• Auction 14578

    Edo to Post-War: 500 Years of Japanese Art and Design

    3 November 2016 - 17 November 2016, ECommerce

    SALE TOTAL: 263,688 (USD)
90 Lots for Sale 14578
Lot 1
Anonymous (17th century)
Tartar Hunt
Eight-panel screen; ink, color, gold and gold leaf on paper
60 5/8 x 141 ¾ in. (154 x 360 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 3
Anonymous (18th century)
Scenes from the Tale of Genji
Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, gold and gold leaf on paper
48 ½ x 112 in. (123.2 x 284.5 cm.) each
(2)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 4
Anonymous (18th century)
Scene from the Tale of Genji, Sekiya
Two-panel screen; ink, color, gold and gold leaf on paper
67 x 73 in. (170.2 x 185.4 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 5
Nakamura Hochu (d. 1819)
Ten painted fans
Ten folding fans mounted as a two-panel screen; ink, color and gold on paper with tarashikomi (puddled ink)
67 x 60 ½ in.(170.2 x 153.6 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$27,500
Lot 7
Suzuki Kason (1860-1919)
Birds and pine trees
Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color and gold on silk
66¼ x 146¼ in. (168.2 x 389.8 cm.) each
(2)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 8
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)
Mitate gosho guruma (Parody of a scene with a court carriage)
Oban tate-e: 37.4 x 24.8 cm; 38 x 25 cm; 37.5 x 24.7 cm.
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$3,000
Lot 9
Hashiguchi Goyo (1880-1921)
Yokugo no onna (Woman after a bath), 1920.7

44.7 x 30 cm
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$1,875
Lot 10
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Beauty and a plum tree in snow

54 x 35.5 cm
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$562
Lot 11
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Samidare (Rain in the fifth month), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai...
43.4 x 28 cm
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$500
Lot 12
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Two woodcuts
Signed Shinsui ga and sealed Ito, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, numbered on verso 140/200 with additional publisher's seal, another signed Shinsui and sealed Ito, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, numbered on verso 48/200
43 x 27.2 cm
43.7 x 26.4 cm
(2)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$937
Lot 13
Hirano Hakuho (1879-1957)
A nude lady arranging her hair, 1932.4
39.5 x 27 cm
estimate
$400 - $600

