We found 653833 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 653833 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
653833 item(s)/page
Lot 13
PAAR KLEINE VASEN MIT CHILONG China, um 1900 Porzellan, polychrome Aufglasurbemalung. H. ca. 17 cm. Zwei große Reserven mit figürlichen Szenen auf der Wandung. Zwei applizierte Chilong dekorieren die Schulter und den Hals. Eine Vase min. besch. Part. ber., altersgemäße Gebrauchsspuren. Provenienz: Privatsammlung Neuss.
Lot 1
TAKANO RYOICHI: A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH A FROG AND BAMBOOBy Takano Ryoichi (born 1907), signed ShizanJapan, Takaoka, Toyama prefecture, first half of 20th centuryThe tall and slender body rising from a short waisted foot to a short waisted neck with everted rim, the front boldly decorated in relief with a small frog perched on a bamboo stalk, with a second bamboo stalk and leaves, the recessed base signed SHIZAN.HEIGHT 27 cmWEIGHT 987.5 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, the neck and rim with a small dent.Provenance: German private collection, acquired before 2007.Shizan was the go (art name) for Takano Ryoichi who lived in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. He started his career at the beginning of the Showa era and won several prizes in craft exhibitions.Auction comparison: Compare a related bronze baluster vase with a dragon by the same artist, but of larger size (34 cm high), at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 12 May 2016, London, lot 522 (sold for 3,125 GBP).
Lot 132
A LACQUERED AND CARVED IVORY ‘FROG PROCESSION’ TUSK VASEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Showing a scene from the Choju-jinbutsu-giga (literally "Animal-person Caricatures"), depicting a procession of frogs holding lotus leaves, finely carved in shishiaibori (sunken relief) with deep staining, below a gold-lacquered willow tree and flying bats. With an associated wood base.HEIGHT (without base) 10.4 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and age cracks,Provenance: Dutch private collection.
Lot 133
A PAIR OF SMALL IVORY TUSK VASES WITH CARPSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Each finely carved as a small vase in the form of a fierce dragon-like carp with large double-inlaid eyes and sharp fangs emerging from the separately carved base in the form of crashing waves, one with an older man and the other with the young Benkei carrying a knife in his mouth. HEIGHT 13.7 cm and 13.8 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Fine honey-gold patina. Provenance: Dutch private collection. One of the tusk vases with an old Japanese collector’s inscription.
Lot 135
AN EXCEPTIONAL IVORY TUSK JAR AND COVERBy Hobun and Doko carved under supervision of Hakusei (a disciple of Hakumin), signed Hakumin monjin, Hakusei zo kore, Hobun horu kore, Doko horu koreJapan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)The ivory tusk jar intricately carved, featuring two lobed and stippled reserves on each side, carved in low relief on one side with an eagle on a pine tree surrounded by reishi-shaped clouds, the other side showing the famous scene of Kanshin crawling through the legs of two brigands. The man and boy flailing their arms and the seated hound are an unusual addition to the scene. The jar has two handles in the shape of a rain dragon, the cloud-like structure resembling the body and the top minutely carved with the face and curling snout. The mouth is very finely carved with further dragons, scrolling clouds, and foliate designs. The entire composition is set on a wood base which features further intricate designs and stands on four feet in the shape of stylized beast mask handles. The lid is carved with an extraordinarily fine finial in the shape of another rain dragon guarding a jar. Signed underneath within a square reserve:伯珉門人 “Hakumin monjin”伯晸造之 “Hakusei zo kore”輔文彫之 “Hobun horu kore”同幸彫之 “Doko horu kore”[Carved by Hobun and Doko, made under the supervision of Hakusei, a disciple of Hakumin]HEIGHT 14.5 cm, LENGTH 13.8 cmCondition: Superb condition.Provenance: Dutch private collection.Auction comparison:Hobun, Doko, Hakusei, and Hakumin were all respected members of the Tokyo school of ivory carvers. For a tusk vase by the same workshop, signed Hakumin, see Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 13 May 2008, London, lot 239 (sold for 4,200 GBP).
Lot 2
NOGAWA: A METAL VASE DEPICTING A COCKERELBy the Nogawa company, signed Yushi and with the Nogawa company markJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The slender body rising to a concave shoulder with a waisted neck and lipped rim, one side decorated in gold, silver, copper, and shakudo takazogan with fine incision work depicting a long-tailed rooster perched on a branch of a blossoming cherry tree, the bronze patinated silverish black, the recessed base with the mark of the Nogawa company, the vase signed YUSHI to the reverse.HEIGHT 15.2 cmWEIGHT 257.2 gCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.Auction comparison:Compare a related bronze vase by the same artist at Christie’s, Masterful Exuberance, Artistic Craftsmanship of Imperial Japan: The Property of a Lady, 18 May 2012, London, lot 150 (sold for 2,750 GBP).
