Friday, 16 June 2023, starting at 11 AM CET
We are delighted to present our latest Fine Japanese Art catalog, showcasing an extraordinary collection of artworks spanning several impressive categories. Featuring 438 lots, the auction offers various masterpieces for bidding, including exceptional sword fittings and an assortment of Buddhist Art, highlighted by the splendid cover piece of our catalog (lot 43). Notable categories include Lacquer & Inlaid Works of Art, Paintings & Woodblock Prints, Samurai Art, Okimono & Netsuke, Ceramics & Flower Baskets, Cloisonné, as well as Metalwork. Discover the meticulous beauty of these artworks, as you embark on a captivating journey through time and tradition.
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12-15 June
10 AM - 6 PM
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Lot 1 - A RARE SHELL-INLAID NANBAN LACQUER CABINET
Lot 4 - A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER HOKAI (FOOD CONTAINER)
Lot 5 - † A SUPERB GOLD LACQUER INRO-DANSU (STORAGE CABINET FOR INROS)
Lot 7 - A LACQUER MINIATURE KODANSU (CABINET) DEPICTING THE NUNOBIKI FALLS
Lot 9 - A SHIBAYAMA-STYLE INLAID MINIATURE KODANSU (SMALL CABINET) WITH MILLEFLEUR DESIGN
Lot 10 - A FINE LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH INTERIOR TRAY
Lot 11 - ZOHIKO: A LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVER DEPICTING A SEASHORE LANDSCAPE WITH PAGODA
Lot 12 - A LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVER WITH AUTUMN FLOWERS
Lot 14 - A RARE LACQUER SMOKING SET (TABAKO BON) IN THE FORM OF A BOAT
Lot 15 - A LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A PUPPY
Lot 16 - A FINE LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER IN THE FORM OF HOTEI
Lot 17 - A FINE RINPA-STYLE INLAID LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) WITH CAMELLIA BLOSSOMS
Lot 18 - SOSHO: A LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER DEPICTING UJI BRIDGE
Lot 19 - A FINE LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH KABUTO AND BAMBOO HANAKAGO
Lot 20 - NURUDEAN MITSUHIDE: A RARE LACQUER TSUBA WITH AUTUMN GRASSES AND MOON
Lot 22 - MASAHARU: A LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) DEPICTING A LANDSCAPE
Lot 23 - TAKESHI: A LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM
Lot 24 - † KASHIMA KEISAI: A SET OF 20 SUPERB ZESHIN-SCHOOL LACQUERED WOOD OSHIKI-ZEN TRAYS
Lot 25 - A RARE LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENT BOX) WITH INTEGRATED SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)
Lot 26 - A RARE LACQUERED WOOD SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) DEPICTING A SHISHI AND BUTTERFLY
Lot 27 - A SUPERB LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) DEPICTING A MOONLIT FOREST
Lot 28 - A SUPERB GOLD LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING RAIKO’S DREAM
Lot 29 - A SUPERB RITSUO-SCHOOL LACQUER AND CERAMIC-INLAID SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING AN ELEPHANT
Lot 30 - A FINE AND RARE LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENT BOX) WITH INTEGRATED SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)
Lot 31 - † A LACQUER SUZURIBAKOO DEPICTING BLOSSOMING BELLFLOWERS (KIKYO) AND MAPLE LEAVES
Lot 32 - A RINPA-STYLE INLAID LACQUER SUZURIBAKO WITH BLOSSOMING HORTENSIA
Lot 33 - KAJIKAWA: A FINE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) DEPICTING BOYS AT PLAY
Lot 34 - A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING AN OX-HERDER PLAYING THE FLUTE
Lot 35 - A LACQUER MINIATURE SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING THE UJI BRIDGE
Lot 36 - A GOLD LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING THE BATTLE OF KAWANAKAJIMA
Lot 37 - FUNABASHI SHUMIN: AN IMPERIAL PRESENTATION LACQUER SUZURIBAKO
Lot 39 - A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) DEPICTING A HERON
Lot 40 - † A RARE AND EARLY BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, KAMAKURA TO EARLY MUROMACHI
