Live Auction
13 June 2025 at 10 AM CET
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Galerie Zacke is delighted to present Fine Japanese Art, a live auction featuring 600 lots spanning every era of Japan’s rich history.
The first 368 lots are elegantly showcased in our print catalog, curated to highlight Arts of the Samurai, Metalwork, Buddhist Art, Lacquerware, Porcelain, and Paintings & Woodblock Prints. Lots 369 to 600 are in our online catalog, dedicated to okimono, sagemono, and miniature works of art.
All 600 lots will be offered in a single continuous live auction beginning at 10 AM CET on 13 June.
We open with a dynamic selection of bronzes, metalwork, and samurai art. Notable highlights include a rare inlaid iron koro by Myochin Munenori (Lot 48), an impressive Myochin school suit of armor (Lot 108), and a superb tanto by Kunishige (Lot 120).
Our Buddhist Art section features incredible pieces such as a gilt-bronze figure of Jizo Bosatsu (Lot 150) and a large gilt-lacquered wood depiction of Kanzan and Jittoku (Lot 157).
We warmly invite you to explore the full catalog and join us live on 13 June for this exciting event. Learn more.
AUCTION OVERVIEW LOTS
Lot 1 - A LARGE AND MASSIVE BRONZE TEMPLE WATER DISPENSER, MIZUBACHI
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 3 - SHOKAKEN: A LARGE BRONZE KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER WITH KARASU TENGU
Sold for €4,940
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 5 - A MASSIVE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A MINOGAME AND NESTING CRANES ON MOUNT HORAI
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 10 - MASAFUMI: A MIYAO-STYLE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TEMPLE SERVANT
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 11 - A LARGE TWO-PART BRONZE USUBATA VASE WITH KARAKO BOYS
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 12 - HIDEAKI: AN ICONIC AND LARGE BRONZE OKIMONO OF MOUNT FUJI
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 14 - YOSHIAKA: A BRONZE WAVE-FORM 'CRYSTAL SPHERE' STAND WITH TURTLES
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 19 - A LARGE AND FINE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HAWK ON A TREE TRUNK
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 20 - SEIYA: A SUPERB SHAKUDO OKIMONO OF A CROW ON A BRONZE TREE STUMP
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 22 - A KOMAI STYLE INLAID IRON ‘DARUMA DOLL’ BOX AND COVER
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 23 - NOGAWA: A FINE INLAID BRONZE MINIATURE BOTTLE VASE WITH FLOWERS
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 26 - KAZUYOSHI FOR THE NOGAWA COMPANY: A LARGE INLAID BRONZE VASE WITH GEESE AND FULL MOON
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 27 - TOSHINAGA FOR THE HAMADA COMPANY: A SUPERB SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ VASE
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 29 - A FINE AND LARGE SILVER SAKE EWER WITH PEONY FLOWERS
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 30 - JOMI EISUKE II: A RARE AND FINE SILVER LOTUS POD-FORM TEAPOT
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 32 - A FINE SILVER ‘CRANE AND PINE’ SAKE EWER WITH LACQUER STAND
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 34 - SEISUKE: AN IRON TETSUBIN (TEA KETTLE) WITH GALLOPING HORSE
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 41 - KOME JIICHI: A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A HO-O BIRD (PHOENIX)
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 42 - SUKENOJO TERAHATA: A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A ROARING SHISHI
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 44 - † SUZUKI MITSUAKI: A FINE MIXED-METAL PANEL IN THE FORM OF A FAN PAINTING
Sold for €1,144
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 45 - OTA HARUKAGE: A FINE MIXED-METAL PANEL DEPICTING CARPS
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 46 - KANO NATSUO: A SUPERB SHIBUICHI ‘BAMBOO’ CHAKI (TEA SCOOP)
Sold for €10,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 54 - A SUAKA SUKASHI TSUBA, ATTRIBUTED TO HIRATA HOKOZO, WITH NBTHK HOZON CERTIFICATE
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 55 - UEDA MASAYOSHI: A RARE SHIPPO-INLAID IRON SUKASHI TSUBA WITH THE SANGAIBISHI MON
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 59 - MASATAKE: A FINE IRON TSUBA WITH NBTHK CERTIFICATE
Sold for €4,940
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 62 - AN INGENIOUS TETSUGENDO SCHOOL IRON TSUBA WITH A MONKEY CATCHING AN OCTOPUS
Sold for €13,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 63 - MASATOMO: A SUPERB AND LARGE IRON TSUBA OF A SNAKE AND MONKEYS
Sold for €19,500
including Buyer's Premium