Sign in
Register
notifications_none notifications Alerts

We found 350105 price guide item(s) matching your search

Refine your search

Year

Filter by Price Range
  • List
  • Grid
  • 350105 item(s)
    /page

Galerie Zacke
Lot 221

SHUN: A VERY LARGE LACQUERED CHARGER WITH FLORAL DÉCORBy Shun, signed Shun Japan, 20th centuryThe circular dish with concentrical raised circumferences on the show side, bearing a lustrous bronze ground decorated in gold takamaki-e with dragonflies hovering above reserved flowers, revealing the inner roiro ground. The backside with dark red lacquered rims and a shimmering roiro base displaying the artist signature SHUN.With an original wood storage box signed and sealed by the artist.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and few small nicks. With a kintsugi repair to the upper rim. Provenance: Dutch collection. Weight: 2,815 g (excl. the box) Dimensions: Diameter 60.5 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 23

A GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE 'DRAGON' VASE, EDOJapan, Edo Period (1615-1868), 18th century. Of baluster form with squared mouth, supported and a flaring foot, flanked by two mask handles suspending loose rings, finely cast with dragons in relief and with gilt takazogan details on a dense wave pattern. The base with an archaistic seal mark.Condition: Very good condition, signs of wear to the interior, and casting flaws.Provenance: From the collection of Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt, acquired at Charlotte Otto and Gerhard Müller Antiquitäten, Darmstadt on 10 September 1981, and thence by descent to the present owner. Theodor “Teddy” Hahn was a well-known and respected collector of netsuke and other Asian works of art. A copy of the original purchasing letter from Charlotte Otto and Gerhard Müller, dated 10 September 1981, accompanies this lot.Weight: 2,894 gDimensions: Height 29.1 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 25

A FINE BRONZE VASE DEPICTING SPARROWS AND BAMBOOSigned NarikaneJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of baluster-shape, the bronze vase attractively patinated to a dark reddish-brown finish, finely worked in relief with neatly incised details depicting two sparrows on a leafy branch of bamboo, one grooming the other with its beak. Signed to the underside NARIKANE.HEIGHT 29.2 cmWEIGHT 2,055 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few light surface scratches and casting irregularities.Provenance: Old Parisian private collection.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 260

A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL WITH BINZURU RAKAN AND HIS TIGER Japan, 19th centuryThe large silk brocade panel is finely embroidered in various shades of brown, black, gold and bronze, depicting Binzuru rakan with his tiger. The central embroidery is framed by a fabric border and mounted to a wooden stretcher frame.SIZE 156 x 89 cmCondition: Overall still good condition with intricate detail with soiling, loose threads, small tears, and material loss to the fabric borders. Provenance: The Langlois Collection. Jean-Marie-Charles Langlois, a Senior Railway Engineer in Indochina from 1920 to 1949, was passionate about Asian art and managed to build a collection that was later repatriated to France by his wife and children after his death. He tragically lost his life in 1949 during a Viet-Minh train attack. His son, Jean Marie Langlois, inherited the collection and continued to expand it with the support of his wife, aiming for coherence and quality in tribute to his father. The collection, which spans over a hundred years of collecting, was recently rediscovered in the family home.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 28

A TALL AND IMPRESSIVE PARCEL GILT BRONZE KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER, ATTRIBUTED TO THE MIYAO COMPANYJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The koro of rounded square form, fitted with a metal inset, the sides with two shaped panels in gold, copper, and shakudo takazogan to depict a rakan and oni conversing, the arhat wearing loose robes and holding a small figure of Kannon while the demon holds a staff, the reverse panel depicting pheasants and peony, the body cast with raised floral diaper and foliate designs against an archaistic scroll ground and flanked by two scrolling cloud-form handles. The cover similarly cast and surmounted by a boy wearing a gold-inlaid robe decorated with clouds and flowers, standing in a dynamic pose beside a red-capped crane with silvered body and plumage. The vessel is supported on four long legs issuing from fierce dragon heads atop a tiered base which is crisply cast with stylized butterflies surrounding a ho-o bird against a diapered ground, a superbly patinated and gold-inlaid figure of Kannon wearing a long flowing robe with deeply incised folds standing atop the base which is raised on four short feet decorated with gold-inlaid ho-o birds. Unsigned, however confidently attributed to the Miyao company of Yokohama.HEIGHT 91 cm WEIGHT 14.6 kg Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minimal casting flaws, few minuscule nicks, occasional light surface scratches. Founded by Miyao Eisuke, the Miyao Company of Yokohama specialized in the manufacture of bronze sculptures, embellished with gold and silver as well as patinated copper alloys, that represent generic samurai warriors as well as more precisely identifiable characters from Japanese myth and legend. In addition, the company also made a smaller number of pieces in other formats such as incense burners, vases, and chargers.Auction comparison:Compare a related parcel gilt bronze censer, measuring 44.5 cm, also with rakan and oni motif and by the Miyao company, sold at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 4 June 2021, Vienna, lot 6 (sold for 17,696 EUR).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 29

