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Objekt Nr. 312-34

Imperial Ming ‘birdfeeder’ in the shape of a quiver with underglaze blue ‘vine’ decoration, a heaped and piled effect, a U-shaped cross-section with a slight five-lobed profile, a ring loop on the reverse, a six-character Xuande mark, Ming Dynasty, second quarter of the 15th century. 8.4x3.4x3.7cm, Cf.: Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Selected Hsüan-Te Imperial Porcelains of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1998, no. 6, pp. 66ff (extremely rare catalogue included)

Starting price: € 1900,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 2261,76)

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Objekt Nr. 3135-74

Pair of Chinese yellow-cast vases with semi-relief phoenix decoration, circa 1900, h. ca. 52cm, converted into lamps

Starting price: € 200,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 238,08)

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Objekt Nr. 3135-76

Large Chinese baluster vase with lavish polychrome decoration depicting ‘two cloud dragons with a Tama pearl amidst butterflies, flowers and fruit, shishis, tigers and buffaloes’, with raised, sculpted butterfly handles on the sides, Qing Dynasty, h. 57cm, neck restored

Starting price: € 150,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 178,56)

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Objekt Nr. 3179-10

Rectangular porcelain box with pâte sur pâte painting of ‘pomegranates, lotus blossoms and leaves’ on a celadon background, China 19th century, 7x18x9cm, cracks

Starting price: € 140,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 166,66)

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Objekt Nr. 3179-14

Oblong glass snuff bottle with exquisite interior painting of a ‘mountain landscape’, coral cabochon stopper, China early 20th century, h. 8.3cm

Starting price: € 100,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 119,04)

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Objekt Nr. 3179-15

Round nickel silver box with delicate engraving and the inscription ‘Scholar's Desk - Vase with Chrysanthemums, Koro and a Stack of Books’, China circa 1900, Ø 6.7cm

Starting price: € 80,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 95,23)

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Objekt Nr. 3179-22

Smoky quartz snuff bottle in the shape of a fruit with a carved carnelian stopper, China, 19th century, l. 6.2cm

Starting price: € 130,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 154,75)

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Objekt Nr. 3179-8

A three-piece Duan stone writing set in a square shape, comprising: Lid with a six-column inscription and a two-dimensional depiction of the ‘Pangu Temple in Jiyuan, Henan, in the Taihang Mountains’, as well as a nine-column poem on a richly decorated base with an inkstone, ink tray and water reservoirs featuring ‘dragons and birds’, China, 19th century, 5.5x19x19cm

Starting price: € 390,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 464,26)

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Objekt Nr. 3196-15

Pair of Kutani vases with rich decoration in iron red, black, brown and gold, depicting ‘Geisha in the Garden’ and ‘Birds and Flowers’, converted into lamps, h. 81.5cm, one with a crack

Starting price: € 300,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 357,12)

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Objekt Nr. 3209-17

Bronze figurine of ‘Fukurokuju’, signed 玉造 Tamazô, Japan, Meiji period, h. 29.5cm

Starting price: € 360,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 428,54)

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Objekt Nr. 3209-6

Japanese bronze vase with geometric handles and a relief decoration of ‘cranes’ on the neck, as well as cartouches depicting the ‘Four Immortals’ (Sennin Tekkai, Gama Sennin, etc.) on the body, in two parts, Meiji period, h. 45.5cm

Starting price: € 420,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 499,97)

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Objekt Nr. 3216-1

Folder containing 79 black-and-white photographs entitled ‘Japan Journey (Hakone, Yokohama, Kobe, Kamakura, etc.)’ taken aboard the ‘Bayern’ (maiden voyage to East Asia on 9 February 1887) under Captain Heinrich Johannes Bleeker (1850-1914), passengers included Albert Ballin (1857-1918), Consul Oscar Haynemann, Henry Elmenhorst, Georg Petersen etc., some hand-labelled, mounted on 8 cardboard mounts, photograph dimensions 9x10-10x12cm, mount dimensions 38x30.5cm, slightly stained

Starting price: € 600,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 714,24)

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Objekt Nr. 3250-1

Chinese porcelain baluster vase with Famille Rose “Wu Shang Pu” painting, base bearing a six-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue within a double ring, h. 34.8cm, neck ground

Starting price: € 220,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 261,89)

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Objekt Nr. 3270-11

Head fragment of the ‘King of Hell’, reddish sandstone with traces of coloured paint, mounted on a plinth, Song Dynasty, China, h. 32/36cm

