• Auction 5932

    Japanese Art at the English Court

    8 December 2014 - 19 December 2014, London, South Kensington

    SALE TOTAL: 681,062 (GBP)
90 Lots for Sale 5932
Lot 1
A Lacquer Casket Commissioned by the Portuguese
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)
33 x 22.2 x 19cm.
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($12,480 - $15,600)

price realized
£12,500
($19,575)
Lot 3
A Lacquer Casket Commissioned by the Portuguese
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)
22.4cm. wide
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($9,360 - $12,480)

price realized
£17,500
($27,405)
Lot 4
A Lacquer Casket Commissioned by the Portuguese
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)
22.3cm. wide
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,800 - $10,920)

price realized
£11,875
($18,596)
Lot 5
A Lacquer Casket Commissioned by the Portuguese
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)
18.3cm. wide
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,800 - $10,920)

price realized
£6,250
($9,787)
Lot 6
A Lacquer Casket Commissioned by the Portuguese
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH - EARLY 17TH CENTURY)
16.9cm. wide
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,800 - $10,920)

price realized
£6,250
($9,787)
Lot 8
A Lacquer Casket Commissioned by the Portuguese
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)
46.3 x 29 x 24.5cm.
estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
($15,600 - $18,720)

price realized
£17,500
($27,405)
Lot 14
A Pair of Small Fusuma [Sliding Doors] Decorated with Playing Cards
THE CARDS, MOMOYAMA TO EDO PERIOD (LATE 16TH - 17TH CENTURY, MOUNTED IN THE
Each 28.3 x 86.1cm.
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($93,600 - $124,800)

price realized
£74,500
($116,667)
Lot 16
A Fine Lacquered Copper Panel
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
Panel 55.7cm. wide, Stand 89.5cm. wide
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($23,400 - $31,200)

price realized
£15,000
($23,490)
Lot 19
A Lacquered Copper Tobacco Box Depicting Deshima Island and Nagasaki Bay
SASAYA WORKSHOP, KYOTO, EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
13.3 x 7.9 x 2.5cm.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,340 - $3,120)

price realized
£5,000
($7,830)
Lot 20
A Rare Lacquered Copper Tobacco Box Depicting the Olympian Gods
KYOTO, EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
13.4 x 8.5 x 2.5cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,248 - $1,872)

price realized
£875
($1,370)
Lot 21
Two Lacquered Copper Tobacco Boxes
KYOTO, EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
13 x 7.5 x 1.9cm. and 13.2 x 7.1 x 1.6cm. respectively
estimate
£500 - £700
($780 - $1,092)

price realized
£562
($880)
Lot 22
Two Small Lacquer Boxes
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
7.5 x 4.7 x 1.7cm.
4.8cm. (diam.) x 1.7cm.
estimate
£300 - £400
($468 - $624)

price realized
£437
($685)
Lot 24
A Lacquer Box for Masonic Regalia
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
30.9 x 12.7 x 41cm.
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $12,480)

price realized
£3,000
($4,698)
Lot 25
A Lacquered Copper Medallion Depicting the Emperor Constantine the Great
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
14.1 x 9.1cm.
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,808 - $3,432)

price realized
£2,500
($3,915)
Lot 26
An Export Lacquer Medallion with a Portrait of Gustaf III, King of Sweden
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
16.4 x 11.8cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£2,000
($3,132)
Lot 27
A Lacquered Copper Medallion Depicting the Emperor Galba
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
14.2 x 9.1cm.
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,808 - $3,432)

price realized
£2,375
($3,719)
Lot 28
A Nagasaki Lacquer Casket Containing Glass Bottles
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
23.2 x 28.7 x 19.5cm. (the box)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,680 - $6,240)

price realized
£2,500
($3,915)
Lot 29
A Rare Group of Fourteen Export Lacquer Medallions Depicting Historical Figures...
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
Sizes range from 14.2 x 9.2 x 0.4cm. - 22.7 x 14.2 x 0.5cm.

estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($23,400 - $31,200)

price realized
£15,000
($23,490)
Lot 30
A Lacquer Cabinet on Stand
EDO PERIOD (MID-LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Cabinet 35.5cm. high, stand 80.5cm. high
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($15,600 - $23,400)

price realized
£11,250
($17,617)
Lot 32
A Pair of Nagasaki Paintings
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH – EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
Each approx. 127cm. x 84.5cm. (painting only), 147cm. x 105 cm. (incl. frame)
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($12,480 - $15,600)

price realized
£11,875
($18,596)
Lot 33
A Pair of Nagasaki Paintings
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH – EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
Each approx. 73cm. x 99cm. (painting only), 93.7cm. x 120.5 cm. (incl. frame)
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($12,480 - $15,600)

price realized
£15,000
($23,490)
Lot 34
A Rare and Unusual Glass Telescope and Lacquered Leather Case
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH - EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
Telescope 56.7cm. long, fitted case 68.3cm. long
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($28,080 - $39,000)

price realized
£22,500
($35,235)
Lot 35
A Rare Small Glass Telescope and Lacquer Stand
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH - EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
Telescope 15.3cm. long, stand 16.2cm. long
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($12,480 - $15,600)

price realized
£15,000
($23,490)
Lot 36
A Sawasa Ware Shakudo and Gilt Copper Coffee Urn
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
36.5cm. high incl. cover and stand
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($23,400 - $31,200)

price realized
£17,500
($27,405)
Lot 38
A Pair of Arita Models of Cows
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
each 16.5cm. long
estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
($3,900 - $4,680)

price realized
£2,500
($3,915)
Lot 39
An Arita Dish Commissioned by the Dutch East India Company
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
36cm. diam.
estimate
£500 - £800
($780 - $1,248)

price realized
£4,750
($7,438)
Lot 40
An Arita Coffee Urn and Cover
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
28.5cm. high
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£4,750
($7,438)
Lot 41
An Arita Vase
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
33cm. high
estimate
£1,500 - £1,800
($2,340 - $2,808)

price realized
£3,000
($4,698)
Lot 42
An Arita Tureen and Cover
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
34cm. high
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $12,480)

price realized
£10,000
($15,660)
Lot 44
A Fine and Rare Kakiemon Vase
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
30cm. high
estimate
£40,000 - £50,000
($62,400 - $78,000)

price realized
£43,750
($68,512)
Lot 45
An Arita Vase and Cover in the Kakiemon Style
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
33.5cm. high incl. cover
estimate
£12,000 - £15,000
($18,720 - $23,400)

price realized
£15,000
($23,490)
Lot 48
A Fine and Rare Kakiemon Model of Hotei
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
25cm. high
estimate
£70,000 - £90,000
($109,200 - $140,400)

price realized
£98,500
($154,251)
Lot 49
A Kakiemon Beaker
EDO PERIOD (MID-17TH CENTURY)
8.2cm. high
estimate
£500 - £800
($780 - $1,248)

price realized
£1,500
($2,349)
Lot 51
A Small Kakiemon Ewer with Silver Cover
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY), THE MOUNTS 18TH CENTURY
14cm. high incl. cover
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($3,120 - $4,680)

price realized
£2,250
($3,523)
Lot 52
A Kakiemon Dish
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
23.9cm. wide
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($6,240 - $9,360)

price realized
£8,125
($12,723)
Lot 55
A Pair of Small Kakiemon Tea Bowls and Saucers
EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Each teacup 6.5cm. diam., saucer 10.8cm. diam.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,340 - $3,120)

price realized
£1,500
($2,349)
Lot 56
A Kakiemon Teapot
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
15cm. wide
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($3,120 - $4,680)

price realized
£2,500
($3,915)
Lot 57
A Pair of Early Enamelled Vases
EDO PERIOD (MID-17TH CENTURY)
16cm. and 15.5cm. high
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,340 - $3,120)

price realized
£2,125
($3,327)
Lot 58
A Pair of Imari Bottles
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 24.8cm. high
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,340 - $3,120)

price realized
£1,625
($2,544)
Lot 59
A Pair of Imari Bottle Vases
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 23cm. high
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,560 - $1,872)

price realized
£3,000
($4,698)
Lot 61
An Arita Trumpet Vase
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
30.3cm. high
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,340 - $3,120)

price realized
£1,500
($2,349)
Lot 62
An Imari Model of A Cat
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH – EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
14cm. wide
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($3,120 - $4,680)

price realized
£4,375
($6,851)
Lot 63
A Pair of Imari Models of Cockerel and Hen
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
25.6 cm. and 23.2 cm. high
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,680 - $7,800)