Lot 3
NOGAWA: A FINE PATINATED BRONZE GU-FORM VASEBy the Nogawa company, signed Yushi koku and with the Nogawa company markJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The vase shaped like a Chinese gu vessel, with a slightly flared base tapering to a slender body widening to a trumpet-shaped mouth wider than the base, finely inlaid with various metals including gold and silver depicting tall bamboo and sprouting bamboo shoots, signed YUSHI koku, the base with the mark of the Nogawa company.HEIGHT 21.8 cmWEIGHT 489.3 gCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, some wear to metal inlays as well, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches.Provenance: Collection of Wivica Ankarcrona Borell (1935-2019). Her grandfather Sten Ankarcrona was a Swedish marine officer who came to Japan on a special mission in 1923, bringing back vast collections of Japanese art and decorating his summer house, creating first a Japanese garden and later a complete Japanese building as documented in Svenska Hem i ord och bild (Swedish Home in Words and Pictures) in 1928, providing a fascinating look at this golden age of European collecting. Their guest book contains the signature of the Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf as well as that of the Japanese crown prince, later Emperor Akihito.Auction comparison:Compare a related bronze vase, featuring a similar depiction of bamboo and also signed Yushi koku, at Christie’s, Masterful Exuberance, Artistic Craftsmanship of Imperial Japan: The Property of a Lady, 18 May 2012, London, lot 150 (sold for 2,750 GBP).
Lot 4
A SUPERB KAKUHA STUDIO INLAID GILT-BRONZE VASE WITH FLYING SPARROWSBy Tenmaru Isshi for the Kakuha studio, signed Tenmaru Isshi zo and Kakuha seiJapan, Takaoka, Toyama prefecture, Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster body rising from a straight foot to a waisted neck with an everted rim, the shoulder applied with two fierce beast-mask handles with gilt eyes and fangs, the body with copper and shakudo takazogan depicting numerous sparrows in flight, some clustered together and others flying alone, amid finely gilt-splashed clouds, above a flat-inlaid band of archaistic designs with stylized phoenix heads in gold, copper, and silver, the neck flat-inlaid in gold with ‘Buddha’s hand’ fingered citron and stylized flowers, the underside signed TENMARU ISSHI zo and KAKUHA sei.HEIGHT 33.5 cmWEIGHT 4,882 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, and occasional light scratches.Provenance: German private collection, acquired before 2007.Kakuha Kanzaemon IX, real name Kakuha Zenjiro, was a member of a lineage of metalworkers from Toyama. In 1869, he started a branch office in the port of Yokohama for export trade of bronze ware, also acting as a retailer for foreign clients in Japan.Auction comparison: For a fine bronze of a monkey and frog by the same studio see Christie’s, Peter Petrou: Tales of the Unexpected, 20 January 2019, London, lot 44 (sold for 10,625 GBP). For a bronze group depicting elephants from the same studio see Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, 17 March 2021, New York, lot 602 (sold for 20,312 USD).
Lot 5
AN EXCEPTIONAL MIXED METAL ‘SHOKI AND ONI’ VASEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The bulbous bronze vase with a slender neck and everted lip finely worked in gold, silver, copper, and shibuichi takazogan, as well as some kebori and katakiri, depicting the grim-faced demon queller Shoki with his sword drawn. A separately cast oni with gilt eyes and horns is holding a large silver cloth and quite amusingly polishing the vase with it. The vase is further embellished with a beautiful gold orchid, leafy vines, and a sparrow depicted in mid-flight. The central section and the rim with a concentric band showing minutely stippled ground finely worked in silver and gold takazogan depicting formal designs and leafy vines.HEIGHT 23.5 cmWEIGHT 1322 gCondition: Very good condition with associated surface wear, including some tiny surface nicks and minor casting irregularities. Small dent to the foot rim.Provenance: Old Swiss private collection formed in the 1940s/50s.The oni represented in this vase is likely a repentant oni looking to convert to Buddhism. The little devil is trying to make amends by polishing the vase, though the demon queller does not seem particularly impressed. The quality of workmanship is so fine, it appears as if Shoki is about to come out of the vase and strike the oni down.Literature comparison:The manner of the oni shows some similarities with the work of Sano Takachika. See for example The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art - Treasures of Imperial Japan, Metalwork Part II, p. 123.
