Explore our three-day Asian Art Discoveries auction, unfolding over two days of live auctions followed by one day of timed auction. In total, the sale features over 2,000 antiques and collectibles from Japan, China, and beyond, including many items with no or low reserves. Whether you’re new to collecting or in search of a hidden treasure, you’re sure to find something special.
Live Auctions
Day 1: Thursday, 22 January, at 11 AM CET
Lots 1-762: Japanese Works of Art - Part 1
Day 2: Friday, 23 January, at 11 AM CET
Lots 763 -1072: Himalayan & Chinese Works of Art
Lots 1073-1408: Japanese Works of Art - Part 2
Lots 1409-1538: Korean, Indian & Southeast Asian Works of Art
Timed Auction (separate registration required)
Day 3: Saturday, 24 January
Lots 1539 -2150: No Reserve Timed Auction – Starting Prices Up to 250 Euros
Bidding starts on Thursday, 1 January, and lots start closing at 11 AM on Saturday, 24 January
Lot 1320 - A SUPERB AND LARGE SIX-PANEL RINPA STYLE BYOBU SCREEN DEPICTING CHRYSANTHEMUM
Sold for €18,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1322 - EISAI FUJIWARA MORIYOSHI: EIGHT-PANEL CHUGATA BYOBU (FOLDING SCREEN) OF BLOSSOMING SAKURA
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1324 - A FINE FOUR-PANEL BYOBU (FOLDING SCREEN) DEPICTING A STREAM WITH WAGTAILS AND PINE TREE
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1328 - A SIX-PANEL BYOBU (FOLDING SCREEN) FEATURING SCENES INSPIRED BY WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1329 - A FOUR-PANEL BYOBU (FOLDING SCREEN) DEPICTING PORTUGUESE MERCHANTS
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1337 - HYAKUNYO JIHO: A BUDDHIST SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING A SKELETAL FIGURE
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1339 - WATANABE KAZAN (1793-1841): A SCROLL PAINTING OF SAMURAI
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1340 - KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1793): BIJIN AND CHILDREN AT NEW YEAR
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1347 - NAKAJIMA RAISYO: A SET OF TWO HANGING SCROLL PAINTINGS DEPICTING A SKULL AND A BIJIN
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1351 - HARUNOBU: A SHUNGA HANDSCROLL WITH MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1355 - SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891): A FINE MINIATURE LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1356 - A PAINTED SILK PANEL DEPICTING AN INSECT DAIMYO PROCESSION
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1359 - A LARGE HANGING SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING BUDDHA AND ATTENDANTS
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1361 - A HANGING SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING A MONK, ENSO AND A POEM
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1367 - MASANOBU: A HANGING SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING TWO KITTENS
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1368 - KANGETSU: A LARGE HANGING SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING BUDDHA AND DEMONS
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1370 - YOSHITORA UTAGAWA: TRIPTYCH OF MIYAJIMA BENZAITEN AND LORD KIYOMORI
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1374 - TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: FUJIWARA YASUMASA PLAYS THE FLUTE BY MOONLIGHT
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1390 - TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: PICTURE OF OMORI HIKOSHICHI ENCOUNTERING A DEMON ON HIS PATH
Sold for €715
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1392 - TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: SOGA NO GORO TOKIMUNE HELD BACK BY GOSHO NO GOROMARU
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1393 - TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI: TOMOE GOZEN, WIFE OF KISO YOSHINAKA, DEFEATING UCHIDA SABUR
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1407 - A PHOTOGRAPH TITLED ‘A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE’, STUDIO OF KUSAKABE KIMBEI
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1412 - A WHITE-GLAZED PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, LATE JOSEON DYNASTY
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1414 - A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA, PROBABLY YAKSA YEORAE, UNIFIED SILLA PERIOD
Sold for €14,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1416 - AN UNUSUAL STONE FIGURE OF AN ASCETIC DEITY, INDIA, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1418 - A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF JAINA TIRTHANKARA RISHABHANATHA, 11TH CENTURY
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1419 - A TERRACOTTA VOTIVE PLAQUE WITH BUDDHA AND ATTENDANT BODHISATTVAS, 11TH CENTURY
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1420 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF LOKANATHA AVALOKITESHVARA, PALA PERIOD
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1424 - AN UNUSUAL BLACK LACQUERED STONE FIGURE OF DANCING GANESHA
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1428 - A MUGHAL SANDSTONE PANEL, JALI, NORTHERN INDIA, LATE 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1429 - A GROUP OF THREE MUGHAL MARBLE ‘CHINI-KHANA’ PANELS
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1431 - A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ‘KASHMIR REVIVAL’ FIGURE OF MAITREYA, 18TH CENTURY
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1432 - A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF YOGA NARASIMHA, CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium