Fine Japanese Art
Live Auction
5 December 2025 at 10 AM CET
Print Catalog: View Illustrated Page Turner Catalog
Galerie Zacke is delighted to present Fine Japanese Art — a live auction featuring 600 exceptional lots that span every era of Japan’s rich artistic heritage.
The first 360 lots are featured in our printed catalog, beginning with Bronzes & Meiji metalwork, including a superb selection of silver works and notable pieces by celebrated masters such as Kitagawa Hokusen I and Jomi Eisuke II. These are followed by an outstanding group of samurai artworks, showcasing works by the Myochin family, intricate jizai okimono, exquisite tsuba from the Kotler Collection, and a distinguished array of armors, helmets, and swords.
Buddhist art is equally well represented, with important works from the Heian and Kamakura periods, as well as exceptional sculptures from the Muromachi and Edo periods. The sale continues with outstanding examples of cloisonné, ceramics, and lacquer, complemented by a refined selection of flower baskets, and concludes with paintings, screens, and shin-hanga woodblock prints.
Lots 361–600 feature additional highlights, including fine lacquerworks, sagemono with many exquisite netsuke, and further sword fittings.
The auction also includes numerous works with distinguished provenances, among them Philip & Nancy Kotler, Alan and Simone Hartman, Patrick Liebermann, Carl Opperman, Alan Bostock, Robert Crowder, Hugo Burge, Andrew Cunningham Ware, Friedrich Carl Duisberg, Jules Speelman, Jay and Mary Jones, John Hay Whitney, Paul and Helen Anbinder, Hersleb Vogt, Jay R. Butterman, William Cleverley Alexander, Michael Phillips, Josef Markwalder, Soame Jenyns, The Saoud bin Mohammed Al-Thani Foundation, Dr. Reinhard Lohrberg, Raymond & Frances Bushell, Arthur Kay, and W. L. Behrens. Many pieces were also acquired through esteemed dealers such as Barry Davies Oriental Art, Malcolm Fairley, Naga Antiques, Tai Modern Gallery, and Sydney Moss Ltd., among many others.
We warmly invite you to explore the complete catalog and join us live on 5 December for this remarkable celebration of Japanese art and craftsmanship.
