Japanese

This sale comprises 151 lots and features fine screens, scrolls, calligraphy, woodcut prints, ceramics, lacquer, metalwork, and armor. Among the works in the sale, highlights include the iconic image, In the Well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa, and a hanging scroll Kaosho Rochishin by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Other highlights include a fine russet-iron helmet and Karura (Garuda) mask and a pair of cloisonné enamel Imperial vases from the Meiji period made by a famous Imperial court artist Namikawa Sosuke that have been shown in several major museums in Japan and Taiwan. The sale also presents Korean works of art including a gilt-bronze seated figure of Buddha from the 7^th century, a buncheong moon flask from the Joseon dynasty, a blue-and-white porcelain dragon jar, Joseon Dynasty, and Park Sookeun’s painting, Scene on a village street, 1962.