A PAIR OF SUPERB TAKAOKA GOLD-INLAID BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' KORO (INCENSE BURNERS) AND COVERSAttributed to Ohashi San'emon (1851-1895), unsignedJapan, Takaoka, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely decorated in gold, silver, and shakudo takazogan, each censer of compressed globular form, inlaid to one side with a winged mythical beast chasing a ribboned vase and to the other with a ribboned vase flanked by a fan and a reishi cloud, the shoulder applied with baku-form handles suspending loose gold rings, the domed cover decorated with gold-inlaid swirling clouds above a lappet border and surmounted by a baying kirin, raised on three elongated legs encircled by three-clawed dragons and centered by a gold tama, above an elaborately cast and openworked tiered hexagonal base.HEIGHT 38 cm and 37.5 cmWEIGHT 2,802 and 2,816 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few minuscule nicks.The history of casting copper alloys in Takaoka, the provincial capital of Etchu (present day Toyama Prefecture), is reputed to date to the early Edo period, the industry encouraged by the local feudal government as a source of income. Around 1830, new sales venues were developed, extending from Edo city to the northern-most part of the Japanese archipelago, eventually expanding to overseas export markets during the Bakumatsu era.Compare the design of the present koro to a drawing of a koro made by Ohashi San'emon in Meiji 27 (1894) to celebrate the 25th year wedding anniversary for the Meiji Emperor.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 3

A BRONZE OKIMONO OF DAIKOKU ON A RICE BALEJapan, 19th centuryMassively cast in two parts as Daikoku seated in a relaxed pose on a rice bale, leaning against it with one hand and raising his mallet with the other, his face showing a joyous expression with large eyes and the mouth open in a cheerful smile. He is wearing a long flowing robe incised with cloud designs and tied at the waist, a beaded necklace around his neck.HEIGHT 25.3 cmWEIGHT 4,716 gCondition: The hand holding the mallet has been reattached, otherwise in very good condition with minor surface wear and casting flaws.Provenance: Austrian private collection.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 30

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SAMURAI LIFTING A GONGJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely modeled standing with legs abreast, the torso turned to one side and the face with a ferocious expression looking up towards a bell supported on a circular tray held in his raised right hand, the gong incised with a writhing dragon, the warrior's other hand holding a naginata lowered at his side, his armor and robe decorated with fierce oni as well as floral crests and cartwheels amid clouds.HEIGHT 44 cm (the figure excl. base and bowl) and 65 cm (total)WEIGHT 6.8 kgCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, casting irregularities, few small nicks, minor dents. Provenance: From an old Swiss private collection, thence by descent in the same family.Auction comparison: Compare a related bronze figure of a samurai holding aloft a gong, 65 cm high, at Bonhams, 6 November 2007, London, lot 391 (sold for 3,360 GBP).

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 31

A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE MIXED METAL DISH DEPICTING WASOBEI AND MOUNT FUJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The large bronze dish with raised rim neatly engraved with a cloud design, the front worked in iro-e takazogan of suaka, silver, shakudo, and gold depicting the giant Wasobei leaning against Mount Fuji with a somewhat disinterested attitude and glaring at two cranes which are flying past. The details are superbly rendered.DIAMETER 45 cmWEIGHT 7 kgCondition: Very good condition with minor typical wear including some tiny nicks and light surface scratches.Provenance: From a private collection in Chicago, USA.The subject has also been previously identified as Daidarabotchi, a gigantic yokai in Japanese mythology, sometimes said to pose as a mountain range when sleeping.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related dish by Kazutoshi at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 2 December 2022, Vienna, lot 79 (sold for 13,000 EUR).

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 32

INOUE: A SUPERB INLAID BRONZE DISH DEPICTING BOYS ON A DRAGON BOATBy Inoue company of Kyoto, signed Kyoto Inoue seiJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The shallow rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to a gold-inlaid lobed rim with a masterful Komai-style lozenge design, encircling a central medallion finely decorated in iro-e takazogan with three boys dressed in Korean festive garments and standing in a dragon boat in a lotus pond with neatly incised blossoms and furled leaves, detailed in katakiri, all below a long-tailed ho-o bird in flight. One boy is standing in the back, holding a long staff with reishi terminal, beside a flag waving in the wind, above a second boy dancing and holding a drumstick and fan, wearing a peacock-feathered hat, the third boy standing behind the large dragon head holding a trumpet in his hand, all against a rich copper-brown patinated ground. The base with the gilt signature Kyoto INOUE sei [made by Inoue of Kyoto].DIAMETER 27.4 cmWEIGHT 1,234 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 33

HIDEMITSU: A SUPERB AND LARGE BRONZE VASE DEPICTING HERONS AND LOTUSBy Hidemitsu (Shuko), signed Hidemitsu seiJapan, Tokyo, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The pear-shaped body supported on a waisted foot and rising to a slender octagonal neck with a flared rim, the body superbly cast in relief with a group of seven herons with long beaks and gilt-ringed shakudo eyes perched amid lotus leaves executed in shallow relief which displays a particularly fine, almost misty quality. The other side of the vase is similarly cast with a hanging lotus leaf and a rising lotus pod. The bronze patinated to a warm coppery tone. The base cast HIDEMITSU sei [made by Hidemitsu].HEIGHT 45.5 cmWEIGHT 4,374 gCondition: Very good condition with some wear and minor casting flaws.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 36

A MONUMENTAL `ELEPHANT AND PAGODA` PARCEL-GILT BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The massive and heavy elephant standing foursquare and raising the trunk, well detailed with curved tusks, long ears, and wrinkles, with ceremonial attire, the saddle cast with dragons and suspending beads. The three tiers above shaped as a pagoda with pierced galleries and ornamentally shaped windows, each roof with suspended pendants, the top tier surmounted by a dragon finial. The underside with a six-character mark. Condition: Overall good condition with usual traces of wear, minor nicks here and there, few losses and small repairs, some tassels lost. The tray between the two pagoda tiers missing and replaced. Provenance: French private collection. Dimensions: Height 70 cm, width 50 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 39

HATA ZOROKU III: AN IKEBANA BRONZE VASE, TAISHOBy Hata Zoroku (1882-1944), signed Zoroku Japan, Taisho period (1912-1926) Of tsurukubi form, the ovoid body rising from a short foot to a long slender neck, with fine light brown and iron-red patination. The recessed base singed ZOROKU.With an original wood storage box with calligraphy ´Bronze vase for displaying a single blossom´ (2).Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Provenance: Dutch collection. Weight: 419 g Dimensions: Height 30.5 cmThe Zoroku name spans 6 generations of Kyoto bronze artists. The line began in the late Edo period, the first Zoroku (died in 1890) achieved fame through modified Ryubundo and Ko-do techniques, serving the Edo Shogun and the Emperor. The details of the second Zoroku (born 1820) are unknown, while the third lived from 1882 to 1944. The fourth generation introduced greener patinas and splashed gold techniques, influenced by China, from the 1950s to the 1980s. The Hata family, known for their exceptional lost wax casting, received patronage from the Imperial Household Agency.Auction result comparison: Compare to a closely related vase by Hate Zoroku III at Bonhams New York, in fine Japanese and Korean art, including the Crawford collection of Surimono, on 22 September 2021, lot 1156, sold for USD 1,912.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 41

A LOT WITH TWO BRONZE VASES, MEIJI PERIODJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The first being a gilt bronze vase with a pear-shaped body raised on a short, flared foot and rising to a trumpet neck decorated in high relief depicting two lotus flowers, one already blooming and the other still a bud. The second bronze vase of baluster shape with a short neck, crafted in silvered takazogan and Katakiri incision work depicting a flying goose amongst water reeds. HEIGHT 28 cm (gilt bronze vase), 29.9 cm WEIGHT 1,008 g (gilt bronze vase), 2,184 g Condition: Good condition with traces of wear and age, light surface scratches, nicks, and dents to the gilt bronze vase. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 413

A SIGNED WAKIZASHI IN KOSHIRAE, EDOJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)The blade:Shinogi-zukuri with iori mune, the hamon is notare in nioi-deki and nie-deki, the hada is mokume. The habaki is of bronze and copper decorated with fine vertical slits. The nakago with two mekugi-ana, the tip is kiri, the mei reading UDA KUNIMORI.The mounting:The tsuba of otafuku-gata form, decorated in gilt with swirling clouds to one side and archaistic dragons to the other side. The fuchi of iron and copper decorated in gilt takazogan with two men crossing a bridge towards a pavilion, the kashira of iron and gilt with a concave top, the two menuki in gilt shaped as phoenixes. The tsuka handle covered in rayskin and wrapped with black textile. The saya lacquered in black with a mother-of-pearl nashiji ground.NAGASA 53.8 cm, blade LENGTH 68.1 cm, total LENGTH 86.1 cm (the koshirae)Condition: The blade in good condition with minor wear and fukure, the ha (edge) with few minuscule nibbles. The koshirae with some wear, small nicks and losses, and natural age cracks.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 417

A TANTO IN KASHIRAE, EDOJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)The blade:Mohora-zukuri with iori mune, the hamon is sugu in nioi-deki, the hada is mokume. The habaki is of bronze decorated with three horizontal lines. The nakago with one mekugi-ana, the tip is kuri jiri.The mounting:The tsuka handle and saya lacquered in black, the saya decorated to both sides with paulownia leaves.NAGASA 19.5 cm, blade LENGTH 27 cm, total LENGTH 31 cm (the koshirae)Condition: The blade is in good condition with minor wear and fukure, and minuscule nibbles to the ha (edge). The koshirae in good condition with some wear, small nicks, and minor repairs.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 436

KENJO: A BRONZE TSUBA REFERENCING THE LEGEND OF THE MANTIS AND CHARIOTBy Kenjo, signed Kenjo with kakihanJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of mokko-gata shape, with a kogai hitsu-ana and some sekigane, the surface pierced with three Genji-mon and worked in iro-e takazogan of shakudo, silver, shibuichi and gold depicting a praying mantis below a leafy vine to the front, the verso showing a cartwheel. Signed to the front KENJO and kakihan. There are two artists listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists that signed Kenjo (H 03102.0 & H 03103.0), both are Goto school.HEIGHT 7.2 cm, LENGTH 7 cmWEIGHT 142 gCondition: Excellent condition with minor typical wear.The mantis is a symbol of courage and strength to overcome all odds. The present tsuba references the popular Chinese legend when Duke Chuang of Ts'i (B. C. 794-731) went hunting and there was a mantis raising its feet and seizing the wheel of his chariot. He questioned his charioteer as to this insect who said in reply: “This is a mantis; it is an insect who knows how to advance but will never know how to retreat; without measuring its strength, it easily offers resistance.” The Duke answered: “Truly, if it were a man, it would be the champion-hero of the empire.” Then he turned his chariot to dodge it, and this act won him all heroes to go over to his side.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 44

A PAIR OF INLAID BRONZE VASES WITH EGRETS, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The vases with elongated ovoid bodies on flat recessed feet, with rounded shoulders and broad mouths. Decorated with egrets in shishiabori (sunken relief), the birds standing in a stream amongst water reeds, with fine incision work and gilt as well as silvered details.Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear, tiny nicks, and surface scratches. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.Weight: 1031 g in totalDimensions: Height 15.5 cm each

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 45

A LOT WITH FOUR METAL BOXES, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The first a rectangular sentoku box with hinged lid inlaid with fruity branches, blooms, birds, and figures. The second a silver finished copper box with hinged lid worked in repousse and embossed with a sinuous dragon and two characters 'long life' and 'good luck' on the cover, with dragon skin and stylized floral décor on the sides and underside, the interior fitted in wood. The third a quadrangular sentoku box with hinged lid incised with lobed and fan shaped reserves and inlaid with copper and sentoku birds and flowers. The last a small parcel-gilt bronze chest-shaped box with hinged lid and clasp, cast with animals, roundels, and flames.Condition: Overall good condition with wear, dents, and minor nicks here and there. The hinged lid mechanisms damaged. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.Weight: 1174 g in totalDimensions: Height 2.8 - 4.5 cm, length 7.3 - 11 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 47

A SIGNED IRO-E TAKAZOGAN INLAID BRONZE VASE WITH FLOWERS, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The vase with a pear-shaped body supported on a straight foot and rising to a slender neck with flared rim, the body finely inlaid in iro-e takazogan technique with silver, gold, and copper with leafy flower blooms. Signed to the base within a rectangular reserve with an artist seal. Condition: Very good condition with some wear and minimal casting flaws. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands, acquired from the above. J.W.N. van Achterbergh was an important collector, expert, and patron of Dutch post-war ceramics. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts. Weight: 266 g Dimensions: Height 14 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 48

A LOT WITH THREE MIXED METAL VASES AND A CANDLESTICK, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Comprising three bronze baluster-shaped vases raising to waisted necks and everted rims, worked in mixed metal takazogan depicting peonies and sparrows as well as stalks and leaves incised in kebori and katakiri. With a tiered bronze candlestick rising from three beast mask feet set into a circular foot, the middle piece cast with elephant handles and two reserves enclosing birds perched in branches. Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear, tiny nicks, and light surface scratches. One vase with few dents. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.Weight: 985 g in totalDimensions: Height 15.5 - 12 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 5

