Our Fine Japanese Art auction showcases 420 lots across remarkable categories, with multiple highlight pieces available for bidding in each category. The first 200 lots are thoughtfully showcased in our beautifully designed print catalog, providing a comprehensive visual experience. Lots 201 to 420 are featured in our online catalog, allowing you to explore further the diverse categories in this auction such as Lacquer and Inlaid Works of Art, Buddhist Art, Samurai Art, Metalwork, Cloisonné & Ceramics, as well as Okimono, Netsuke & Other Sagemono.
Among our highlights, lot 23 stands out—a masterful ritsuo style inlaid lacquer bunko and cover referencing Sugawara no Michizane. This remarkable piece graces the front cover of our print catalog, setting the stage for the extraordinary artistry within. Equally impressive is lot 49, a large and impressive lacquered wood figure of Amida Nyora, prominently featured on the back cover of our printed catalog.
Join us as we embark on a journey through the finest Japanese artistry and craftsmanship!
Lot 3 - A RARE LACQUERED PAULOWNIA WOOD KOTO WITH PEACOCKS
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 4 - A FINE AND RARE LACQUERED AND INLAID PAULOWNIA WOOD MINIATURE KOTO
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 5 - A RARE GOLD LACQUER KOGO AND COVER WITH FISHING NETS AND PLOVERS (CHIDORI)
Sold for €1,008
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 6 - A RARE BLACK AND GOLD LACQUERED BOX AND COVER WITH TAKARAMONO
Sold for €672
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 7 - A FINE MINIATURE LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 8 - A FINE LACQUER FAN-SHAPED KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 9 - A SUPERB GOLD LACQUER FAN-SHAPED BOX AND COVER WITH INTERIOR TRAY AND STAND
Sold for €4,940
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 11 - A GOLD LACQUER BOX AND COVER DEPICTING TAKARAMONO (LUCKY OBJECTS)
Sold for €2,760
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 14 - A RARE FIGURAL LACQUER INCENSE HOLDER OF A DRUNKEN SHOJO
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 15 - HENMI TOYO: A SUPERB TSUISHU AND TSUIKOKU LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 17 - TANAKA OSAMU: A BLACK LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH MORNING GLORY
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 18 - MURATA SOKAKU: A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH MAPLE LEAVES
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 19 - SHIMADA SOSUI (ACTIVE 1970-1990): A RED AND BLACK LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH KIKU
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 20 - GYOKKOKU: A LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH A LANDSCAPE
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 25 - TOYUSAI: A LACQUER BOX AND COVER DEPICTING A PEACOCK
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 31 - A RARE VOTIVE BRONZE OF AN AMIDA TRIAD, MAEDACHI HONZON, ZENKOJI STYLE
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 37 - A GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSU HOLDING LOTUS BLOSSOMS
Sold for €10,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 40 - A RARE AND EXPRESSIVE POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN, LATE KAMAKURA TO MUROMACHI
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 42 - A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF INDARA TAISHO (SNAKE GENERAL), LATE MUROMACHI TO EDO
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 43 - A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF BASARA TAISHO (DOG GENERAL), LATE MUROMACHI TO EDO
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 44 - A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF BASARA TAISHO (DOG GENERAL), LATE MUROMACHI TO EDO
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 45 - A WOOD TEMPLE STATUE OF ANIRA TAISHO (SHEEP GENERAL), LATE MUROMACHI TO EDO
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 49 - A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, LATE EDO
Sold for €13,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 54 - A SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A SUJIBACHI KABUTO SIGNED YOSHIMICHI AND WITH SWALLOW MAEDATE
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 55 - A KAGA STYLE SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HOSHIBACHI KABUTO BY HARUTA MUNEYOSHI
Sold for €26,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 60 - AN IRON SUJIBACHI KABUTO WITH A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ONI MAEDATE
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 61 - A MYOCHIN STYLE IRON KAWARI KABUTO IN THE FORM OF A TENGU
Sold for €13,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 62 - A FINE AND RARE BLACK LACQUER KATANA-KAKE (SWORD STAND)
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 63 - A FINE TSUISHU (CARVED RED LACQUER) TACHI KAKE (STAND FOR A TACHI SWORD)
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 69 - A FINE MITO SCHOOL IRON TSUBA DEPICTING THE THREE SAKE TASTERS
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 70 - MINAMOTO SHIGEHIRO: A GOOD IRON TSUBA DEPICTING SHOKI AND ONI
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 71 - A TANAKA SCHOOL SHAKUDO TSUBA DEPICTING A VIEW FROM MIHO NO MATSUBARA
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 72 - OMORI TERUHIDE: A FINE OMORI SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH TURBULENT WAVES
