• Auction 16315

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

    12 November 2018 - 19 November 2018, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 460,125 (USD)
78 Lots for Sale 16315
Lot 2
ANONYMOUS (18TH CENTURY)
Bamboo and flowers
59 1/8 x 68 1/8 in. (150.2 x 173 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 3
ANONYMOUS (18TH CENTURY)
Scenes from The Tale of Genji
37 ½ x 104 ¾ in. (95.2 x 266.1 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $12,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 4
CHAE YONGSIN (1850-1941)
Wuyi Mountains
Ten paintings mounted as a ten-panel screen; ink and color on paper
33 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (86 x 30.2 cm.) each
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 5
A SIX-PANEL SCREEN
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each panel 67 in. (170.2 cm.) x 25 ¼ in. (64.1 cm.)
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$250
Lot 6
TWO PORCELAIN BOWLS
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) diameter
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$250
Lot 7
A GROUP OF THREE PORCELAIN DISHES
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) diameter
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$375
Lot 8
A GROUP OF FIVE SAUCERS AND TWO BOWLS AND COVERS
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) diameter
estimate
$1,200 - $1,500

price realized
$250
Lot 9
A SET OF ELEVEN PORCELAIN DISHES
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) each approximately.
estimate
$1,200 - $1,500

price realized
$1,250
Lot 10
A GROUP OF FOUR PORCELAIN DISHES
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) diameter
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$250
Lot 11
A PAIR OF PORCELAIN DISHES
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) diameter each
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,250
Lot 12
A SET OF FIVE PORCELAIN DISHES AND A PAIR OF BOWLS AND COVERS
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) diameter
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$750
Lot 13
A GROUP OF TWO PORCELAIN DISHES
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm.) diameter
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$375
Lot 14
A GROUP OF THREE PORCELAIN VASES
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) high
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$750
Lot 15
TWO PAIRS OF BOWLS AND COVERS
EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) diamter
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$750
Lot 16
AN ENAMELLED CELADON BOWL
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) diameter
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$625
Lot 17
A PORCELAIN VASE AND A PAIR OF BOWLS AND COVERS
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$875
Lot 18
A PAIR OF VASES AND TWO INCENSE BURNERS
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The largest, 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
estimate
$1,200 - $1,500

price realized
$750
Lot 20
A GILT BRONZE STUPA
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 21
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A MALE SHINTO DEITY
MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY)
7 ½ in. (19.1 cm.) high
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 23
A PURPLE-LACED NIMAI-TACHI DO GUSOKU (ARMOR)
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY), HELMET; MOMOYAMA-EDO PERIOD (LATE 16TH-EARLY
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 25
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE
ATTRIBUTED TO HONDA YOSABURO, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 26
AN IRON TSUBA
MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
4 in. (10.1 cm.) diameter
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 28
AN INLAID IRON VASE
SEALED SEKI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 29
A SOFT-METAL-INLAID BRONZE BRUSH HOLDER
WITH MARK OF NOGAWA, MEIJI PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
3 ¾ in. (9.1 cm.) high
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$1,750
Lot 30
A MIXED-METAL INLAID SILVER VASE
SEALED OZEKI SEI (MADE BY OZEKI), MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$37,500
Lot 32
A COPPER ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A DRAGON
MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
51 ¼ in. (130.2 cm.) long
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$50,000
Lot 33
A CARVED WOOD ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A DRAGON
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
32 ¼ in. (82 cm.) long
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 34
AFTER KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
A courtesan writing letter
Framed hanging scroll mounted on board; ink and color on paper
34 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (87.6 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 35
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Soshu Oyama Roben no taki (The Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama in Soshu...
37 x 26 cm.
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 36
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Tokaido Sakanoshita Kiyotaki Kannon (Kiyotaki waterfall, Kannon Temple,...
37.4 x 24.8 cm.
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 37
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
24.5 x 36.5 cm.
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 38
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Chunagon Yakamochi (The Poet Chunagon Yakamochi)
24.4 x 36.8 cm.
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 39
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryakuzu (Abridged view of the coast of Tago near...
25.1 x 37.8 cm.
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 40
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo)
25.1 x 37.6 cm.
estimate
$13,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 41
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Bushu Tamagawa (The Tama River in Musashi province)
24.9 x 37 cm.
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$40,000
Lot 42
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Two beauties standing on top of hill
38.2 x 51.6 cm.
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 43
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Flying cranes
17.2 x 48.6 cm.
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 45
RYOUNTEI WAKAI (19TH CENTURY)
Shojo dancer
20.5 x 18 cm.
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 46
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)
Parody of Toyotomi Hideyoshi with poem by Tokoen Gensen
20.6 x 18 cm.
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 47
YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786-1868)
A samurai standing on top of mountain
20.6 x 18 cm.
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 48
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)
Woman Standing on a Bridge by Shinobazu Pond
20.5 x 17.8 cm.
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 49
KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792)
Nakamura Denkuro II as Tadanobu Preparing to hurl a chess board
32.5 x 14.1 cm.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$2,750
Lot 50
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Kamata no umezono (Plum garden, Kamata)
36.2 x 25cm.
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$17,500
Lot 51
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
New Year's eve foxfires at the changing tree, Oji (Oji shozoku enoki omisoka...
35.8 x 24.7 cm.
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 52
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858) AND UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1864)
Yuki no nagame (Snow View)
37 x 25.2 cm. each sheet approx.
(3)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 53
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Twenty-six woodblock prints
33.5 x 21.5 cm. approx each.
(26)
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$8,750
Lot 54
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Hara, Kashiwabara tateba Fuji no numa (Hara, the rest stop at Kashiwabara...
22.5 x 34.3 cm.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$1,125
Lot 55
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Soshu Enoshima Iwaya no zu (View of the cave on Enoshima, Sagami...
21.6 x 34.9 cm.
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 56
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
Toto Kinryuzan Sensoji sekkei no zu (Sensoji temple in snow, Kinryuzan in...
25.2 x 37 cm.
estimate
$2,600 - $3,500