KATSUZO ENTSUBA: A MODERNIST BRONZE SCULPTURE OF A YOUNG GIRLBy Katsuzo Entsuba (1905 - 2003), seal mark Yuane Japan, 20th centuryPortraying a young woman standing on a base, with one foot slightly raised and wearing a short summer dress, exhibiting subtle details, from the smooth lines of the dress to the elegant curves of the woman, her hair is arranged in a neat bun at the back, the young woman's expression is calm and serene, conveying a sense of peace and tranquility. The base with a seal mark ´Yuane´. Mounted to a rectangular stone base.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the base with some scratches. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 3,357 g Dimensions: Height 39.5 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 50

A LOT WITH THREE METAL LOCKS AND KEYS, EDO - MEIJIJapan, Edo period (1615-1868) - Meiji period (1868-1912) The lot comprising three locks and five keys. The larger lock cast from bronze and etched with leafy scroll, the medium cast from iron and damascened and gilt with diaper patterns and flowers, the smaller flanked by a pair of dragon heads. Together with a Chinese cash coin. Condition: Overall good condition with traces of age and use. The small lock fully functional. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts. Weight: 390 g Dimensions: Length 5.5 cm, 6 cm, and 11.2 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 51

A LARGE SIGNED BRONZE HIBACHI DEPICTING THE MOUNT FUJI, TAISHOJapan, Taisho period (1912-1926) The deep curving sides rising from a broad foot to an inverted rim, with two handles shaped as stylized clouds. The exterior decorated to one side with trees beneath the majestic Mount Fuji, its snow-capped summit accentuated by a silver coating, the other side with calligraphy describing the landscape. Signed to the base. Condition: Good condition with surface wear and minor casting irregularities. Provenance: Danish private collection, acquired at Bruun Rasmussen on 15 May 2023, lot 2320. Weight: 6,946 g Dimensions: Height 23 cm, mouth diameter 27 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 54

HARUYAMA FUBO: A THREE-PART BRONZE USUBATA VASE WITH VINESBy Haruyama Fubo (1890-1970), signed by Haruyama Fubo at the boxJapan, 20th centuryThe double gourd plain body set to the top with a separately cast network of scrolling vines, each leaf inlaid with silvered metal dew drops, all surmounted by a trumpet mouth with a galleried rim.With an original wooden box signed by the artist.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minimal casting irregularities and few tiny nicks here and there. Provenance: Dutch collection. Weight: 6,886 g Dimensions: Height 33 cm, diameter 36 cmBased on Chinese bronze forms but with exaggeratedly wide rims, usubata were first cast in Japan in the seventeenth century for formal flower arrangements; then, during the early Meiji era, elaborate multi-part usubata became one of the favored forms of bronze destined for international exhibitions and the global export market. Haruyama Fubo (1890-1970), originally named Yoshio, was a Japanese metal artist known for his expertise in casting. He studied at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts under Sakuraoka Sanshiro and Tsuda Shinobu. Fubo's talent was recognized early on, with one of his bronze vases accepted at the 1916 Noten exhibition. He later taught at the Kagawa Prefectural Industrial Arts High School and became a lecturer at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Fubo actively exhibited his works and was involved in restoration projects for ancient temples, leaving a significant mark on Japanese art.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 55

TOYOCHIKA TAKAMURA: A BRONZE FLOWER VASEBy Toyochika Takamura (1890-1972), signed Toyochika Japan, 20th centuryThe bulbous body rising from a ribbed straight foot to a trumpet neck, with a rich reddish ochre patination with a stylized design against a lustrous brown ground. The base signed TOYOCHIKA.With a wood storage box signed Toyochika and sealed Geijutsuin Kaiin and Toyochika and inscribed Itome koshi hanaire (flower vase with thread-band lower section). Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: Dutch collection. Previously auctioned at Christie´s New York, in Japanese and Korean Art on 22 September 2005, lot 247, sold for USD 1,440.Weight: 727 g Dimensions: Height 18.5 cmToyochika Takamura, a student of bronze artist Tsuda Shinobu, graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1915. Recognized as a Living National Treasure in 1964, he specialized in metal casting using the lost wax method. In 1926, Takamura helped establish the craft group called Mukei and was instrumental in including crafts in the Teiten exhibitions. He experimented with Constructivist aesthetics in the 1920s and co-founded the Real Craft Art Association in 1935. Toyochika came from a renowned artistic family, with his father Takamura Koun and brother Takamura Kotaro also making significant contributions to the art world.Auction result comparison: Compare to another vase by Toyochika Takamura at Christie´s London in Japanese Art and Design Including Netsuke from the Estate of His Royal Highness The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, on 12 - 13 July 2006, lot 431, sold for GBP 3,600.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 56

NAKAJIMA YASUMI II: A BRONZE VASEBy Nakajima Yasumi II (1905-1986), signed YasumiJapan, 20th century The cylindrical body flaring out at the waist and then sloping inward to the shoulder, rising from a high foot to a slightly everted mouth, the body with seven horizontal raised ribs. Overall, with an irregular dark reddish-brown patina. The base signed YASUMI. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: Dutch collection.Weight: 1,965 g Dimensions: Height 28 cmYasumi II, born Nakajima Mitsuo (1905-1986), comes from a family of skilled artisans in Osaka. He adopted the name Yasumi II as his artist's name, following in the footsteps of his father and teacher, Nakajima Toyoji (Yasumi I). As a member of the All Japan Decorative Art Association, Yasumi II showcased his works at prestigious exhibitions like Nitten, Shin-Bunten, and Hoshukuten, where he received multiple accolades. His distinctive style featured bold, sculptural forms, gracefully flowing lines, and a lustrous chestnut brown patina.Auction result comparison: For a near identical bronze vase by Nakajima Yasumi see Christie´s New York, in Japanese and Korean Art on 18 September 2007, lot 200, sold for USD 2,000 EUR.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 568

A RARE AND LARGE PAINTED POTTERY OKIMONO OF A MONKEY EXAMINING A MONKEY NETSUKEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Well modeled and painted with polychrome pigments, the monkey seated with its legs crossed, looking through a magnifying glass (now lost) held in his right hand to examine a monkey netsuke in his left, the netsuke attached to a kinchaku (pouch) decorated with a diapered brocade pattern and a globular ojime, both the monkey and the netsuke with neatly incised fur, the primate further detailed with large ears, a short tail, and alert eyes. HEIGHT 22 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including a small firing crack to the underside, the hand with old repair and minor touchups, few small chips to edges, the magnifying glass lost.Provenance: From an English private collection, by repute formerly in the Charlton Collection. The underside with three old labels, two numbered '985' and one inscribed in Japanese.Auction comparison:Compare a bronze okimono by Mitani depicting a similar subject, dated late 19th century, Meiji period, 10.2 cm high, at Bonhams, 16 September 2014, New York, lot 2162 (sold for 8,750 GBP).

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 59

HASUDA SHUGORO: A GREEN PATINATED BRONZE VASEBy Hasuda Shugoro (1915-2010), sealed Shu Japan, 20th centuryThe cylindrical body rising from a straight beveled foot to a tapered-cylindrical neck, engraved at the midsection with a grid pattern on either side of a raised rib, and finished with a greenish patina. The base sealed SHU (Hasuda Shugoro).With a wooden box, inscribed Seido ko yahazuguchi (Bronze vase with shaft-shaped mouth) and signed Shugoro and sealed Shu Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: Dutch collection. Previously auctioned at Christie´s New York in Japanese And Korean Art on 18 March 2008, lot 69, sold for USD 2,500. Check if identical or near identical Weight: 1,311 g Dimensions: Height 24.5 cmHasuda Shugoro (1915-2010) was a prominent Japanese sculptor. He studied at the Tokyo School of Art, graduating in 1938. His work gained recognition at the 5th Nitten exhibition in 1949, and he received Nitten's Hokuto prize in 1953. Shugoro co-founded the Creative Crafts Association in 1961 and became an assistant professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts. His sculptures, known for their architectural form, were selected as official gifts for the prime minister of West Germany and the president of Mexico. Shugoro received prestigious awards, including the Mombudaijinsho in 1959 and the Japanese Order of Cultural Merit in 1991. His works are held in various notable collections.Auction result comparison: Compare to two other vases by Hasuda Shugoro at Christie´s London, in The Japanese Aesthetic on 15 May 2013, lot 174, sold for GBP 3,250, and in Christie´s New York, in Japanese and Korean Art on 22 September 2005, lot 249, sold for USD 2,880.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 60

TANETOSHI: A FINE BRONZE VASE DEPICTING HOTEI GAZING AT THE FULL MOONBy Tanetoshi, signed Tanetoshi saku Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The ovoid body supported on a short waisted foot and rising to a short, slightly flared rim, the sides finely cast in high relief with a characteristically full-bellied Hotei holding his treasure sack in one hand, a gnarled staff in the other, his well-detailed face with a cheerful expression as he looks up to gaze at the full moon. The base signed TANETOSHI saku [made by Tanetoshi].HEIGHT 27.3 cmWEIGHT 3,297 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, the base with few light surface scratches. Provenance: British collection.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 62

A FINE INLAID IRON PANEL DEPICTING EGRETS AND LOTUSJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The roughly textured iron ground finely decorated in gold, silver, and bronze takazogan to depict two egrets, one flying and the other standing in a lotus pond, surrounded by giant leaves, buds, blossoms, and reeds, the pond rendered with subtly incised lines. SIZE 50 x 33.5 (the panel) and 57 x 41 cm (incl. frame)WEIGHT 3,360 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear.With an old wood frame. Auction comparison: Compare a related inlaid iron panel signed Fukuda Michiharu zo, also dated late 19th century, Meiji period, 59 cm high, at Sotheby's, Fine Japanese Art, 14 May 2019, London, lot 168 (sold for 8,750 GBP).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 75

