6 December 2024 at 10 AM CET
SESSION I
Lots 1-368: Print Catalog
SESSION II
Lots 369-650: Online Catalog
This season, Galerie Zacke is honored to present Fine Japanese Art, an incredible auction that journeys through the breadth of Japanese culture and history. The sale features 650 remarkable pieces, from important paintings and woodblock prints to rare Buddhist artifacts, as well as ever-popular samurai art, ceramics, metalwork, and more.
Whether you are a seasoned collector or a passionate enthusiast exploring Japanese art for the first time, this auction offers something special for everyone.
The first 368 lots are thoughtfully curated in our vibrant print catalog, and key highlights include a rare votive plaque by the legendary Katsushika Hokusai (lot 268), an iron jizai okimono of a snake by Tanaka Tadayoshi, signed Muneyoshi (lot 81), a superb suit of armor adorned with imperial crests by the master armor-maker Myochin Munekata (lot 142), and of course our cover star, the important Heian figure of a Heavenly General (lot 149), which has a C14 Test which confirms the dating.
Lots 369-650, are featured in our online catalog, with many beautiful pieces in the categories okimono, bokuto, sagemono, inro, netsuke and sword fittings. Notable highlights are a selection of bokuto (doctor’s swords, lots 375-382) and a very fine selection of kozuka from an Australian private collection mostly featuring works from the noted Hamano and Goto schools (lots 562-597).
The catalog is enriched by respected provenances, including Edward ‘Ted’ Wrangham, Maybelle (Betty) Dore, James and Marilynn Alsdorf, James Lord Bowes, Baron Eberhard von Bodenhausen-Degener, the Jacques Barrère Gallery, Alan & Simone Hartman, and much more.
We hope all enthusiasts of Fine Japanese Art will join us on Friday, 6 December for the Live Auction!
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Lot 1 - A LARGE PAIR OF BRONZE ‘BUDDHIST ELEPHANT’ ALTAR VASES, DATED 1739
Lot 2 - A LARGE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A SNARLING SHISHI ON A MAGNIFICENT ROOT WOOD STAND
Lot 3 - KATO TATSUO: AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO LEAPING SHISHI ON ROCKWORK
Lot 6 - AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZE OKIMONO DEPICTING SHOKI SNEAKING UP ON A GATHERING OF ONI
Lot 10 - AN IMPRESSIVE AND VERY LARGE BRONZE LOTUS-FORM FOUNTAIN WITH A MAJESTIC DRAGON
Lot 12 - A SUPERB BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ONI HOLDING ALOFT A KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
Lot 15 - MIYAO: A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE STATUE OF A WARRIOR HOLDING ALOFT A KORO
Lot 16 - MIYAO: A SUPERB PAIR OF PARCEL GILT MIXED-METAL CANDLESTICKS DEPICTING ACROBATS
Lot 18 - MIYAO: A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURES DEPICTING FISHERMEN
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Lot 20 - A BRONZE OKIMONO DEPICTING TOKIWA GOZEN PROTECTING HER SONS FROM THE HARSH WINTER SNOW
Lot 21 - MYOCHIN MUNEYUKI: A MINIATURE IRON KABUTO WITH MATCHING INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER
Lot 23 - KATSURA MITSUHARU: A FINE MIXED-METAL PLAQUE DEPICTING MOUNT FUJI
Lot 24 - OTANI HARUHIKO: A FINE PARCEL-GILT SILVER PLAQUE DEPICTING A CHINESE DRAGON
Lot 28 - A PAIR OF METAL DISHES DEPICTING FIERCE DRAGONS
Lot 29 - KOMAI: A GOLD AND SILVER INLAID IRON CIRCULAR DISH DEPICTING KIYOMIZU-DERA TEMPLE
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Lot 30 - KAZUTOSHI: A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE INLAID BRONZE CHARGER DEPICTING DARUMA AS DAIDARABOTCHI
Lot 32 - A FINE INLAID BRONZE VASE DEPICTING INSECTS, FROGS, AND SNAILS
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Lot 33 - A RARE INLAID BRONZE ‘DOUBLE-GOURD’ KORO (INCENSE BURNER) WITH LEAF-FORM COVER
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Lot 34 - JOMI EISUKE II: A FINE PAIR OF INLAID ‘MARINE LIFE’ BRONZE VASES
Lot 35 - JOMI EISUKE II: A FINE PAIR OF INLAID BRONZE VASES WITH BUTTERFLIES AND CHERRY TREES
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Lot 36 - INOUE: A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH BIRDS AND FLOWERS
Lot 37 - NOGAWA: A BRONZE NATSUME (TEA CADDY) AND COVER WITH IRIS AND SPARROW
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Lot 38 - KURODA: A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH BAMBOO DESIGN
Lot 39 - SHUSHO: A SILVER INLAID BRONZE DOUBLE GOURD VASE WITH MAPLE LEAVES
Lot 40 - MIYAO: A RARE BRONZE VASE DEPICTING HERONS IN A POND
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Lot 41 - KIYOSHI: A GROUP OF TWO BRONZE LOBED VASES WITH A RUSU MOYO (ABSENT MOTIF) FOR DAIKOKU
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Lot 42 - MIYABE ATSUYOSHI: A FINE INLAID BRONZE VASE DEPICTING A MONKEY ON A WISTERIA TREE
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Lot 43 - A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE SILVER INLAID BRONZE VASE DEPICTING MOUNT FUJI
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Lot 44 - OTA HARUKAGE: A SUPERB AND RARE BRONZE AND SUAKA-DO VASE DEPICTING THE MONKEY KING SONGOKU
Lot 45 - YOSHITANI: A MASSIVE AND HIGHLY UNUSUAL BRONZE JARDINIÈRE DEPICTING A NEST OF RATS
Lot 46 - SHIUN: A LARGE BRONZE JAR WITH CARPS
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Lot 47 - MASAYUKI: A RARE BRONZE VASE OF A WARRIOR SLAYING A DRAGON FISH (SHACHIHOKO)
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Lot 48 - A RARE BRONZE OF KINTARO WRESTLING A BEAR
Lots 1-78
Lots 144-180
Lots 181-228
Lots 229-295
Lots 296-368
Lots 369-382
Lots 383-429
Lots 430-561
Lots 562-597
Lots 598-650
Lots 79-143