Japanese and Korean Works of Art

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Lot 24

Eight Japanese Mixed-Metal Page Turners

LATE 19TH CENTURY/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the first example with a silver and gold inlaid bronze handle, showing cranes and bamboo, the blade engraved with butterflies above blossoming flowers; the second example also with a silver and gold inlaid bronze handle decorated with cranes amongst flowers, the blade engraved with cranes in flight above flowering peonies; the third example with a bronze handle cranes in landscape, the blade decorated with birds above plants issuing from rockworks; the fourth example with a brass inlaid bronze handle with a dragon fish, the blade dragons above waves; the fifth example with a shakudo and brass inlaid bronze handle, the blade decorated with a squid and a fish; the sixth example with a bronze handle with an owl, the blade engraved with birds above lotus; the seventh a brass inlaid bronze handle decorated with turtles; the last example with a bronze handle, one side cast in the form of a lobster, the reverse with silver inlaid shells, the blade engraved with a bird on tree branches.

Length of the longest 12 5/8 in., 32 cm.

Each in overall good condition. Blades with light surface scratches consistent with age and use. The example showing cranes amongst bamboo, and the example showing cranes amongst peonies with the blades slightly loose and do not fit closely in the handles.

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Annie Wu

Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Asian Art

anniewu@freemansauction.com 312.447.3260

Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

Flora Zhang

Specialist, Asian Works of Art

florazhang@freemansauction.com 312.447.3290

Megan Sadler

Associate Specialist, Asian Works of Art

megansadler@hindmanauctions.com 312.600.6066

Japanese and Korean Works of Art

Eight Japanese Mixed-Metal Page Turners

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