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 49 - SHOSAI: A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HIMALAYAN BROWN BEAR
Lot 51 - Ɏ TSUNEMITSU: A LARGE INLAID BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN ELEPHANT FIGHTING OFF TWO TIGERS
Lot 52 - A BRONZE ‘TETHERED HAWK’ KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER
Lot 53 - A LARGE BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN EAGLE AND SNAKE
Lot 54 - GYOKKO: AN IMPRESSIVE AND LARGE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A GOSHAWK
Lot 56 - A FINE SILVER AND ENAMEL OKIMONO OF A DRAGON
Lot 57 - † MARUKI COMPANY: A CHARMING SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN EGRET IN THE COLD
Lot 59 - † A VERY FINE MIXED METAL MEDICINE BOX DEPICTING FUJI MUSUME AND TWO KAPPA
Lot 60 - KAZUYOSHI: A RARE AND LARGE INLAID SILVER AND BAMBOO KISERU (PIPE)
Lot 61 - A RARE INLAID SHIBUICHI VASE DEPICTING A CAT
Lot 62 - MITSUKOSHI: AN IMPERIAL SILVER ‘TANG MIRROR’ BONBONNIÈRE WITH GOLD KIKUMON
Lot 64 - NAKAMURA TOKUJIRO: A NANBU WARE IRON TETSUBIN (TEA KETTLE) DEPICTING A DRAGON
Lot 65 - YASUNOSUKE: A BRONZE ARTICULATED OKIMONO OF A LOBSTER
Lot 66 - YASUNOSUKE: A BRONZE ARTICULATED OKIMONO OF A PRAYING MANTIS
Lot 67 - YASUNOSUKE: A BRONZE ARTICULATED OKIMONO OF A CRAB
Lot 68 - A FINE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A SPARROW ON AN ARALIA LEAF
Lot 69 - AN UNUSUAL BRONZE OKIMONO IN THE FORM OF A GARLIC HEAD
Lot 70 - SAEGUSA SOUTAROU: A PATINATED COPPER OKIMONO OF A PANTHER
Lot 71 - TAKANO RYOICHI: A FINE INLAID BRONZE FLOWER VASE
Lot 72 - HASUDA SHUGORO: A FINE MURASHI-DO BRONZE ‘SPINNING TOP’ FLOWER VASE
Lot 73 - HASUDA SHUGORO: A FINE BRONZE ‘SPINNING TOP’ FLOWER VASE
Lot 74 - SUGAI SHOZO: A BRONZE ‘MORNING GLORY’ FLOWER VASE
Lot 75 - NAKAJIMA YASUMI: A SEIDO BRONZE FLOWER VASE
Lot 76 - NAKAJIMA YASUMI: A SEIDO BRONZE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
Lot 78 - ICHINOSE SOSHIN: A SUPERB BRONZE ARCHAISTIC SQUARE VASE
Lot 80 - MYOCHIN: A SUPERB IRON JIZAI OKIMONO OF A PRAWN
Lot 81 - MUNEYOSHI: A MASTERFUL AND LARGE IRON JIZAI OKIMONO OF A SNAKE
Lot 82 - MUNEYOSHI: A BRONZE JIZAI OKIMONO OF A PRAYING MANTIS
Lot 83 - MITSUTA HARUO: A SUPERB MIXED-METAL JIZAI OKIMONO OF A GIANT HORNET
Lot 84 - MITSUTA HARUO: A SUPERB BRONZE AND BRASS JIZAI OKIMONO OF A DRAGONFLY
Lot 85 - A RARE IRON MYOCHIN SCHOOL SUKASHI TSUBA IN THE FORM OF A SNAKE
Lot 87 - A FINE MIXED METAL TSUBA DEPICTING A CARP
Lot 88 - YOSHIHISA: A FINE IRON TSUBA DEPICTING A DRAGON CARP
Lot 89 - KOKYO: A FINE SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH FLYING FISH (TOBIUO) AMONG TURBULENT WAVES
Lot 90 - OTSURYUKEN MIBOKU: A SUPERB HAMANO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH DEER AND PINE
Lot 91 - ICHINOMIYA NAGAYOSHI: A FINE AND AMUSING SHAKUDO TSUBA DEPICTING AN ONI SCARED OF SHOKI
Lot 92 - UMEZAWA KUNITANE: A FINE SHAKUDO TSUBA WITH KAJIWARA KAGETOKI AND MINAMOTO NO YORITOMO
Lot 93 - A GOTO SCHOOL NANAKO SHAKUDO TSUBA DAISHO SET WITH DRAGONS
Lot 94 - A SUPERB DAISHO SET OF SHAKUDO TSUBA WITH THE CRESCENT MOON ABOVE WAVES
Lot 95 - A SUPERB SUAKA TSUBA WITH MEOTO IWA (‘MARRIED COUPLE ROCKS’)
Lot 96 - OTSUKI MITSUOKI: A SUPERB INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH EBISU AND CARP, DATED 1803
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