• Auction 9246

    Japanese Modern and Contemporary Paintings

    10 May 2000, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 7,982,325 (USD)
48 Lots for Sale 9246
Lot 1
Aoki Shigeru (1882-1911)
Landscape (Fukei)
Oil on canvas

23.7/8 x 17¾in. (59.5 x 45.5cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$215,000
Lot 2
Umehara Ryuzaburo (1888-1986)
Peonies in a Chinese vase (Chugoku no tsubo to botan)
Oil on canvas

25¾ x 20.7/8in. (65.2 x 53cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$182,000
Lot 3
Umehara Ryuzaburo (1888-1986)
Temple of Heaven, Beijing (Tendan)
Oil and mineral pigments on canvas

30 x 25¼in. (76 x 64cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$110,500
Lot 4
Umehara Ryuzaburo (1888-1986)
Rafu zu (Nude)
Oil on canvas

16½ x 116in. (42 x 29cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$76,375
Lot 5
Saeki Yuzo (1898-1928)
Sloping street (Saka no aru michi)
Oil on canvas

21 x 25¾in. (53.2 x 65.5cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$424,000
Lot 6
Maeta Kanji (1896-1930)
Portrait of a boy (Shonen no zo)
Oil on canvas

45.7/8 x 31.5/8in. (116.5 x 80.4cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$110,500
Lot 7
Saeki Yuzo (1898-1928)
Garage (Jidoshagoya)
Oil on canvas

20.7/8 x 28¾in. (53 x 73cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $400,000

price realized
$721,000
Lot 8
Saeki Yuzo (1898-1928)
White street (Shiroi michi)
Oil on canvas

28.7/8 x 23¾in. (73.3 x 60.2cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$611,000
Lot 9
Koiso Ryohei (1902-1988)
Ningen no kozu (Composition with human figures)
Oil on canvas

35¾ x 25.5/8in. (91 x 65.2cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$281,000
Lot 10
Koiso Ryohei (1903-1988)
Portrait of a woman (Nyonin zo)
Oil on canvas

31¾ x 23.5/8in. (80.5 x 60.6cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$182,000
Lot 11
Koiso Ryohei (1903-1988)
Girl in kimono (Kimono shojo)
Oil on canvas

23.5/8 x 19¾in. (60.5 x 50cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$49,350
Lot 12
Foujita Tsuguharu (1886-1968)
Deux filles
Oil, pen and black ink on canvas; dated, titled, Pari (Paris) and signed by the artist on the stretcher

24 x 18.1/8in. (61 x 46cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$248,000
Lot 13
Foujita Tsuguharu (1886-1968)
Femme nue
Oil, pen and black ink on canvas

21½ x 18in. (54.6 x 45.7cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$226,000
Lot 14
Fujishima Takeji (1867-1943)
Casa dei Vetti (House of the Vettii, Pompeii)
Oil on canvas

13.5/8 x 10¼in. (34.5 x 26cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$35,250
Lot 15
Nakagawa Kazumasa (1893-1991)
Tsubaki (Camellias)
Oil on canvas

20.7/8 x 17¾in. (53 x 45.5cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$37,600
Lot 16
Suda Kunitaro (1891-1961)
Flowers (Kusabana)
Oil on canvas

14¾ x 17¾in. (37.5 x 45.1cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$52,875
Lot 17
Matsumoto Shunsuke (1912-1948)
Nude (Rafu)
Oil on canvas

17¾ x 15in. (45.5 x 38cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$52,875
Lot 18
Miyamoto Saburo (1905-1974)
Rafu nijuzo (Nude and her reflection)
Oil on canvas

31½ x 23.7/8in. (80 x 60.6cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $40,000

price realized
$44,650
Lot 19
Yamaguchi Kaoru (1907-1968)
Keiga no uma (Carriage horses)
Oil on canvas

25½ x 20.7/8in. (64.9 x 52.8cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$99,500
Lot 20
Yamaguchi Kaoru (1907-1968)
Nude (Rafu)
Oil on canvas

39½ x 26¾in. (100 x 68cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$41,125
Lot 21
Miyamoto Saburo (1905-1974)
Nude (Rafu)
Oil on canvas

26¾ x 13in. (67.8 x 32.9cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$88,125
Lot 22
Kinutani Koji (b. 1943)
Miki to Moheno no shozo (Portrait of Miki and Moheno)
Fresco

46 x 36¾in. (117 x 93.5cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$64,625
Lot 23
Uemura Shoen (1875-1949)
Setchu bijin (Beauty in snow)
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

51 x 19¾in. (129.6 x 50.2cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$215,000
Lot 24
Hayami Gyoshu (1894-1935)
Ezogiku (China asters)
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

10¼ x 9.3/8in. (26.2 x 23.8cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$88,125
Lot 25
Sugiyama Yasushi (1909-1993)
Kaki koyo zu (Persimmon tree with red leaves)
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

