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 385 - † A FINE WOVEN RATTAN KISERUZUTSU DEPICTING A FARMER, ATTRIBUTED TO GYOKUMEI
Lot 386 - GYOKUMEI: A FINE WOVEN AND INLAID RATTAN KISERUZUTSU WITH DAIKOKU
Lot 387 - † AN ANTLER KISERUZUTSU OF ASHINAGA ON A ROCK
Lot 388 - † A SPOTTED BAMBOO, COCOA BEAN, AND ANTLER YATATE
Lot 389 - † A FINE DARK BAMBOO YATATE WITH ANTLER INK CONTAINER
Lot 390 - A FINE BURLWOOD TONKOTSU WITH SNAKE AND SLUG IN THE MANNER OF HASEGAWA IKKO
Lot 392 - KEISAI: A FINE ANTLER-INLAID WOOD TONKOTSU WITH IDYLLIC LANDSCAPE
Lot 393 - † DOSHO: A WOOD TONKOTSU DEPICTING A CRAB AND CUCKOO
Lot 395 - KANSAI: A LACQUERED WOOD TONKOTSU IN FORM OF AN EGGPLANT
Lot 396 - † A FOUR-CASE INRO WITH KIKUSUI (CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND WATER)
Lot 397 - A SMALL INLAID BLACK LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH HUT AND PINE
Lot 398 - A RINPA STYLE INLAID FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A YAMAYURI (MOUNTAIN LILY)
Lot 399 - A RINPA-STYLE INLAID THREE-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO WITH PRUNUS BLOSSOMS
Lot 400 - A FINE GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH DEER AND COTTAGES
Lot 401 - AN EARLY FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH A PAIR OF BLACK PARADISE FLYCATCHERS
Lot 402 - AN EARLY BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH DRAGONS
Lot 403 - AN EARLY INLAID LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING KARAKO
Lot 404 - A FINE TSUISHU FOUR-CASE INRO WITH SCHOLARS PLAYING GO
Lot 406 - KAN: A CERAMIC-INLAID AND LACQUERED WOOD SAGEMONO CASE WITH SAMURAI AND WILLOW TREE
Lot 407 - A RARE CERAMIC AND PEWTER-INLAID LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH SCROLL ENDS (JIKU)
Lot 408 - † A GILT AND BLACK LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO OF AN IDYLLIC LANDSCAPE
Lot 409 - A FINE FOUR CASE LACQUER INRO WITH INSECTS AMONG AUTUMNAL PLANTS
Lot 410 - † KAJIKAWA TOMOHIDE: A FINE LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO DEPICTING A SNAKE AND OMOTE
Lot 411 - A FIVE-CASE INLAID LACQUER INRO DEPICTING AN OWL IN A CHESTNUT TREE
Lot 412 - JOKA: A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A HO-O BIRD AND A PEACOCK
Lot 413 - TOYO: A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRO WITH PINE SAPLINGS
Lot 414 - SHUHO: AN AMUSING FOUR-CASE BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER INRO DEPICTING TWO RATS WRESTLING
Lot 415 - KOAMI CHOIN: A FINE BLACK LACQUERED FOUR-CASE INRO WITH HORSES
Lot 416 - A FINE LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH BEARS AND CRABS
Lot 417 - RYOHO: A GOLD LACQUER INRO WITH BUGAKU ACCESSORIES
Lot 418 - TESSHO: A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING A TEMPLE SCENE AND MOUNT FUJI
Lot 419 - KAJIKAWA: A FIVE-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO DEPICTING A LANDSCAPE
Lot 420 - SHOGETSU: A GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH KIKUJIDO
Lot 421 - GYOKKO: A SMALL INLAID SINGLE-CASE INRO DEPICTING IKEBANA
Lot 422 - SAITO: A SHIBAYAMA-STYLE INLAID FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO DEPICTING HOTEI AND SHISHIMAI
Lot 423 - A VERY RARE AMBER TWO-CASE INRO DEPICTING JIRAIYA TRANSFORMED INTO A TOAD
Lot 425 - A RARE GILT PORCELAIN FOUR-CASE INRO WITH PEACOCKS
Lot 426 - † AN UNUSUAL LACQUER TWO-CASE INRO OF TABAKO-IRE FORM
Lot 427 - AN EXQUISITE SMALL LACQUER SINGLE-CASE INRO OF A RICE BALE WITH MOUSE
Lot 428 - HIDARI ISSAN: A FINE KURUMI (WALNUT) OJIME OF A TANUKI KETTLE (BUNBUKU CHAGAMA)
Lot 430 - Ɏ A TALL IVORY NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNIN WITH HIS TOAD
Lot 431 - Ɏ A TALL OSAKA SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF THE OIL THIEF ABURA BOZU
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