Lot 64
NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI: A FINE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASEBy Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), signed Kyoto NamikawaJapan, circa 1890, Meiji period (1868-1912)The silver-mounted baluster-shaped vase with an elongated neck and a flaring lip, masterfully worked with polychrome enamels and silver wire depicting varieties of kiku (chrysanthemum) blossoms and scrolling vines, all against a midnight blue ground, the shoulder decorated with a band of butterflies and flower heads, and the neck with formal lozenge motifs on a mustard-yellow ground. The foot ringed with panels of flower heads on a lime-green ground. Signed underneath on a raised signature tablet KYOTO NAMIKAWA.HEIGHT 13.3 cmWEIGHT 175 gCondition: Pristine condition with only minimal wear. Minor nicks and traces of use to silver fittings. Tiny area of enamel thinning original to manufacture.Provenance: US private collection.Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927) is widely regarded as one of the greatest cloisonne makers of all time. He won prizes at the Philadelphia World Fair of 1876, then at the Paris World Fair of 1878, and later at the 1889 Paris Fair. He was also honored at the series of National Industrial Expositions which was instituted in 1877. He won altogether 31 prizes at expositions both at home and abroad. In 1896 together with the unrelated Namikawa Sosuke, Yasuyuki was appointed as a Teishitsu Gigeiin, or ‘Imperial Artist’, the only two cloisonne makers to be so honored.Literature comparison:For a bottle of nearly identical design, see Impey and Fairley, eds., Enamel, vol. II of Meiji no Takara, Treasures of Imperial Japan (London: Kibo Foundation, 1995), pl. 8.Auction comparison:Compare to an almost identical vase sold at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 22 September 2005, New York, lot 256 (sold for 28,800 USD).
Lot 66
A MIDNIGHT BLUE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH CHERRY TREE AND FLOWERSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The rounded square baluster body rising from a short spreading foot to a slender waisted neck with everted rim, decorated in bright enamels with a blossoming cherry tree as well as peonies, chrysanthemums, and various other flowers, the reverse with iris and grass blades, a key-fret band below the rim and a lappet band above the foot, all reserved against the midnight blue ground.HEIGHT 18.2 cmWEIGHT 214.6 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, expected minor pitting, and occasional light scratches.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 67
A MIDNIGHT BLUE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH A SPARROW AND FLOWERSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster body rising from a short foot to a broad shoulder with a slender waisted neck and everted rim, one side decorated in polychrome enamels with a sparrow in flight surrounded by chrysanthemums with stylized scrolling petals and other flowers with stems, leaves, and buds, the neck and foot with geometric borders.HEIGHT 12.5 cmWEIGHT 221.9 gCondition: Good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, expected pitting, occasional light scratches and few minuscule losses.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 70
A MIDNIGHT BLUE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH A DRAGONJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster body rising from a short foot to a broad shoulder with a slender waisted neck and everted rim, one side decorated in bright ginbari enamels with a fierce and sinuously coiled dragon surrounded by flames.HEIGHT 15.5 cmWEIGHT 219.3 gCondition: Good condition with minor wear, expected pitting, occasional light scratches, and few minuscule nicks.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 72
A SMALL MIDNIGHT BLUE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH WISTERIAJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The bulbous body rising from a short spreading foot to a waisted neck with everted rim, one side decorated in pale and dark green and white enamels with wisteria flowers hanging from a branch with leaves and vines reserved against the midnight blue ground.HEIGHT 6.1 cmWEIGHT 65.5 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, expected pitting, and few minuscule losses.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 73
AN UNUSUAL IRON-RED CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH PEONY AND CHRYSANTHEMUMJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The ovoid body rising from a short spreading foot and short waisted neck with everted rim, decorated with bright enamels depicting peonies and chrysanthemums with leaves and buds, all reserved against the iron-red ground.HEIGHT 11.8 cmWEIGHT 148.5 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, expected pitting, a few minuscule losses and occasional light scratches. Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 74
A LIME GREEN CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH WISTERIAJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The slender baluster body rising from a short spreading foot to a short waisted neck with everted rim, one side decorated in bright enamels with wisteria hanging from a gnarled branch with leaves, reserved against the lime green ground.HEIGHT 15.5 cmWEIGHT 157.8 gCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, expected minor pitting.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 75