52½ x 17¾in. (133.3 x 45.1cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$56,400
Lot 26
Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966)
Kawasemi (Kingfisher)
Ink, color and gold on silk

24 x 28½in. (61 x 72.4cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$25,850
Lot 27
Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966)
Yucho (Evening tide)
Ink and color on silk

18 x 22½in. (45.6 x 57cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$16,450
Lot 28
Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966)
Ao Fudo (Blue Fudo)
Ink, color, gold and silver on silk

22¼ x 28¼in. (56.5 x 71.7cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$18,800
Lot 29
Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966)
Fuji toei (Mount Fuji reflected)
Ink and color on silk

23 x 28¾in. (58.5 x 73cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$35,250
Lot 30
Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966)
Choshun zu (Roses)
Ink, color, gold and silver on silk

49¾ x 27½in. (126.3 x 69.8cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$58,750
Lot 31
Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958)
Nihon shinshin (Sacredness of Japan [Mount Fuji])
Ink and color on silk

17½ x 22¾in. (44.5 x 57.8cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $40,000

price realized
$171,000
Lot 32
Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958)
Chikurin no tsuki (Moon over bamboo grove)
Ink and color on silk

18¾ x 22¾in. (47.6 x 57.8cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$64,625
Lot 34
Maeda Seison (1885-1977)
Moko shurai (Mongol invasion)
Ink, color and gold on silk

21 x 28.1/8in. (53.3 x 71.3cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$314,000
Lot 35
Fukuda Heihachiro (1892-1974)
Seibutsu (Still life)
Ink and color on silk

21 x 28.5/8in. (53.3 x 72.7cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $40,000

price realized
$70,500
Lot 36
Higashiyama Kaii (1908-1999)
Umi todoroku (Rough sea)
Color on paper

13.1/8 x 18.1/8in. (33.1 x 46cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $40,000

price realized
$182,000
Lot 37
Hirayama Ikuo (b. 1930)
Indasugawa joryu kuon no nagare (Indus River upstream, eternally...
Ink, color and gold on paper

25.5/8 x 35½in. (65.1 x 92cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$171,000
Lot 38
Hirayama Ikuo (b. 1930)
Shiroyama, Kumamoto jo (Kumamoto Castle, Shiroyama)
Color and gold on paper

20.7/8 x 12in. (53.1 x 33.3cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$149,000
Lot 39
Yokoyama Misao (1920-1973)
Fuyu Fuji (Mount Fuji in winter)
Ink, color and gold on paper

14½ x 17.3/8in. (36.8 x 44.1cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$47,000
Lot 40
Kayama Matazo (b. 1927)
Jaku (Solitude)
Ink and color on paper

47¼ x 34.5/8in. (120 x 88cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$501,000
Lot 41
Kayama Matazo (b. 1927)
Hanafubuki (Blizzard of cherry blossoms)
Four-panel screen; ink and color on paper

69 x 140in. (175.3 x 355.6cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$127,000
Lot 42
Kayama Matazo (b. 1927)
Neko (Cat)
Ink, color, gold and silver on paper

22.5/8 x 29.1/8in. (57.5 x 74.3cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $100,000

price realized
$358,000
Lot 44
Kayama Matazo (b. 1927)
Shungetsu (Spring moon)
Ink, color, gold and silver on paper

18.1/8 x 24in. (46.1 x 61.1cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $100,000

price realized
$138,000
Lot 45
Koizumi Tomohide (b. 1944)
Fuyu hibiku junigatsu (December, sound of winter)
Ink, color and gold on paper

19 x 40¼in. (48.2 x 102.2cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$8,225
Lot 46
Koizumi Tomohide (b. 1944)
Toge (Mountain pass)
Color, gold and silver on paper

16¼ x 21in. (41.3 x 53.3cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$17,625
Lot 47
Arimoto Toshio (1946-1985)
Hareta hi no dekigoto (Incident on a fine day)
Tempera and mineral pigments on canvas; titled, dated and signed on verso by the artist

35¼ x 57¼in. (89.2 x 145.4cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $100,000

price realized
$160,000
Lot 48
Ishimoto Tadashi (b. 1920)
Shiroku saku (Blooming in white)
Ink, color and gold on paper

59 x 30.5/8in. (150 x 77.8cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$76,375
Lot 49
Nakajima Chinami (b. 1945)
Kozan kitsuritsu (Soaring Mount Huang)
Four-panel screen; ink, color and gold leaf on paper

65 x 132½in. (165 x 339cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $40,000

price realized
$105,000
Lot 50
Nakajima Chinami (b. 1945)
Garyo zakura ('Sleeping-dragon' cherry)
Four-panel screen; ink and color on paper

65¼ x 133½in. (166 x 341cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$149,000
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