A GILT-BRONZE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DISH WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) or slightly later Finely decorated in gilt wire and bright enamels, the interior with two leafy chrysanthemums growing from weathered rocks, all against a beige ground with scrolling clouds and within a border of arcs, the backside with flowers on a turquoise ground. With a metal mounting for suspension on a wall. Condition: Very good condition with some minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. The rims with few nicks and scratches. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 538 g Dimensions: Diameter 20.7 cm

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 773

A RARE AND UNUSUAL LACQUER NETSUKE WITH FLORAL DESIGNUnsignedJapan, late 19th centuryA manju-style netsuke exhibiting various different lacquer techniques in perfect harmony with each other. The front is decorated with a leafy flower issuing a bud and bloom, both inlaid in coral, the leaves executed in green takamaki-e with red hiramaki-e veins, all against a stunning green-gold nashiji ground. The sides and underside are executed in the remarkable seido-nuri (imitating black patinated bronze) technique, which was frequently used by Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891). One central himotoshi underneath and two large oval apertures through the mid-section.LENGTH 3.6 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only very minor wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Shep Brozman, New York.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 807

A RARE SENTOKU BRONZE MATCHLOCK TINDER BOX LIGHTER (HIUCHI) NETSUKEUnsignedJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of sentoku bronze, the exterior bearing an ishime ground, the lid inlaid with copper and silver plum (ume) blossoms, a small mechanism to the side revealing the interior with iron flintlock. The exterior with a small eyelet serving as the cord attachment.LENGTH 4.5 cmWEIGHT 58.9 gCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear and casting irregularities.Museum comparison:Compare to a closely related example, formerly in the Trumpf collection, in the collection of the Linden Museum, Stuttgart, accession no. OA 19374.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 808

A RARE MIXED METAL GOURD-SHAPED MINIATURE YATATE (PORTABLE WRITING SET)UnsignedJapan, 19th centuryOf sentoku bronze and applied with silver, cast as a slender gourd overgrown with leafy vines and with inlaid silver dew drops, the top with a looped step which forms the cord attachment and is removable, revealing a hollowed opening for a small brush, one of the leaves on the side serving as the lid for the ink container (sumitsubo).LENGTH 9.4 cmWEIGHT 36.8 gCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear and casting irregularities.Museum comparison:Compare to a closely related example, formerly in the Trumpf collection, in the collection of the Linden Museum, Stuttgart, accession no. OA 19378.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 818

YOZEI: A RARE LACQUERED IVORY HAKO (BOX) AND COVER IN THE FORM OF AN OKAME MASK, DATED 1705 BY INSCRIPTIONBy Tanaka Yozei (Yosei), signed Tanaka Yozei 田中陽成 with seal Tanaka 田中 Japan, dated 1705Published: Gabor Wilhelm (Winter 2006) On the Continent, International Netsuke Society Journal, vo. 26, no.4, p. 39. Well carved as a typically plump-faced Okame with narrowed eyes and mirthful smile, framed by tresses of black lacquer. The interiors of nashiji with gold fundame edges, the interior of the cover with a himotoshi loop, the base with a central himotoshi and inscribed in gold lacquer Hoei ni, kinoto-tori, chushun no haru motome ni yotte tsukuru kore, TANAKA YOZEI (This is made on commission by request, in the mid-spring in the second year of the Hoei era (1705), by Tanaka Yozei) with a tsuishu lacquer pot-seal mark in the form of a bronze metal tripod censer reading TANAKA. Beautiful, deep-yellow patina, particularly to the underside. LENGTH 5.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, minimal loss to black lacquer. Provenance: Nagel, 19 May 2006, Stuttgart, lot 2798. European private collection P. Jacquesson, acquired from the above.Okame (or Otafuku) represents a lovely, always smiling Japanese woman who brings happiness and good fortune to any man she marries. She is also known as the Goddess of Mirth and is a very popular image in Japanese culture. Otafuku literally means 'much good fortune', and Okame means 'tortoise', which is also an auspicious symbol of longevity, as tortoises lead long lives.Yozei, sometimes also written as Yosei, was the hereditary name given to a famous family of lacquerers, which dated back to the mid-fourteenth century and which specialized in tsuishu in the style of Chinese carved lacquers. Jahss writes that their tsuishu “far surpasses the Chinese work in richness and color, beauty, skill of carving and variation of design”. The artist family is listed in Wrangham, (1995) The Index of Inro Artists, pp. 331-332.Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 23-B-0096).This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