price realized
$1,187
Lot 14
Torii Kotondo (1900-1976)
Nagajuban (Under robe), 1929.7
45.8 x 28 cm
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$1,062
Lot 15
Natori Shunsen (1886-1960)
Three woodcuts
Each signed Shunsen, published by Watanabe Shozaburo
39 x 27.5 cm
38 x 27.2 cm
39 x 26.6 cm
(3)
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$812
Lot 16
Komura Settai (1887-1940)
Two beauties in rain
25.6 x 39.3 cm
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$562
Lot 17
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
Matsushima Zaimokujima, Zaimoku Island at Matsushima, from the series Nihon...
39 x 26.2 cm
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$1,250
Lot 18
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
Three woodcuts
Each signed Hasui and sealed Kawase, published by Watanabe Shozaburo
39.5 x 27 cm
39 x 26 cm
38.5 x 26 cm
(3)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,750
Lot 19
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)
Three woodcuts
The first and second, signed Hasui, published by Watanabe Shozaburo; the third, signed Shiro, published by Watanabe Shozaburo
39 x 26.5 cm
39.3 x 26 cm
39 x 26.5 cm
(3)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$1,875
Lot 20
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Four woodcuts
Each signed Hasui and sealed Kawase, published by Watanabe Shozaburo
38.5 x 26 cm
39 x 26 cm
29 x 26 cm
29.5 x 26 cm
(4)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,000
Lot 21
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Three woodcuts
Each signed Hasui and sealed Kawase, published by Watanabe Shozaburo
25.8 x 39 cm
25.2 x 28.6 cm
26.3 x 36 cm
(3)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,625
Lot 22
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Two woodcuts
Each signed Hasui and sealed Kawase, published by Watanabe Shozaburo
26 x 39 cm
27 x 38 cm
(2)
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,875
Lot 23
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)
Two woodcuts
Each with stamped title in Roman script, signed in ink Yoshida, in pencil in Roman script Hiroshi Yoshida, sealed Hiroshi and with jizuri seal
40.5 x 27 cm
26.3 x 40.3 cm
(2)
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$1,500
Lot 24
Anonymous (17th - 18th century)
Amida Jodo Mandara (Mandala of the Pure Land of Amitabha)
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
28 x 20 7/8 in. (71.1 x 53 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,625
Lot 25
Kitagawa Sosetsu (act. mid-17th Century)
Grape vines
Hanging scroll; ink, slight color and gold on paper
31 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (79.1 x 30.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 27
So Shizan (1733-1806)
Egret and flowers
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
42 7/8 x 16 3/8 in. (108.9 x 41.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,000
Lot 28
A circular porcelain dish
Arita ware, Ko-kutani type, Edo period (late 17th century)
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) diam.
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 30
Kato Shinya (b. 1940)
Kaiyu jomon kaki (Ash glaze vase with stripes)
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$562
Lot 31
Matsui Kosei (1927-2003)
Neriage shoretsumon tsubo (marbleized design pot)
4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$750
Lot 32
Matsui Kosei (1927-2003)
Neriage shoretsumon tsubo (marbleized design pot)
7 ½ in. (19.1 cm.) high
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 33
Ito Shin (b. 1952)
Zogan kaki (Inlaid flower vase)
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$750
Lot 37
Tsutsui Hiroaki (b. 1951)
Seiji hanaike (Celadon glaze vase)
Signed Hiro
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,000
Lot 38
Suzuki Sansei (b. 1936)
Seiji hanaike (Celadon glaze vase)
12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,000
Lot 39
Suzuki Sansei (b. 1936)
Seiji futatsuki tsubo (Celadon glaze lidded jar)
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) high
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$1,500
Lot 40
Bernard Leach (1887-1979)
A stoneware vase in a black tenmoku glaze
15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.) high
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$3,750
Lot 41
KAWAI KANJIRO (1890-1966)
An earthenware vase in the form of a rice bale
6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,375
Lot 42
Motoyama Izumi
Yohen hanaire (flower vase with kiln-transmutation)
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$937
Lot 43
SHOJI HAMADA (1894-1978)
An earthenware square vase
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 44
Tsujimura Shiro (b. 1947)
Uzukumaru (Crouching jar)
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 46
Kohara Yasuhiro (B. 1954)
Shigaraki style stoneware tea bowl
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$1,250
Lot 47
A round iron tsuba
Signed Mogarashi Nyudo Soten sei, Edo period (19th century)
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,875
Lot 49
A round iron tsuba
Edo period (19th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) long
estimate
$400 - $600

