Art du Japon/Japanese Art

Lot 305. A Japanese blue and white five-piece garniture, Edo period, 18th century; 19 ½ (49.5 cm.) high, the jars and covers. Estimate: US$6,000 - US$8,000. Price realised US$8,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Octagonal, Arita ware, decorated with lions and phoenix, comprising three jars and covers and a pair of beaker vases. Christie's. Chinese Export Art Featuring the Hodroff Collection, Part IV, New York, 17 January 2019

Haniwa Horse, 6th century A.D. Earthenware, 47 3/4 x 45 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (121.29 x 116.21 x 41.28 cm). Japanese Art Acquisition Fund (M.2008.102). © 2019 Museum Associates / LACMA.

Haniwa Horse, 6th century A.D. Earthenware, 47 3/4 x 45 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (121.29 x 116.21 x 41.28 cm). Japanese Art Acquisition Fund (M.2008.102). © 2019 Museum Associates / LACMA.

Cheval Haniwa, Japon, époque Kofun (350-550), terre cuite, Hauteur : 78 cm, ancienne collection Maynyama, acquisition 1954. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques, MA1641. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (MNAAG, Paris) / P. Pleynet.

Lot 454. A large Japanese Haniwa figure of a horse, late Kofun period, circa 6th century; height 29 3/4 in. 75.5 cm. Estimate $40,000 - $60,000. Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's. of low-fired red clay, standing four-square on long columnar legs, the face directed forward and equipped in cheek guards and a bridle affixed by the upright ears, the reigns draped across the thick neck fringed by a cropped mane, a saddle with a sharply defined upright horn and cantle and secured by a breast collar patterned with zigzags,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 7. A Japanese iron and gilt Kawari Kabuto in the form of a shachi (mythical beast), attributed to Fukutake Ichiro, circa 1970; 21 in. (53 cm.) high; 14 ¾ in. (37 cm.) wide; 16 in. (40 cm.) deep. Estimate GBP 7,000 - GBP 10,000 (USD 8,834 - USD 12,620). © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. On later stand. Provenance: Private collection Japan. Bibliography: Shin Katchushi Meikan by Sasama Yoshihiko ISBN 4-89806-127-3. Note: This superb sculptural and... [Lire la suite]

Tosei Gusoku Type Armor. Garniture of Abe Masayoshi (1700–1769) Lord of Fukuyama Fiefdom Edo period (1615–1868), before 1750. Iron, lacquer, braided silk, brocade, leather, wood, horsehair, and metals including gold, gold leaf, bronze, and silk, Crow Collection of Asian Art, 2014.166.1. © 2018 Crow Museum of Asian Art & Crow Family Foundation. DALLAS, TX.- This exquisitely crafted and perfectly preserved suit of armor would have been worn by Abe Masayoshi during his time at the... [Lire la suite]

Mizuno Rocho, Three Vinegars Tasters, detail, 1816. Weston Collection. CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago is presenting Painting the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Masterpieces from the Weston Collection, a collection formed by Roger Weston over the last twenty-five years which captures compellingly the beginning, major developments, and final flowering of ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world) painting. Encompassing folding screens, hanging scrolls, handscrolls, and albums, these works are technically... [Lire la suite]

YANG Yongliang, Chinese, born 1980, "Viridescence, page 2," 2009, Ink and color on paper, Gift of Philip and Phyllis DeLaney in honor of David and Mary Ann Cofrin. GAINESVILLE, FLA.- The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida welcomes the new year with an innovative exhibition in the David A. Cofrin Asian Art Wing titled Inside Outside: Outside Inside—A Century of East Asian Landscapes 1900s–2000s. Artists from China, Japan and Korea illustrate more than thirty landscapes using formats clearly rooted in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3838. A pair of silver imperial presentation vases, Meiji-Taisho period (early 20th century), signed Kazuhide koku (carved by Sato Kazuhide; 1855-1925); 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 320,000 - HKD 400,000. Price realised HKD 437,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. Each vase of tapering ovoid form with high chamfered shoulder and slightly flared neck, elaborately inlaid in gold, silver and shakudo with branches of chrysanthemum and confederate rose, applied with... [Lire la suite]