price realized
$3,250
Lot 57
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
View of Takanawa in Edo
25 x 36.6 cm.
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 59
UTAGAWA YOSHIKATA (ACT. 1841-64)
Daizo shasei (study of a large elephant)
34.6 x 25.2 cm. approx each.
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 61
CHOBUNSAI EISHI (1756-1829)
Three beauties
37 x 24.8 cm.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$2,000
Lot 63
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
A courtesan by a writing table
36.7 x 25 cm.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$1,250
Lot 64
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
Chushingura rokudanme (Act 6 from Treasury of loyal retainers)
36.5 x 23.7 cm.
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 65
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)
Ueno
37.6 x 25.6 cm.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$500
Lot 66
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)
Sendo takarabune no Hatsugoro Kawarazaki Gonjuro (Actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro...
35.9 x 24.5 cm.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$500
Lot 67
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)
Yoshiwara; the actor Tonase
35.8 x 24.6 cm.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$250
Lot 68
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Kikaku
36.5 x 25 cm.
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 69
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Yoi yume demo mitai (Wishing to have a good dream)
36 x 26 cm.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$625
Lot 70
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Two woodblock prints
35.8 x 24.5 cm. each approx.
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$625
Lot 71
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Nanke yushi Shijo-Nawate nite uchijini (The Last Stand of the Kusunoki...
37.1 x 25.9 cm. each sheet approximately
(3)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 72
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Two warriors in combat
36.9 x 25.5 cm.
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 73
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Satsuma no kami Tadanori and Okabe Rokuyata Tadasumi
37 x 25.5 cm.
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 74
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
Nichiren Saves the Cormorant Fisherman
Each sheet approx 36.1 x 24 cm.
estimate
$2,000 - $2,400

price realized
$2,500
Lot 75
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
Two woodblock prints
1. 36 x 24.2 cm.
2. 37.1 x 25 cm.
(2)
estimate
$1,800 - $2,200

price realized
$2,750
Lot 76
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
Omono kaijo no tsuki, Benkei (Benkei gazing at the moon over waves)
37 x 25 cm.
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 77
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Kemuta so (Looks smoky) kyowa nenkan shitsunai no fuzoku (Mannerism of house...
37 x 25.1 cm.
estimate
$1,800 - $2,200

price realized
$2,250
Lot 80
UTAGAWA FUJIYOSHI (1828-1887)
Yoku (Various desires)
36.4 x 24.7 cm. each approx.
estimate
$300 - $500

price realized
$500
Lot 82
OHARA KOSON (1877-1945)
Egret and moon
49.7 x 20.7 cm.
estimate
$900 - $1,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 83
OHARA KOSON (1877-1945)
Flying egret and moon
49.5 x 21.5 cm.
estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$2,375
Lot 84
OHARA KOSON (1877-1945) AND KITANO TSUNETOMI (1880-1947)
Two woodblock prints
1. 39 x 25.5 cm.
2. 44.8 x 29 cm.
(2)
estimate
$1,800 - $2,600

price realized
$2,250
Lot 85
NEGORO RAIZAN (1880-1963)
Sensoji no kosetsu (Snow at Sensoji temple)
36 x 23.7 cm.
estimate
$400 - $500

price realized
$750
Lot 86
KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915)
Waga yasen hohei Kyurenjo bakuei kogeki (Our Field Artillery Attacks the...
Each sheet approx. 36 x 23.5 cm.
estimate
$300 - $500

price realized
$750
Lot 87
OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920)
Egret
24.1 x 24.8 cm.
estimate
$400 - $800

price realized
$625
Lot 88
YOSHIDA HIROSHI (1876-1950)
Two woodblock prints
1. 40.8 x 27 cm.
2. 39.5 x 27 cm.
(2)
estimate
$1,800 - $2,600

price realized
$4,375
Lot 90
YOSHIDA HIROSHI (1876-1950)
Two woodblock prints
1. 39.5 x 26.7 cm.
2. 27.5 x 40 cm.
(2)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,500

price realized
$1,625
Lot 91
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Suruga Kozumachi (Kozu town, Suruga), 1934.3
39 x 25.7 cm.
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 92
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Two woodblock prints
1. 40 x 19.4 cm.
2. 43.5 x 30 cm.
3. 38 x 26.2 cm.
(3)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$3,250
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