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 142 - A FRAGMENT OF A BUDDHIST PAINTING DEPICTING AN ASSEMBLY OF RAKAN, MUROMACHI PERIOD
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 143 - A BRONZE ‘LOTUS’ EKORO (LONG-HANDLED CENSER), KAMAKURA PERIOD
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 146 - A RARE CAST-IRON HEAD OF FUDO MYO-O, KAMAKURA PERIOD
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 150 - A SUPERB GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU, KAMAKURA PERIOD
Sold for €23,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 155 - A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF THE YOUNG PRINCE SHOTOKU TAISHI, MUROMACHI PERIOD
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 163 - A FINE TALL GILT-LACQUER WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON, EDO PERIOD
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 165 - A PAIR OF GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURES DEPICTING MONJU AND FUGEN BOSATSU, EDO PERIOD
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 172 - GOTO KOYU: A MASTERFUL AND LARGE WOOD PANEL DEPICTING TURTLES
Sold for €28,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 182 - Ɏ RYUKO: A FINE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF A SLEEPING BIJIN
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 188 - KINZAN: A FINE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SQUARE TRAY WITH FLYING GEESE, STYLE OF NAMIKAWA SOSUKE
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 191 - A KAKIEMON SQUARE SAKE FLASK WITH FLOWERS AND BIRDS
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 193 - A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE HIRADO PORCELAIN ‘DRAGON’ VASE
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 195 - A NABESHIMA WHITE-GLAZED PORCELAIN ‘BOTAN SHISHI’ KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER
Sold for €715
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 196 - YABU MEIZAN: A FINE MINIATURE SATSUMA EARTHENWARE VASE
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 197 - YABU TSUNEO: A FINE SATSUMA EARTHENWARE VASE WITH SPARROWS AND MONKEYS
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 198 - KINKOZAN: A FINE AND LARGE SATSUMA EARTHENWARE BEAKER VASE
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 203 - KINKOZAN: A LARGE SATSUMA EARTHENWARE VASE WITH SNOWY PLUM BLOSSOMS
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 204 - A FINE AND LARGE ENAMELED ‘MORI SOSEN’ PORCELAIN PLAQUE DEPICTING MONKEYS
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 206 - A LARGE KOZAN STYLE RELIEF-MOLDED ENAMELED EARTHENWARE VASE
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 209 - KUSUBE YAICHI: A RARE PORCELAIN OKIMONO OF A MYTHICAL WHITE HARE
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 212 - TOKUDA YASOKICHI III: A SUPERB KUTANI GLAZED ‘CAT’S EYE’ PORCELAIN VASE
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 213 - TOKUDA YASOKICHI III: A FINE KUTANI GLAZED PORCELAIN GOURD VASE
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 217 - INOUE MANJI: A WHITE-GLAZED FACETED HAKUJI PORCELAIN FLOWER VASE
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 219 - HAMADA SHOJI: A RARE AND SUPERB WHITE-SPLASHED RUSSET-GLAZED STONEWARE VASE
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 223 - TOMITA HIROYUKI: A LACQUERED CLAY KAMATIGAWARI CHAWAN (TEA BOWL)
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 224 - A NEGORO RED-LACQUER RITUAL WASH BASIN (ASHITSUKI-DARAI)
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 230 - SOETSU AND KYUHAKU: A FINE INLAID LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) WITH CRABS
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 233 - SUIGETSU: A FINE ‘ANCIENT SPRING OF THE NEW YEAR’ LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 234 - A SMALL LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) WITH AUTUMN GRASSES
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 240 - A FINE INLAID WAJIMA-NURI LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) WITH A CORMORANT
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 241 - IKEDA KIICHI: A SUPERB LACQUER SHIKISHIBAKO WITH DRAGONFLIES
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 242 - AN EARLY THREE-TIERED LACQUER JUBAKO (FOOD CONTAINER) WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium