- PRINT, SEKINO JUNICHIRO Sekino Junichiro
PRINT, SEKINO JUNICHIRO Sekino Junichiro (Japanese, 1914-1988), "Takase River in Kyoto," 1975, lithograph, pencil signed and dated lower right, edition 85/138, sight: 27"h x 18.5"w, overall (with frame): 33.25"h x 24.5"w
- JUNICHIRO SEKINO - KAKEGAWA Junichiro
JUNICHIRO SEKINO - KAKEGAWA Junichiro Sekino - Kakegawa. Woodblock print, singed and sealed, framed and glazed, 12.75"h x 18"w.
- H.M.S. Leopard Naval Logbook of Engineer's
H.M.S. Leopard Naval Logbook of Engineer's Steward John Brock, 1862-1873 first pages titled 'Operations in the Straits of Simonoseki [sic] being an important account of the Shimonoseki Campaign of 1863-64 in embossed black calf with brass lock plate engraved 'Brock'
6.3 x 4 in — 16 x 10.2 cm
- THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS 20TH
THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS 20TH CENTURY MATTED 36" X 25".THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, 20th Century, 1) Ikaruga no Sato by Kihei Sasajima (Japan, 1906-1993). Signed lower right. Dated 1968. Numbered 13/50. 18.5" x 18" sight. 2) Children by Jun'richo Sekino (Japan, 1914-1988). Signed lower right. Dated 1956. Numbered 9/100. 21.5" x 16" sight. 3) Woman in a Hotspring Bath by Sempan Maekawa (Japan, 1888-1960). Signed lower left. 19" x 16.5" sight. Dimensions: Matted 36" x 25".
- INLAID-IRON TESTUBIN (TEA KETTLE) WITH
INLAID-IRON TESTUBIN (TEA KETTLE) WITH SWALLOW AND REEDS
MEIJI PERIOD ?? ?????? ???????????cast in iron and of slightly tapered cylindrical form with a short spout, the body decorated in silver and gold nunomezoganwith flying swallows and reeds, the upper edge and lower waistline presented with an erosion design and rocky lines, the handle adorned with a pair of swallows in silver, the bronze cover finished with a flower-bud finial and signed on the underside Ryubundo zo(1)16.5cm wide; 1350gProvenance: Private English collection, PerthshireNote: Ryubundo is one of the leading studios in the Japanese Metalware industry. With many classic and significant masterpieces passing down through generations, Ryubundo kettles are produced with the highest standard of craftsmanship, and with precious materials.From the founder of the studio, Shiho Ryubun (1735-1798), every successive director of the studio Ryubundo were talented not only in metalworking, but also in painting, calligraphy, and poetry. Therefore, the aristocratic, literatic tastes are the main features of Ryubundo tetsubin. From the middle of the Edo Period (1603-1868) when tea culture was popular everywhere in Japan, the development of Ryubundo reached a boom, and this boom continued to the latter Meiji Period (1868~1912). The studio was mentioned in the ironic novel by the famous Japanese writer Natsume Soseki,I Am a Cat. The sentence writes “those people living a luxurious life would lose their sleep if they could not hear the sound made by the lid of Ryubundo iron kettles when water is boiling.”A closely comparable Ryubundo iron testubin of similar form and technique, but with butterfly decoration, was sold at Bonhams New York, 15 March 2017, lot 6300.
- CERAMIC FLOWER VASE
BY KUSUBE YAICHI
CERAMIC FLOWER VASE
BY KUSUBE YAICHI (1897-1984), SHOWA PERIOD, CA. 1960 ?? ?1960 ???? ?? ??signed Ya, with a wooden tomobako inscribed Heigyokuyu kabin(Jasper glaze flower vase) signed Yaichi sakuand sealed(1)35.5cm highProvenance: Greg Baker Asian Art, 7 November 2018, with a printed valuation document from the gallery after purchase.Exhibited: 'Diversity from Adversity: An exhibition of Japanese works of art from the 1950s and 1960s', Gregg Baker Asian Art & Brian Harkins Oriental Art, 3rd-19th November 2005, catalogue no. 2, with a copy of the catalogue.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.168.Note: Kusube Yaichi was born to a family of ceramic exporters in Kyoto and studied ceramics at the Ceramic Institute of Kyoto.In 1920, joined by other aspiring young ceramists, he formed the innovative group Sekidosha manifesting to create ceramics as art objects. He first exhibited at theTeiten(the Imperial Fine Art Exhibition) in 1927, the year when the ‘works of art’ section was first introduced and won theTokusen(Speciality) prize in 1933.After serving as a judge for theShin-Bunten(Ministry of Education New Fine Arts Exhibition) and theNitten(The Japan Fine Art Exhibition) for many years, he became a director in 1969 and a consultant in 1974.Kusube was honoured with the Minister of Education Award in 1951 at the 7th Nitten, the Japan Art Academy Award in 1962 and both the Mainichi Newspaper Art Award and the cultural merit award in 1972. After receiving the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the government, his solo exhibition was successfully held at the Louvre (Museé Des Art Décoratifs) in Paris in 1977. Finally, theBunka Kunsh?, or Order of Cultural Merit, was conferred upon him in 1978.Having studied all kinds of ceramic techniques in Japan, China and Korea and utilising them for his creations, Kusube is regarded as one of the most important ceramic artists of the 20th century.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. ???????
- BRONZE VASE
BY SEKIGUCHI SHINYA (1877-
BRONZE VASE
BY SEKIGUCHI SHINYA (1877- CA.1932), TAISHO-EARLY SHOWA PERIOD ?????1899-?1932? ?????? ????? ??of compressed ovoid form with high shoulders, decorated with two confronting lobsters with clams and vegetation, the decoration highlighted with coloured patination and with gold inlay, chiselled on one side ' Shinya koku' (carved by Shinya), with original inscribed and sealed tomobako(1)30cm diameter; 3764gProvenance: Simon Pilling East Asian Art & Interiors, 2 November 2022, with a printed receipt.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.73.Note: Sekiguchi Shinya was born in Tokyo as the son of the celebrated metalworker Sekiguchi Ichiya (1850-1933), who himself was under the tutelage of Goto Ichijo (1791-1876). Shinya studied painting with Hashimoto Gaho (1835-1908) and exhibited at the fourth Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai (National Industrial Exposition) in 1895.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. ???????
- HIROSHIGE/TOYOKUNI III: TOTO KOMYO KAISEKI-GA
HIROSHIGE/TOYOKUNI III: TOTO KOMYO KAISEKI-GA SERIES, ACTORWoodcut and colors on paper.
14 1/2 x 10 in. (sight), 21 1/2 x 17 in. (frame).
Condition
Very minor wear and in good condition. Framed without glass.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- PR OF SIGNED JAPANESE? ANTIQUE PAINTING
PR OF SIGNED JAPANESE? ANTIQUE PAINTING OF CRANES Pair of signed antique Japanese? paintings of red crowned cranes. One painting signed upper left, and one signed upper right. Each painting is inscribed verso, ""Crane" by Kano Senseki 18 cent". From a Pelham Manor, NY estate. Dimensions: sight - 11" h x 5.5" w and 11" h x 5.675" w. Condition: Good, with some toning. Have not been examined out-of-frame.
- JUNICHIRO SEKIMO (JAPANESE, 1914-1988).
JUNICHIRO SEKIMO (JAPANESE, 1914-1988). Grouping of (3) framed Junichiro Sekimo signed Japanese woodblock prints. Each signed with signature and/or seal stamp. From a Congers, NY estate. Dimensions: average image (only) size - 12.75" h x 18" w. Condition: Good. Have not been examined out-of-frame.
- JUNICHIRO SEKINO (JAPANESE, 1914-1988).
JUNICHIRO SEKINO (JAPANESE, 1914-1988). Signed Junichiro Sekino Japanese woodblock print, no. 101/128. Signed lower right; number and dated '70 lower left. From a Manhattan, NY estate. Dimensions: sight - 28.125" h x 18.75" w. Condition: Good. Has not been examined out-of-frame.
- SUSAN ROTHENBERG UNTITLED 1999 ETCHINGSusan
SUSAN ROTHENBERG UNTITLED 1999 ETCHINGSusan Rothenberg, American (1945-2020). Untitled etching in one color, intaglio with photogravure on Sekishu Torinoko Gambi laid down on Lana Gravure paper, signed and dated 1999 lower right and numbered 12/20 lower left. Paper has deckled edges and is mounted in black frame. There is a publisher's embossed stamp lower left corner. Measures 21.5"H x 28"W framed; 16.25"H x 22.75"W paper.