price realized
$375
Lot 50
An aikuchi tanto (dagger) in lacquer scabbard
Edo period (19th century)
Scabbard: 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.) long
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 51
A lacquered-wood figure of Seishi Bosatsu
15th - 16th century
18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) high
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 52
A lacquered-wood mask of a beast
Momoyama - Edo period (16th - 17th century)
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 53
A lacquer writing box (suzuribako)
Sealed Zohiko (Nishimura Hikobei), Meiji period (late 19th century)
10 x 9 1/8 x 1¾ in. (25.4 x 23.2 x 4.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 54
A Lacquer Kogo [Incense Box]
Momoyama period (late 16th - early 17th century)
2 5/8 in. (7.2 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,000
Lot 55
A lacquer kogo [incense box]
Edo period (late 18th – early 19th century)
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$1,500
Lot 56
A lacquer tray
Meiji period (late 19th century)
15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.) long
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 57
A Lacquer Tebako [Accessary Box]
Signed Saito saku [made by Saito], Edo period (18th century)
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) long
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$2,375
Lot 59
Kato Toshosai (ACT. early 20th century)
Bamboo tray with handle
13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 60
A silver articulated model of a praying mantis
Signed Kozan (Takase Kozan; 1869-1934), Meiji-Taisho period (Early 20th
4 in. (10.2 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 61
An enameled-silver vase
Signed Choko, Meiji period (late 19th century)
10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm.) high
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 62
A soft-metal-inlaid bronze vase
Signed Dai Nihon Kyoto ju Hashimoto Isshi zo sen (Made by Hashimoto
10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm.) high
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 64
A carved wood netsuke of toads
Signed Masanao, Edo period (19th century)
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 65
A carved wood netsuke of a string of antique coins
Signed Soko (Morita Soko; 1879-1942), early 20th century
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 66
A carved wood netsuke of a man and raccoon dog
Signed Yoshihide, Meiji period (early 20th century)
1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,375
Lot 67
A carved wood netsuke of a warrior
Signed Hidemasa, Edo period (18th - 19th century)
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,125
Lot 68
A carved wood netsuke of lions
Edo period (18th century)
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$875
Lot 69
A carved wood netsuke of a tiger
Signed Kokei, Edo period (18th century)
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,750
Lot 70
A lacquer netsuke of a stag
Signed Kansai (Koma Kansai), Edo period (19th century)
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,500
Lot 71
A lacquer netsuke of a blowfish
Early 20th century
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$1,062
Lot 72
A single-case lacquer inro
Signed Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin; 1807-1891) and Taishin (Ikeda
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 73
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Kajikawa Bunryusai and with Tsuchiya Yasuchika on a gold
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
estimate
$8,000 - $10,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 74
A five-case lacquer inro
With signature Omori Hidemasa on an inlaid gold reserve, Edo period
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 75
A five-case lacquer inro
Signed Hisahide saku and Noriyuki (Hamano Noriyuki II; 1771-1852)
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 77
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Kajikawa saku with a red jar seal
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,062
Lot 78
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Kanshosai, Edo period (19th century)
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$750
Lot 79
A four-case lacquer inro
Edo period (18th - 19th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,250
Lot 80
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Sano Chokan saku, Edo period (19th century)
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$562
Lot 81
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Yoyusai, Edo period (19th century)
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,375
Lot 82
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Shojosai saku (Yamaguchi Shozaburo; 1900-1978) and with cursive
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,625
Lot 84
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Jokasai, Edo period (19th century)
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 85
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Yoyusai saku, Edo period (19th century)
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 87
A single-case lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,000
Lot 88
A four-case lacquer inro
Edo - Meiji period (19th century)
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$4,000
Lot 89
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma saku, Edo period (19th century)
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 94
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Kajikawa Bunryusai saku, Edo period (19th century)
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 95
A four-case lacquer inro
Edo period (18th century)
2 ½ in. (6.5 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,250
Lot 96
A five-case lacquer inro
Signed Kajikawa saku and with red pot seal, Edo period (early 19th
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,500
Lot 97
Two lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
2 7/8 in. (6.6 cm.) and 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$2,125
Lot 98
A three-case lacquer inro
With signature Hanzan, Edo period (18th century)
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,062
Lot 99
A five-case lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 100
Two lacquer inro
The first signed Kajikawa saku and a red pot seal, Edo period (18th -
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) and 2 ¼ in. (5.6 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$1,500
Lot 105
A three-case lacquer inro
Edo period (17th – 18th century)
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) diam.
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 106
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Gyonen rokuju-san sai Toju [by Toju, age 63] and
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$1,200 - $1,500

price realized
$1,625
Lot 109
A small four-case lacquer inro
Edo period (17th century)
2 3/5 in. (6.1 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 111
A single-case lacquer inro
Attributed to Nomura Chohei, Edo period (19th century)
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 113
Four lacquer inro
The first, Edo period (19th century); the rest, Edo period (17th century)
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.), 2 ½ in. (6.2 cm.), 2 ½ in. (6.2 cm.), 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 114
Two wood and lacquer inro
Both sealed Kan (Ritsuo school), Edo period (18th-19th century)
3 in. (7.5 cm.) and 3 7/8 in. (9.7 cm.) long
estimate
$2,500 - $3,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 118
A large four-case lacquer inro
Momoyama - Edo period (late 16th - 17th century)
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) long
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$1,375
Lot 119
Two lacquer inro
The first, Edo period (17th century); the second, Edo period (18th century)
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high; 3 1/8 in. (7.8 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$937
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