MING DYNASTY, 120 by 62 by 48 cm
Toko Shinoda (b.1913), Genji, 1967, Showa Period, sumi ink on canvas, signed Toko Shinoda 1967, 139 x 55 cm (framed) Toko Shinoda (b.1913), Genji, 1967, Showa Period, sumi ink on canvas, signed Toko Shinoda 1967, 139 x 55 cm (framed)
TÔSHÛSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795) ACTOR ARASHI RYÛZÔ II AS THE MONEYLENDER ISHIBE KINKICHI, EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY, woodblock print (okubi-e): ink, colour and mica on paper, signed Tôshûsai Sharaku ga, published by Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô), 1794, with a collector's seal TSN (Theodor Scheiwe) Vertical ôban: 36.5 x 24.5 cm., 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. TÔSHÛSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795) ACTOR ARASHI RYÛZÔ II AS THE MONEYLENDER ISHIBE KINKICHI, EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY, woodblock print (okubi-e): ink, colour and mica on paper, signed Tôshûsai Sharaku ga, published by Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô), 1794, with a collector's seal TSN (Theodor Scheiwe) Vertical ôban: 36.5 x 24.5 cm., 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.
Lot 456. A Mughal gem-set and enamelled gold flask (surahi), North India, late 17th/early 18th century. Set with over six-hundred emeralds, this flask (surahi) is striking for its exuberant use of gemstones offset by the white-ground enamel. Provenance: Ex-collection Nizam of Hyderabad, gifted to the family of the current owners, 1930s, thence by descent. Lot 456. A Mughal gem-set and enamelled gold flask (surahi), North India, late 17th/early 18th century. Set with over six-hundred emeralds, this flask (surahi) is striking for its exuberant use of gemstones offset by the white-ground enamel. Provenance: Ex-collection Nizam of Hyderabad, gifted to the family of the current owners, 1930s, thence by descent.

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