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 337 - MOKUDAI SHUNHO: A LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH CAMELIA
Lot 338 - ISSAI: A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH WEEPING CHERRY
Lot 339 - TANAKA HYOAMI I: A FINE AND RARE SILVER KANSHITSU (DRY LACQUER) KASHIKI (SWEET DISH)
Lot 340 - A DRY LACQUER (KANSHITSU) ‘MOUNTAIN’ CHAWAN IN IMITATION OF AKA RAKU WARE
Lot 341 - † AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF NEGORO-STYLE 'SUNSET FOREST' LACQUER HIBACHI (BRAZIERS)
Lot 342 - HYOSAKU SUZUKI II: A LARGE URUMI LACQUER BOX
Lot 344 - ONAGA TAMOTSU: AN ABSTRACT LACQUER PAINTING ‘HIGH TIDE’
Lot 345 - ONAGA TAMOTSU: AN ABSTRACT LACQUER PAINTING ‘VISION OF THE SHORE’
Lot 346 - ONAGA TAMOTSU: AN ABSTRACT LACQUER PAINTING OF A FISH FROM THE ‘NAGI’ SERIES
Lot 347 - Ɏ A FINE SHIBAYAMA INLAID WOOD KAZARIDANA (DISPLAY CABINET)
Lot 348 - Ɏ A MAGNIFICENT SHIBAYAMA INLAID WOOD KAZARIDANA (DISPLAY CABINET)
Lot 349 - KAN: A FINE LACQUERED AND POTTERY-INLAID WALL PANEL WITH PEONIES AND BUTTERFLY
Lot 350 - A RARE RINPA STYLE LACQUERED AND INLAID KIRI WOOD WALL PANEL WITH DEER AND MAPLE LEAVES
Lot 351 - BAIRIN AND SHIBAYAMA: A SUPERB INLAID WOOD BOX WITH COCKEREL AND HEN
Lot 352 - KOMIN: A SHIBAYAMA-STYLE INLAID WOOD BOX AND COVER WITH SHISHI
Lot 353 - A GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR BOX WITH FINE INLAID WOOD COVER
Lot 354 - A DARK WOOD KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A BUTTERFLY
Lot 357 - Ɏ MASAFUMI: A SUPERB SHIBAYAMA INLAID IVORY AND LACQUER TABLE SCREEN
Lot 360 - A FINE LACQUERED WOOD TSUBA WITH MITSUTOMO-E MON
Lot 361 - SHIBATA ZESHIN: A MASTERFUL ‘TROMPE L’OEIL’ LACQUERED WOOD TSUBA
Lot 362 - OKAZAKI CHIKUHOSAI II: A BAMBOO AND RATTAN HANAKAGO (FLOWER BASKET)
Lot 363 - SUEMURA SHOBUN: A BAMBOO AND RATTAN HANAKAGO (FLOWER BASKET)
Lot 364 - HATAKEYAMA SEIDO: A BAMBOO AND RATTAN HANAKAGO (FLOWER BASKET)
Lot 365 - GOTO KOYU: A MASTERFUL AND LARGE WOOD PANEL DEPICTING TURTLES
Lot 366 - A FINE WOOD OKIMONO OF THREE TURTLES IN A PYRAMID
Lot 367 - KIHODO MASAKA: A SUPERB WOOD OKIMONO OF A PYRAMID OF RATS
Lot 368 - KANO TESSAI: A WOOD SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING THE JUROKU RAKAN (SIXTEEN ARHATS), DATED 1904
Lot 370 - A SMALL WOOD CARVING OF A KYOGEN MONKEY MASK
Lot 371 - NOMURA GENKO: A FINE INLAID WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON
Lot 372 - RYUUN: A LARGE TOKYO SCHOOL INLAID WOOD OKIMONO OF A SARUMAWASHI WITH MONKEY
Lot 373 - Ɏ A FINE STAINED IVORY ‘TROMPE-L'ŒIL’ OKIMONO OF A PILE OF PEANUTS AND CHESTNUTS
Lot 374 - AN AMUSING HIPPOPOTAMUS TOOTH OKIMONO OF WRESTLING FROGS AND TURTLES
Lot 375 - A WOOD ‘KOSHIRAE’ BOKUTO (DOCTOR'S SWORD)
Lot 376 - TAKAMURA SHOIN: A WOOD BOKUTO (DOCTOR'S SWORD) IN THE FORM OF A WAKIZASHI IN KOSHIRAE
Lot 377 - SHIU: A WOOD ‘WAKIZASHI’ BOKUTO (DOCTOR'S SWORD)
Lot 378 - A LACQUERED WOOD ‘DRAGON SAYA’ BOKUTO (DOCTOR'S SWORD)
Lot 379 - ITO TETSUGAI: A WOOD ‘DRAGON’ BOKUTO (DOCTOR'S SWORD)
Lot 381 - AN INLAID WOOD ‘SHIOZAKE’ BOKUTO (DOCTOR'S SWORD)
Lot 382 - KOSAKA AYAYUKI I: A RARE WOOD ‘NATAMAME AND FROGS’ BOKUTO (DOCTOR'S SWORD)
Lot 383 - IKEDA TAISHIN: A FINE GOLD-LACQUERED WOOD YATATE WITH INKCAKE AND BRUSH
Lot 384 - † A FINE BLACK LACQUERED KISERUZUTSU DEPICTING LOQUATS
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