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 73 - A SUPERB HAMANO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA DEPICTING A SOUTH SEA ISLANDER
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 75 - TSU JINPO: A SUPERB SHAKUDO TSUBA WITH HAKURYO FROM THE NOH PLAY HAGOROMO
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 76 - IWATA KANEYASU: A FINE IRON TSUBA WITH A HACHI ON BIWA
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 77 - YOKOYA EISEI: A FINE YOKOYA SCHOOL SHAKUDO AND GOLD TSUBA WITH OMOTE PLANT DESIGN
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 78 - A FINE GOTO SCHOOL SHAKUDO AND GOLD TSUBA WITH SHISHI DESIGN
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 79 - HAMANO NAOHIRO: A FINE HAMANO SCHOOL SHAKUDO AND GOLD TSUBA DEPICTING ISE-EBI
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 80 - AN OTSUKI SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA DEPICTING THE HUMILIATION OF KANSHIN
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 81 - WASHIDA MITSUCHIKA: A FINE SENTOKU TSUBA WITH KIRIN UNDER A PINE TREE
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 83 - A FINE GOTO ICHIJO SCHOOL SUAKA TSUBA DEPICTING BIRDS IN WINTER
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 84 - A FINE BAKUMATSU SENTOKU TSUBA WITH BIRDS, PINE, AND MOUNT FUJI
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 85 - FUJIWARA KATSUNORI: A SUPERB IRON TSUBA DEPICTING SCENES FROM NOH THEATRE
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 86 - NORIYUKI: A SUPERB HAMANO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH KANZAN AND JITTOKU
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 89 - A FINE YOKOYA SCHOOL SHIBUICHI KOZUKA DEPICTING SHOKI AND ONI
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 92 - A VERY RARE KAKURE KIRISHITAN (HIDDEN CHRISTIANITY) SILVER KOZUKA DEPICTING DARUMA
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 94 - A PAIR OF GOTO SCHOOL GOLD MENUKI DEPICTING DRAGONS
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 96 - YANAGAWA NAOTOKI: A FINE YANAGAWA SCHOOL SHAKUDO FUCHI AND KASHIRA OF BIRDS OF PREY
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 99 - IWAMOTO RYOKAN: A FINE IWAMOTO SCHOOL SHAKUDO AND GOLD FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH AQUATIC LIFE
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 105 - A SUPERB BRONZE OKIMONO OF A SHOJO, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THREE METALWORKERS
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 106 - A LARGE BRONZE VASE IN THE FORM OF A PRUNUS TREE WITH FIVE BATS
Sold for €3,510
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 107 - A VERY RARE BRONZE JIZAI (ARTICULATED) OKIMONO OF A SPIDER
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 110 - NOGAWA: A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH BIRDS AND FLOWERS
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 111 - A FINE MIXED METAL BOX AND COVER DEPICTING HANDAKA SONJA
Sold for €1,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 113 - KOMAI: A SUPERB GOLD-DAMASCENED IRON TABLE CABINET (KODANSU)
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 114 - FUJI: A PAIR OF KOMAI-STYLE GILT-DAMASCENED HEXAGONAL MINIATURE VASES
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 115 - A KOMAI-STYLE GILT-DAMASCENED IRON HEXAGONAL BOX AND COVER, WITH FUKU MARK
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 118 - SANSO: A SUPERB CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DECORATED SILVER BOX AND COVER
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 121 - NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI: A SUPERB BLACK-GROUND MINIATURE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 126 - A RARE CEDAR BROWN-GLAZED POTTERY CHAIRE WITH SHIFUKU
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 129 - A PAIR OF RAKU HYOTAN AND KATATSUKI-FORM CHAIRE (TEA CADDIES)
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 131 - A VERY RARE KO-KUTANI STYLE PORCELAIN SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 132 - SHIZAN: A MAGNIFICENT SATSUMA CERAMIC TRAY WITH TEMPLE SCENE
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 134 - KINKOZAN: A FINE SATSUMA BOTTLE VASE DEPICTING BIJIN AND CHILDREN
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 137 - FUJII SHUMEI: A FINE SNOW-FLAKE GLAZE VASE DEPICTING A WINTER FOREST
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 138 - Ɏ KOSEI: A FINE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF A HUNTER HOLDING A HARE
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 139 - Ɏ YOSHITOSHI: A FINE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF A FISHERMAN
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 141 - Ɏ KOGETSU: A FINE IVORY OKIMONO OF A HUNTER SNARING A CRANE
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 145 - Ɏ HOMEI: A SUPERB TOKYO-SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF MINAMOTO NO YORIMITSU AND KINTARO
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 146 - Ɏ RYUMIN: AN IMPRESSIVE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF SHO-KANNON WITH DRAGON
Sold for €9,750
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 147 - Ɏ SHIMAMURA SHUNMEI: A SUPERB TOKYO-SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF A BIJIN WITH HER PEKINGESE
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium