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207* Japanese School. Junks at Sunset, 20th century, watercolour on paper, signed Koho lower left, 24 x 61cm (9.5 x 24ins), framed and glazed
205* Chinese Export. Chinese Noble and his wife, circa 1830’s, reverse painting on glass depicting a Chinese noble seated in a garden with his wife seated next him reading, 40 x 35cm (15.75 x 13.75ins), contemporary gilt-painted ebonised frame (1)
(1)
£100-150
£400-600
206* Chinese School. Three ladies under a blossom tree, late 19th century, gouache on board, mounted as a rank-badge or Mandarin square, 47 x 47cm (18.5 x 18.5ins), framed and glazed (1)
£150-200
208* Kato (Eiso, 1906-1972). Riverside town in the rain, watercolour on paper, showing a busy riverside town during the evening rain, signed lower right, 41 x 31.5cm (16 x 12.5ins) mount aperture, framed and glazed A leading figure in the nihonga style, Eizo Kato’s father was a lacquerware merchant. He studied at Tokyo Fine Arts School where he began entering competitions and winning awards. Though many of his works were lost during air raids on Gifu, a museum has opened in his home town dedicated to his work and that of his brother, Toichi Kato. £300-500 (1)
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209* Kato (Eiso, 1906-1972). Hong Kong Harbour by Night, watercolour on paper, heightened with gouache, signed lower right, 23 x 65cm (9 x 25.5ins) mount aperture, framed and glazed (1)
£2000-3000
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