A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ITEMS

A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ITEMS

EDO AND MEIJI, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

Comprising: a Kyo-yaki hibachi, the rectangular Kyoto ware brazier with an inner metal liner and decorated with branches of bamboo in thick blue and green enamels; another a porcelain box modelled as a thatched hut, the cover shaped as the roof; a porcelain box in the shape of a shell, and a third with blue and white decoration, both without lid; 15cm max. (6)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.