price realized
£10,625
($16,638)
Lot 65
Five Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Each approx. 10cm. wide
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£2,250
($3,523)
Lot 66
An Imari Coffee Pot and Cover
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
39.5cm. high incl. cover
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($3,120 - $3,900)

price realized
£1,750
($2,740)
Lot 68
A Large Imari Bowl
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
40.3cm. diam.
estimate
£3,500 - £4,000
($5,460 - $6,240)

price realized
£4,000
($6,264)
Lot 70
A Pair of Imari Dishes
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
33.7cm. and 34.1cm. diam.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($3,120 - $4,680)

price realized
£2,250
($3,523)
Lot 73
A Large Imari Dish
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
51.5cm. diam.
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,800 - $10,920)

price realized
£11,250
($17,617)
Lot 74
A Pair of Imari Vases
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Each 42cm. high
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,680 - $6,240)

price realized
£2,750
($4,306)
Lot 75
A Fine Large Imari Dish
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH- EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
55.9cm. diam.
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,800 - $10,920)

price realized
£11,250
($17,617)
Lot 76
A Pair of Large Imari Vases and Covers
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
89cm. and 91.5cm. high incl. cover
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($10,920 - $15,600)

price realized
£27,500
($43,065)
Lot 77
A Pair of Imari Baluster Vases and Covers
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 32.5cm. high incl. cover
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,340 - $3,120)

price realized
£2,375
($3,719)
Lot 79
A Set of Three Imari Vases
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Each approx. 58cm. high
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($12,480 - $18,720)

price realized
£8,750
($13,702)
Lot 80
An Imari Vase
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
61.5cm. high
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,800 - $10,920)

price realized
£5,000
($7,830)
Lot 81
A Fine Large Imari Vase and Cover
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
66cm. high incl. cover
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($9,360 - $12,480)

price realized
£27,500
($43,065)
Lot 83
A Rare Arita Bowl
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
23.5cm. wide
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($6,240 - $9,360)

price realized
£4,375
($6,851)
Lot 84
A Rare Pair of Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 15.7cm. wide
estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
($3,900 - $4,680)

price realized
£3,000
($4,698)
Lot 85
A Pair of Small Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 13cm. diam.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,872 - $2,340)

price realized
£1,062
($1,663)
Lot 86
A Pair of Small Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 12.2cm. wide
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,872 - $2,340)

price realized
£1,375
($2,153)
Lot 87
Two Pairs of Arita Cups
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each approx. 7.5cm. diam.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£1,062
($1,663)
Lot 88
Two Small Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 12.5cm. wide, 12.7cm. diam.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,248 - $1,872)

price realized
£1,000
($1,566)
Lot 89
Two Pairs of Arita Cups
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each approx. 7.5cm. diam.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£1,375
($2,153)
Lot 91
An Arita Dish
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
14.5cm. diam.
estimate
£500 - £800
($780 - $1,248)

price realized
£1,125
($1,761)
Lot 92
Two Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 13.7cm. and 15.5cm. wide
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,092 - $1,404)

price realized
£625
($978)
Lot 94
Two Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each 20.2cm. and 19.4cm. diam.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£1,375
($2,153)
Lot 96
An Arita Ewer
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
19cm. high incl. lid
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,248 - $1,872)

price realized
£2,375
($3,719)
Lot 97
An Arita Ewer
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
25.5cm. high
estimate
£400 - £500
($624 - $780)

price realized
£2,125
($3,327)
Lot 98
An Arita Tankard
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
19.5cm. high incl. metal mount
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,560 - $1,872)

price realized
£1,875
($2,936)
Lot 99
An Arita Apothecary Bottle
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
25cm. high
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,248 - $1,872)

price realized
£2,750
($4,306)
Lot 100
An Arita Dish for the Dutch East India Company
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
22.2cm. diam.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,872 - $2,808)

price realized
£1,500
($2,349)
Lot 101
A Pair of Arita Ewers
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
17.3cm. and 18cm. high
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,092 - $1,404)

price realized
£625
($978)
Lot 102
Four Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
21.7cm. diam. (a larger dish) and approx. 18.2cm. diam. (three smaller dishes)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,340 - $3,120)