ANDO: AN UNUSUAL PALE BLUE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH PEONY AND CHRYSANTHEMUMBy the Ando company, signed with the mark of the Ando companyJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster body rising from a short spreading foot to a broad shoulder with waisted neck and everted rim, one side decorated in polychrome enamels with peonies and chrysanthemums with flowers, leaves, and one bud, reserved against a pale grayish-blue ground, the recessed base with the Ando company mark against a deep green ground. HEIGHT 18.3 cmWEIGHT 335.4 gCondition: Good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, expected pitting, a few hairlines and minor scratches.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 77
ANDO: A DEEP PURPLE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH ASTERBy the Ando company, signed with the mark of the Ando companyJapan, Showa period (1926-1989), mid-20th centuryThe slender baluster body rising to a broad waisted neck and everted rim, one side decorated in enamels of white and shades of purple with aster flowers on thin stems with leaves and buds, reserved against the deep purple ground, the recessed base with the Ando company mark.HEIGHT 30.3 cmWEIGHT 706.4 gCondition: Good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, expected pitting, light scratches, and manufacturing-inherent hairlines.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 78
ANDO: A PALE GREEN CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH ORCHIDSBy the Ando company, signed with the mark of the Ando companyJapan, Showa period (1926-1989), mid-20th centuryThe baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a broad shoulder with a short waisted neck and everted rim, one side decorated in bright enamels with two flowering orchids, the foot rim impressed with the mark of the Ando company.HEIGHT 24.7 cmWEIGHT 1,426 gCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, expected minuscule pitting.Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the local trade before 2000.
Lot 79
A FINE KORANSHA PORCELAIN VASE WITH TWO KIRINBy the Koransha company, signed with the orchid mark of the Fukugawa Koransha company Japan, c. 1900, Meiji period (1868-1912)The bulbous body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck with a gilt everted rim, the sides finely painted in underglaze blue with two fierce kirin amid reishi-shaped clouds, with flames enameled in iron-red and heightened with gilt, the clouds heightened with gilt as well, small sections of clouds with gilt and enameled in white, the foot and neck each with a circumferential double circle, the base with the orchid mark of Koransha.HEIGHT 24.9 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and firing irregularities.Provenance: UK private estate.Fukagawa is the family name of the founder and owner of the Koransha company. The combination of the orchid mark of Koransha and signature Fukagawa sei/zo appears to have been used until the company was split in 1889, after which the orchid marks started to appear alone in wares of the Koransha company, such as in the present vase.
Lot 82
KINKOZAN: A FINE SATSUMA EARTHENWARE DISH WITH A DANCER AND MUSICIANSBy Kinkozan, signed Nihon Kyoto Kinkozan zoJapan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912)The rounded sides rising from a short ring foot to the gilt rim, the interior finely decorated with bright enamels and gilt, partly in relief, depicting a bijin dancing, holding an uchiwa (fan) in one hand and wearing a beautiful patterned robe, accompanied by two men seated behind her, one playing the biwa and the other reciting a poem, in front of a large tsuitate (standing screen) painted with crashing waves and the setting sun, all framed by a band of wave or diaper-patterned reishi heads and geometric-floral designs, the underside signed in gilt Nihon Kyoto Kinkozan zo [Made by Kinkozan, Kyoto, Japan]DIAMETER 37.4 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as thin glaze lines, small firing cracks, and few open bubbles, some wear to gilt and enamels.Provenance: French private collection.Auction comparison: For a related vase with the same signature, see Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 18 September 2013, New York, lot 786 (sold for 3,750 USD).
Lot 3012
WALTER MOORCROFTA LARGE "LEAF AND BERRY" PATTERN POTTERY VASE, CIRCA 1950, the ovoid body tubelined and hand-painted with stylised leaves and berries against a green shaded ground, green painted initials and impressed marks. 26cm highThe absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Usual light crazing, overall ingrained surface dirt, some surface scratching.
Lot 3013
A MOORCROFT POTTERY VASE FOR LIBERTY & CO, tubelined and hand-painted with Poppy pattern by Nicola Slaney, limited edition no. 58/150, printed and painted marks, with Moorcroft box. 35cm highThe absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Fairly heavy crazing to neck rim noted to cream coloured ground.
Lot 3014
A MOORCROFT POTTERY VASE, tubelined and hand-painted with the Alpine Meadow pattern by Nicola Slaley, limited edition no. 4/150, printed and painted marks, with Moorcroft box. 20.5cm highThe absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Fairly heavy crazing noted to the cream-coloured ground.
Loading...-
653833 item(s)/page