More details

Galerie Zacke
Lot 9

AKASOFU GYOKKO: A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A PHEASANT, MEIJIBy Akasofu Gyokko, signed Gyokko saku Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Naturalistically crafted pheasant portrayal with neatly detailed plumage, its head lowered to the ground, the beak slightly opene, taking a step forward and proudly sticking its tail high in the air. The bronze patinated in a soft brown with slight reddish undertone. Signed to the underside within a rectangular gilt cartouche GYOKKO saku [Made by Gyokko].Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: Dutch collection. Weight: 1,563 g Dimensions: Height 20.5 cmAkasofu Gyokko (dates unknown) lived in Tokyo, his factory producing cast metalwork for export. His given name was Sotojiro and he is recorded as a member of the Tokyo Chukinkai (Tokyo Cast Metalworkers' Association) in the second half of the Meiji era.

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1105

A 19th century Naval bronze commemorative medallion - Lord Nelson "Foudroyant" flag ship launched Plymouth 1798 struck in copper salvaged from the wreck in 1897

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1107

A selection of various Chaplain's badges including First War Bronze Royal Naval Chaplain's badge, Jewish Battalion Chaplain, Junior Training Corps., South African Navy and others etc.

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1114

A First War bronze memorial plaque rewarded to James Cambelll

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1129

An Officer's khaki side hat with bronze Royal Warwickshire Regiment cap badge

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1132

An 18th century bronze Naval commemorative medallion - Admiral Rodney - the Capture of St. Eustace 1781

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1139

A Second War German Nazi SA certificate booklet for the bronze sports badge awarded in 1938 and original matching card complete with cover

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1142

A First War bronze "C.W.L. Huts 1915-1919" service medal (Catholic Women's League)

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1144

A 1914/15 star trio of medals and bronze memorial plaque awarded to No. 15767 Pte. F. Hunt 8/DCLI - KIA 04/09/1917)

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1148

A First War bronze memorial plaque awarded to Percy Graham Hedges (11 Bn. DCLI - 95th Bn. Training Reserve - died 21.04.1917)

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1150

A British War medal and bronze memorial plaque awarded to No. L-35234 Gnr. G. Bashford R.A. (George Bashford) - 93rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery - died 15.08.1917

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1166

A First War bronze memorial plaque awarded to Joseph John Lakin - 1/DCLI - died 22.10.18 with copy research

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1185

A First War pair of medals together with bronze memorial plaque awarded to No. 27020 Pte. H. Rose - DCLI

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1200

An original First War National Motor Volunteers bronze cap badge, War Munition Volunteers lapel badge by Gaunt & Sons and an original letter dated 1914 relating to Government Munition work

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1202

A First War bronze memorial plaque awarded to Charles Bryant (6th Bn. DCLI - killed in action 23/08/1917

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1224

A Second War Officer's khaki uniform of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment with four pocket tunic having bronze colours and brass buttons, matching trousers, accompanying scarlet mess dress jacket with brass buttons and matching waistcoat

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1234

An EIIR Royal Marines lovat green tunic and trousers with bronze badges and buttons and one other Royal Marines blue tunic and trousers with anodised buttons and badges (2)

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1321

A First War officer's steel helmet with affixed bronze DCLI cap badge

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1332

A rare World War One officer's cuff-rank tunic of a Captain in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry with embroidered cuffs, bronze collars, and brass buttons (some mothing)

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1334

A rare Second War RAF Air Commodore's tunic and trousers formerly the property of Air Commodore LF Heald comprising a blue four pocket tunic with brass buttons by WA Stimson Limited London named to Air Commodore F Heald and dated 1944 with First and Second War ribbons including Italian ribbon for the Bronze Medal of Military Valor and matching trousers (Air Commodore Sir Lionel Frederick Heald 07/08/1897 - 08/11/1981 service in France and Italy during World War I and the Royal Engineers and was awarded the Italian Bronze Medal of Military Valor; during World War II he served in the RAF Volunteer Reserve and reached the rank of Air Commodore. Served as Attorney General in Winston Churchill's government 1951-1954) with copy research

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 1335

An old bronze circular ship's porthole (believed originally salvaged from HMS Warspite) 16½" diameter

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 610

Various pre-decimal bronze coins in wallets including pennies and farthings and various others, etc

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 613

A large selection of various pre-decimal coinage, mainly bronze pennies, half pennies and 3d coins in tubes full and part complete

More details

Truro Auction Centre
Lot 665

A selection of various Foreign coins including Russian 1868 bronze 5k, Portuguese 1884 20 reis, Jamaica 1910 silver penny, Ceylon 1875 cents and others, etc

More details
Loading...Loading...
  • 350105 item(s)
    /page

Recently Viewed Lots