price realized
£1,250
($1,957)
Lot 103
A Large Imari Bowl
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
36cm. diam.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,248 - $1,872)

price realized
£1,000
($1,566)
Lot 105
A Pair of Imari Jugs and Two Imari Condiment Ewers
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Jugs 17.5cm. and 17cm. high; ewers 9.5cm. and 9.2cm. high (incl. covers)
estimate
£600 - £800
($936 - $1,248)

price realized
£1,062
($1,663)
Lot 106
A Pair of Imari Salts, A Pair of Arita Salts and An Arita Mustard Pot
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Imari salts, 7cm. and 6.7cm. high; Arita salts, 8.7cm. high; Arita mustard pot, 10cm. high incl. metal mount
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£1,750
($2,740)
Lot 107
An Imari Teapot, Two Beakers, Covers and Saucers, and A Teabowl and Saucer
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
The saucers 14cm. diam. (3), the teabowl 7.7cm. diam. (1), beakers 9.5cm. high (2), the teapot 16cm. wide
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,808 - $3,432)

price realized
£1,375
($2,153)
Lot 108
Two Arita Dishes
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
15.5cm. and 10.5cm. diam.
estimate
£600 - £800
($936 - $1,248)

price realized
£1,500
($2,349)
Lot 109
A Small Five-Piece Imari Garniture
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Each approx. 29cm. high (jar with cover); 17.3cm. high (beaker vase)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,808 - $3,432)

price realized
£1,500
($2,349)
Lot 111
A Large Imari Bowl
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
45cm. diam.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($3,120 - $4,680)

price realized
£1,875
($2,936)
Lot 113
Shihei Hayashi (1738-1793)
ORANDASEN ZUSETSU [ILLUSTRATION OF A DUTCH SHIP]
102 x 55cm. (print only)
169 x 68.5cm. (including mount)
76 x 3.3 x 3.3cm. (when rolled)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($9,360 - $12,480)

price realized
£8,750
($13,702)
Lot 114
Gentaku Otsuki (1757-1827)
RANGAKU KAITEI [INTRODUCTION TO DUTCH STUDIES]
22.6 x 15.9cm.
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,680 - $6,240)

price realized
£2,500
($3,915)
Lot 115
Udagawa Genshin (1769-1824)
SEISETSU IHAN TEIKO SHAKUGI [EXPLANATION AND SURVEY OF WESTERN MEDICAL
Each volume 25.8 x 17.7cm.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,092 - $1,560)

price realized
£625
($978)
Lot 116
Sekisui Nagakubo (1717-1801)
TENSHO KANKI SHO [BRIEF EXPLANATION OF ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA]
15.5 x 11.4cm.
estimate
£500 - £700
($780 - $1,092)

price realized
£1,250
($1,957)
Lot 117
Tachibana Morikuni (1679-1748)
MOROKOSHI KINMO ZUI [ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA ON CHINA]
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£2,000
($3,132)
Lot 118
Sekisui Nagakubo (1717-1801)
NAGASAKI KOEKI NIKKI [RECORD OF A JOURNEY TO NAGASAKI]
26.4 x 18cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£1,000
($1,566)
Lot 121
Nobuharu Isono (dates unknown)
NAGASAKI MIYAGE [NAGASAKI SOUVENIR]
22.8 x 15.6cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£3,500
($5,481)
Lot 122
Tokei Ichikawa (1765-1838)
KOKUGUN ZENZU [COMPLETE MAP OF PROVINCES AND DISTRICTS]
Each volume 28.2 x 19.7cm.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,680 - $7,800)

price realized
£2,500
($3,915)
Lot 124
Shogo Mitsukuri (1821-1846)
KONYO ZUSHIKI AND KONYO ZUSHIKI HO [AN OVERVIEW OF THE GEOGRAPHY
Each volume 26.5 x 18.5cm.
estimate
£400 - £600
($624 - $936)

price realized
£500
($783)
Lot 127
Fuko Mineta (1817-1883)
KAIGAI SHINWA [NEW STORIES FROM OVERSEAS]
25.8 x 17.7cm.
estimate
£400 - £600
($624 - $936)

price realized
£625
($978)
Lot 129
Utagawa Yoshifuji (1828-1887)

Each sheet approx. 37 x 24.9cm.
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,092 - $1,404)

price realized
£2,125
($3,327)
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