Starting price: € 1400,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 1666,56)

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Objekt Nr. 3270-12

2 Various Chinese bronze mirrors with geometric relief and a small eyelet (Ø 14.5cm), plus a fragment (Ø 8.5cm)

Starting price: € 220,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 261,89)

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Objekt Nr. 3270-13

Small Chinese bronze ritual bell with an apocryphal inscription cartouche and an eyelet on the handle, h. 12cm

Starting price: € 120,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 142,85)

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Objekt Nr. 3270-5

3 Various Chine de Command cups/2 saucer sets with different floral designs in Famille Rose style, circa 1800, h. 3.8-4.8cm, minor damage

Starting price: € 100,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 119,04)

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Objekt Nr. 3270-59

Japanese bronze incense burner with a sculpted rain dragon on the lid and crane-shaped handles, Meiji or Taisho period, h. 14cm

Starting price: € 100,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 119,04)

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Objekt Nr. 3281-2

Wakizashi with a very irregular choji hamon, copper habaki, nakago with mekugi ana, signed: 備中國呰部住為家 (Tameie, resident of the Bitchu province), tsuka with yellow thread wrapping over same, round iron tsuba with a ‘leaves and hills’ design, indistinctly signed, Fuchi/Kashira with Nanako decoration and gold wire Kakigan, indistinctly signed, Copper menuki ‘bouquet’, saya with black urushi lacquer and maki-e decoration ‘bird and waves’, simple kesho polish, Japanese Shinshinto, 19th century, blade length approx. 61 cm, total length approx. 82 cm, urushi lacquer restored, signs of wear

Starting price: € 800,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 952,32)

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Objekt Nr. 3281-3

Wakizashi with Gunome-Midare hamon, two-piece copper habaki, nakago with mekugi ana, mumei, tsuka with brown thread wrapping over same, round iron sukashi tsuba, fuchi/kashira with shakudo decoration featuring ‘crab, leaves and waves’, Menuki with gold overlay ‘Two Horses’, black lacquered Saya, Japan Shinshinto 18th/19th century, blade length approx. 43.5 cm, total length approx. 63.5 cm, signs of use, carbon inclusions, welding defects

Starting price: € 500,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 595,20)

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Objekt Nr. 3281-6

Yuroidoshi ‘Armour Piercer’ Gendai Tanto in a classic Ikuchi mount, crafted in the Nihonto tradition with a wavy hamon, copper habaki, nakago with mekugi ana, signed Made by Horii Itsukô (probably ‘made by Horii Itsukô’), blade in Hiro-zukuri form, wooden mount with gold-dusted urushi lacquer and menuki ‘dragon coiling around the sword’, Japanese Gendaito post-1868, blade length approx. 30 cm, total length approx. 44.5 cm, signs of wear, minimal corrosion

Starting price: € 600,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 714,24)

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Objekt Nr. 93-62

Chinese bronze vessel for glowing coals (iron) with ornamental decoration and dragon head, height 7 cm, Ø 12 cm, wooden handle lost

Starting price: € 70,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 83,33)

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Objekt Nr. 3050-24

Stag horn netsuke ‘Resting pilgrim with walking stick and travelling hat’, himotoshi on the back, second half of the 19th century, 3x2.7 cm, provenance: West German private collection, acquired from a Japanese family ownership

Starting price: € 300,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 357,12)

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Objekt Nr. 1539-22

Baluster vase with a bulbous shape and high neck, porcelain with polychrome painting of ‘birds on flowering branches and butterflies’ on a turquoise background, oval dragon cartouche ‘Da Ya Zhai’ (大雅齋, Studio of Great Elegance) on the front, base with four-character mark ‘Yong xing chang chun’, h. 38.5 cm, cf. Avitabile, Vom Schatz der Drachen, London 1987, pp. 110-112

Starting price: € 700,-
(inkl. Aufgeld & MwSt.: € 833,28)

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The auction house Kendzia, which emerged from an antique trade that had existed since the 1920s, has enriched the Hamburg auction landscape since 1971. The founders Klaus D. and Brigitte Kendzia have built up an excellent reputation in this sector over the decades of their activity.

Today the house is run by the publicly appointed and sworn auctioneer, appraiser and art expert Eva-Maria Uebach-Kendzia. After studying art history, cultural anthropology and museum management in Hamburg and Vienna, she joined her parents’ business in 1997. She and her husband Karl Uebach have been running the auction house since 2016 with a great deal of expertise and competence. The family-run house is characterised by utmost discretion, solidity and flexibility.