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The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Bonhams The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Art: Japanese of Collection Wrangham Edward The 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 +44 (0) 20 7447 7400 fax Part V Part Wednesday 5 November 2014, New Bond Street, London Street, Bond New 2014, November 5 Wednesday The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V Wednesday 5 November 2014 London The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V Wednesday 5 November at 2.30pm New Bond Street, London Bonhams Enquiries Customer Services Physical Condition of Lots in 101 New Bond Street Specialist, Head of Department Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm this Auction London W1S 1SR Suzannah Yip +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 www.bonhams.com +44 (0) 20 7468 8368 +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO [email protected] REFERENCE IN THIS CATALOGUE Viewing Please see page 2 for bidder TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF Sunday 2 November 11am to 5pm Cataloguer ANY LOT. INTENDING BIDDERS information including after-sale Monday 3 November 9am to 7.30pm Yoko Chino MUST SATISFY THEMSELVES AS collection and shipment Tuesday 4 November 9am to 4.30pm +44 (0) 20 7468 8372 TO THE CONDITION OF ANY [email protected] LOT AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE Bids For the sole purpose of providing 15 OF THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 Department Assistant estimates in three currencies in CONTAINED AT THE END OF THIS +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Masami Yamada the catalogue the conversion CATALOGUE. To bid via the internet +44 (0) 20 7468 8217 has been made at the exchange please visit www.bonhams.com [email protected] rate of approx. As a courtesy to intending £1: ¥171.4821 bidders, Bonhams will provide a Please note that bids should be Senior Consultants £1: USD1.6700 written Indication of the physical submitted no later than 4pm on Neil Davey condition of lots in this sale if a the day prior to the sale. +44 (0) 20 7468 8288 Please note that this rate may well request is received up to 24 hours [email protected] have changed at the date of before the auction starts. New bidders must also provide the auction. This written Indication is issued proof of identity when submitting Joe Earle subject to Clause 1.6 of the bids. Failure to do this may result +44 (0) 20 7468 8217 お品物のコンディションについて Notice to Bidders. in your bids not being processed. [email protected] 本カタログにはお品物の損傷等 Live online bidding is Sale Number: 20555 Department Fax コンディションの記述は記載 available for this sale +44 (0) 20 7495 5840 されていないことを、予めご了 Please email [email protected] Catalogue: £30 承ください。入札をご希望の with “Live bidding” in the subject Acknowledgements お客様は、カタログ巻末の line 48 hours before the auction Illustrations We would like to thank our 「Notice to Bidders（入札され to register for this service. Front Cover: Lot 187 intern Geneviève Renard for her る方へのご注意）」第15条をご Back Cover: Lot 187 assistance with the preparation 参照くださりますよう、お願い important information of this catalogue. 申し上げます。 The United States Government has banned the import of ivory ご希望のお客様には、オークショ into the USA. Lots containing ン開始の24時間前まで、 ivory are indicated by the コンディション•レポートの依頼 symbol Ф printed beside the を受け付けております。こちら lot number in this catalogue. は、「Notice to Bidders（入札 されるお客様へのご注意）」 1.6条に基づき作成されます。 Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Harvey Cammell, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Peter Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, David Dallas, Paul Rees, Julian Roup, Iain Rushbrook, Matthew Girling Global CEO, Davidson, Jean Ghika, Charles Graham-Campbell, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Global CEO, Miranda Grant, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Ralph Taylor, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, Charles Lanning, Sophie Law, Fergus Lyons, Shahin Virani, David Williams, James Knight, Caroline Oliphant, Paul Maudsley, Gordon McFarlan, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Hugh Watchorn. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V Wednesday 5 November at 2.30pm New Bond Street, London Bonhams Enquiries Customer Services Physical Condition of Lots in 101 New Bond Street Specialist, Head of Department Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm this Auction London W1S 1SR Suzannah Yip +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 www.bonhams.com +44 (0) 20 7468 8368 +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO [email protected] REFERENCE IN THIS CATALOGUE Viewing Please see page 2 for bidder TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF Sunday 2 November 11am to 5pm Cataloguer ANY LOT. INTENDING BIDDERS information including after-sale Monday 3 November 9am to 7.30pm Yoko Chino MUST SATISFY THEMSELVES AS collection and shipment Tuesday 4 November 9am to 4.30pm +44 (0) 20 7468 8372 TO THE CONDITION OF ANY [email protected] LOT AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE Bids For the sole purpose of providing 15 OF THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 Department Assistant estimates in three currencies in CONTAINED AT THE END OF THIS +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Masami Yamada the catalogue the conversion CATALOGUE. To bid via the internet +44 (0) 20 7468 8217 has been made at the exchange please visit www.bonhams.com [email protected] rate of approx. As a courtesy to intending £1: ¥171.4821 bidders, Bonhams will provide a Please note that bids should be Senior Consultants £1: USD1.6700 written Indication of the physical submitted no later than 4pm on Neil Davey condition of lots in this sale if a the day prior to the sale. +44 (0) 20 7468 8288 Please note that this rate may well request is received up to 24 hours [email protected] have changed at the date of before the auction starts. New bidders must also provide the auction. This written Indication is issued proof of identity when submitting Joe Earle subject to Clause 1.6 of the bids. Failure to do this may result +44 (0) 20 7468 8217 お品物のコンディションについて Notice to Bidders. in your bids not being processed. [email protected] 本カタログにはお品物の損傷等 Live online bidding is Sale Number: 20555 Department Fax コンディションの記述は記載 available for this sale +44 (0) 20 7495 5840 されていないことを、予めご了 Please email [email protected] Catalogue: £30 承ください。入札をご希望の with “Live bidding” in the subject Acknowledgements お客様は、カタログ巻末の line 48 hours before the auction Illustrations We would like to thank our 「Notice to Bidders（入札され to register for this service. Front Cover: Lot 187 intern Geneviève Renard for her る方へのご注意）」第15条をご Back Cover: Lot 187 assistance with the preparation 参照くださりますよう、お願い important information of this catalogue. 申し上げます。 The United States Government has banned the import of ivory ご希望のお客様には、オークショ into the USA. Lots containing ン開始の24時間前まで、 ivory are indicated by the コンディション•レポートの依頼 symbol Ф printed beside the を受け付けております。こちら lot number in this catalogue. は、「Notice to Bidders（入札 されるお客様へのご注意）」 1.6条に基づき作成されます。 Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Harvey Cammell, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Peter Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, David Dallas, Paul Rees, Julian Roup, Iain Rushbrook, Matthew Girling Global CEO, Davidson, Jean Ghika, Charles Graham-Campbell, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Global CEO, Miranda Grant, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Ralph Taylor, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, Charles Lanning, Sophie Law, Fergus Lyons, Shahin Virani, David Williams, James Knight, Caroline Oliphant, Paul Maudsley, Gordon McFarlan, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. 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