Lot 41 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, HEIAN TO EARLY KAMAKURA
Lot 42 - YASUCHIKA: A SUPERB AND VERY RARE SILVER FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSU, DATED 1738
Lot 44 - A VERY LARGE AND RARE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF HOKAN SHAKA NYORAI, MUROMACHI PERIOD
Lot 45 - A GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSU HOLDING LOTUS BLOSSOMS
Lot 46 - A PAIR OF WOOD KOMAINU (KOREAN GUARDIAN DOGS), MUROMACHI PERIOD
Lot 47 - AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF MONUMENTAL WOOD FIGURES OF NIO GUARDIANS
Lot 51 - A RARE GILT AND POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU
Lot 52 - A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A RAKAN (ARHAT)
Lot 53 - A RARE GILT AND POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF IZUNA GONGEN
Lot 54 - A RARE AND LARGE POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF THE PRINCE SHOTOKU TAISHI
Lot 55 - A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF KARITEIMO (HARITI), MUROMACHI PERIOD
Lot 56 - A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF THE HEAVENLY KING ZOCHOTEN
Lot 57 - A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A NIO GUARDIAN
Lot 58 - A VERY LARGE GILT AND LACQUERED ANNAMI SCHOOL WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI
Lot 59 - A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE GILT WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI
Lot 63 - A LARGE BUTSUDAN (BUDDHIST ALTAR) FOR AMIDA
Lot 65 - A VERY RARE AND EARLY JAPANESE HANGING SCROLL PAINTING OF AN IMMORTAL, 14TH-16TH CENTURY
Lot 66 - A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL WITH BINZURU RAKAN AND HIS TIGER
Lot 67 - A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL WITH THREE RAKANS
Lot 68 - A SUPERBLY EMBROIDERED PANEL OF YOMEIMON GATE
Lot 69 - A SIX-PANEL FOLDING SCREEN DEPICTING A BATTLE SCENE
Lot 70 - AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF SIX-PANEL BYOBU SCREENS DEPICTING A DOG-CHASING EVENT (INOUMONO)
Lot 71 - A FINE SIX-PANEL BYOBU SCREEN DEPICTING SNOW COVERED PINES
Lot 72 - KISHI GANRYO (1798-1852): A BEAUTIFUL SIX-PANEL BYOBU SCREEN DEPICTING CRANES AND PINES
Lot 73 - A MAKIMONO PAINTING OF CRANES IN A LANDSCAPE
Lot 74 - OOKA SHIHO: A FINE AND LARGE PAINTING OF A HAWK CHASING CRANE
Lot 75 - TSUKIOKA SETTEI: A KAKEMONO OF A COURTESAN
Lot 76 - MATSUMATO FUKO: A HANGING SCROLL OF SOTOBA KOMACHI
Lot 78 - UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797 – 1858), HONMOKU CLIFF IN MUSASHI PROVINCE
Lot 79 - ICHIYUSAI KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), HOSOKUTE: HORIKOSHI DAIRYO
Lot 80 - ICHIYUSAI KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), OKABE. THE STORY OF THE CAT STONE
Lot 82 - ICHIYUSAI KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), TRIPTYCH: DESCENDING GEESE AT TAKADONO
Lot 84 - LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968), FILLETTE AU CHAT, FROM LES ENFANTS
Lot 85 - LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968), TWISTING CAT, FROM LES CHATS
Lot 86 - LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968), SEATED CAT, FROM LES CHATS
Lot 88 - OHARA KOSON (1877-1945), SCOPS OWL IN FLIGHT, CHERRY BLOSSOMS AND FULL MOON
Lot 89 - KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957), MT. FUJI FROM YUIMACHI AT SURUGA
Lot 91 - KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957), EVENING GLOW IN SPRING, TOSHOGU SHRINE, UENO
Lot 92 - KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957), MATOBA IN TAKEHARA
Lot 93 - KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957), MYOHONJI TEMPLE, KAMAKURA
Lot 94 - KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957), SENJU WATERFALL, AKAME
Lot 95 - TSUCHIYA KOITSU (1870-1949), THE POND OF SARUSAWA, NARA ON A RAINY EVENING
Lot 96 - TSUCHIYA KOITSU (1870-1949), BENKEI BRIDGE
Lots 1 - 39
Lots 102 - 140
Lots 141 - 167
Lots 168 - 176
Lots 177 - 191
Lots 192 - 252
Lots 253 - 438
Lots 40 - 68
Lots 69 - 101