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 65 - A SUPERB IRON TSUBA OF A PUPPY WITH GOLD-INLAID EYES
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 66 - A SUPERB IRON TSUBA WITH A CRAB AND THE REFLECTION OF A CRESCENT MOON
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 69 - OTSUKI MITSUOKI: A SUPERB INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH EBISU AND CARP, DATED 1803
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 72 - A FINE TSUBA DEPICTING ARABA AND THE YOKAI BOX, FROM THE TALE OF THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW
Sold for €10,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 73 - AN IWAMOTO SCHOOL SHAKUDO TSUBA WITH SNAKE, WITH NBTHK CERTIFICATE
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 75 - TOMOTSUNE: A FINE NARA SCHOOL SUAKA TSUBA WITH A CROW AND RABBIT UNDER THE MOON
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 76 - A SUPERB SHONAI SCHOOL SUAKA TSUBA WITH SLIDING DOORS
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 80 - A FINE NANAKO SHAKUDO TSUBA WITH SAMURAI AND HORSES
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 82 - GOTO DENJO: A FINE SHAKUDO NANAKO TSUBA WITH A SCENE FROM TALE OF GENJI
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 84 - A SHAKUDO KOZUKA WITH TWO MANDARIN DUCKS (OSHIDORI) IN WAVES
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 85 - A FINE HAMANO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI KOZUKA OF TSURU SENNIN
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 86 - OTSUKI YOSHIYASU: A SUPERB AND RARE 18K GOLD FUCHI AND KASHIRA
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 89 - MYOCHIN NOBUYOSHI: AN IRON KOBOSHI KABUTO AND TENGU MENPO
Sold for €19,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 90 - MYOCHIN MUNENORI: AN EXCEPTIONAL IRON KAWARI KABUTO IN THE FORM OF A TENGU, DATED 1834
Sold for €13,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 92 - A RED-LACQUERED IRON SHIINARI KABUTO WITH TENTSUKU MAEDATE AND IRON RESSEI MENPO
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 93 - A LACQUERED IRON ZABOSHI KABUTO WITH NKBKHK TOKUBETSU KICHO SHIRYO CERTIFICATE
Sold for €8,450
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 95 - A RUSSET-IRON SUJIBACHI KABUTO WITH ‘ONI-HORNS’ MAEDATE AND MENPO
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 96 - A HARUTA SCHOOL IRON SUJIBACHI KABUTO WITH ODA CLAN MON
Sold for €41,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 98 - AN IRON KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRIC-SHAPED HELMET) WITH AN IRON MENPO
Sold for €8,450
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 100 - A GOLD-LACQUERED IRON EBOSHI-NARI KABUTO AND RESSEI MENPO
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 104 - A RARE LACQUERED JINGASA (WAR HAT) WITH SAKURA MON
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 106 - A NUINOBE NIMAI DO GUSOKU (ARMOR) WITH AN IRON ZUNARI KABUTO AND RESSEI MENPO
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 110 - AN IMPRESSIVE DO-MARU YOROI (ARMOR) WITH A KOBOSHI KABUTO AND RESSEI MENPO
Sold for €13,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 121 - A FINE SILVER-MOUNTED KOSHIRAE FOR A TACHI IN ITOMAKI
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 124 - AN IRON ‘WILLOW LEAF’ SUKASHI YANONE (PRESENTATION ARROWHEAD)
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 129 - HANAGENSAI TOSUI: A SUPERB LACQUER KOBAKO WITH A LADIES’ INDOOR ARCHERY SET
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 132 - A PAIR OF GOLD-LACQUERED STIRRUPS (ABUMI) WITH SHIMAZU CLAN MON
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 133 - A FINE PAIR OF MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LACQUERED IRON STIRRUPS (ABUMI)
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 136 - UMEZAWA RYUSHIN: A SUPERB INLAID AND LACQUERED ‘BUTTERFLIES’ KATANA KAKE (SWORD STAND)
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 140 - A BUDDHIST PAINTING DEPICTING GOZANZE MYO-O, MUROMACHI PERIOD
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium