Art du Japon/Japanese Art

Lot 199. A red-lacquer Ming-style circular large box and cover, Japan, 19th century. Diamètre: 37 cm. (14 ½ in.). Estimate EUR 6,000 - EUR 8,000. Price realised EUR 53,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.  La boîte et le couvercle entièrement sculptés de pivoines épanouies dans leur feuillage dans le style des Ming. Les bords sont soulignés de frises de grecques. L'intérieur est laqué noir. Il porte une marque incisée à quatre caractères de l'empereur Qianlong à la base.  ... [Lire la suite]

   Lot 186. Aysen Myo-o, Japon, époque Kamakura, XIVE siècle, encre, couleurs, or et feuille d'or sur soie, montée en rouleau, boîte couverte en bois (4); 113,5 x 61 cm, 44 5/8 x 24 in. Estimation: 40,000 — 60,000 EUR. Lot sold 50,000 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. Ancienne Collection de Willem van Heusden (1913-2009)  Aysen Myo-O, ink, colour, gold and cut gold leaf on silk, hanging scroll, Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century Provenance: Acquired by Willem van Heusden in Japan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 185. La descente d'Amida, Japon, époque Kamakura (1185–1333); encre, couleurs et or sur soie, montée en rouleau, boîte couverte en bois; 107,3 x 37,7 cm, 42 1/4  by 14 7/8  in. Estimation: 50,000 — 80,000 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's. Ancienne Collection de Willem van Heusden (1913-2009) The descent of Amida, ink, colour and gold on silk, hanging scroll, Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) Provenance: Acquired by Willem van Heusden in Japan before 1955 (according to his... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. A large double gourd blue and white lacquered Arita porcelain vase, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). H. : 84 cm (33 in.). Estimation: 3 000 € / 4 000 €. Lot sold 3,400 EUR. Courtesy Artcurial. En forme de double gourde, décoré en bleu sous couverte de feuilles, et laqué de trois registres horizontaux, à décor or sur fond noir, en bas, de feuilles ginko au milieu de shishi, pivoines, pins, rochers et cascades, en haut de phénix et emblèmes. Art d'Asie chez Artcurial, 75008 Paris, le... [Lire la suite]

Lot 515. An exceptionally fine baluster moriage cloisonné-enamel vase, by Hattori Tadasaburo, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th-early 20th century; 31cm (12 1/16in) high. Estimate £15,000-20,000. Sold for £100,000 (€ 114,514). Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- An exceptionally fine baluster moriage cloisonné-enamel vase by Hattori Tadasaburo, Meiji era, sold for an impressive £100,000 at Bonhams Fine Japanese Sale in London yesterday (17 May). The lot far exceeded its estimate of... [Lire la suite]

Taisho Uchikake, Taisho period (1912-1926), Japan. The Kimono Gallery. This opulent and wonderful Taisho-era uchikake (bridal robe) was obviously made by exceptionally talented artist and craftspeople, as the design and yuzen-dyeing are superb. This very lightweight silk wedding garment has much silk and metallic embroidery mixed with this yuzen-work. ‘Hana guruma’ in Japan translates in English to 'flower cart’. Historically, ox-carts also have proven to be popular decorative motifs, especially on women’s textiles. Ox-carts... [Lire la suite]

NEW YORK, NY.- Joan B Mirviss LTD will present Double Spiral: The Sculptural Art of Hoshino Kayoko and Satoru, from May 1 through June 15, 2018. the second exhibition devoted exclusively to new work by this celebrated couple will include over thirty works created specifically for this show. The title, Double Spiral, references not only their dual careers but also the intertwining of the spiritual and physical worlds and the balance between opposites as represented by the yin-yang symbol (taikyokuzu). As Hoshino Satoru's... [Lire la suite]

Tsukada Shukyo, Pair of Vases, Japan, circa 1910, silver with touches of gold, height 34.7 cm, Khalili Collections, MX 94 © 2016 Khalili Collections.

Tray, Japan, Tokyo, circa 1900, cloisonné, musen and yusen enamel, applied with a shakudo rim, 30.8 x 26 cm, Khalili Collections, E 37 © 2016 Khalili Collections.

Lot 3089. A carved wood figure of Fudo Myo-O, Japan, Heian period, 12th century; 92.2 cm, 36 1/4  in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD (63,069 - 84,091 EUR). Lot Sold 1,000,000 HKD. © Sotheby's 2018. the Immovable Wisdom King worked from a single block of cypress wood in the ichiboku zukuri technique, powerfully carved standing with his body leaning to one side, simply dressed with a loincloth knotted at the waist and cascading in... [Lire la suite]