
Please note that the results listed on this page are inclusive of any Sotheby's Premiums and exclusive of any applicable taxes and costs, unless otherwise noted.
Please note that the results listed on this page are inclusive of any Sotheby's Premiums and exclusive of any applicable taxes and costs, unless otherwise noted.
Fine Japanese Art
27 October - 3 November 2020 • London

1. KITAGAWA UTAMARO I (1754–1806), EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY | OBVIOUS LOVE (ARAWARURU KOI)

2. TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795, EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY | SAWAMURA SOJURO III AS OGISHI KURANDO

3. TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795), EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY | BANDO MITSUGORO II AS ISHII GENZO

4. TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795), EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY | ACTOR ICHIKAWA MONNOSUKE II AS DATE NO YOSAKU

5. TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795), EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY | OSAGAWA TSUNEYO II AS IPPEI'S SISTER OSAN

6. TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795), EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY NAKAYAMA TOMISABURO AS MIYAGINO

7. TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795), EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY ONOE MATSUSUKE I AS MATSUSHITA MIKINOSHIN

8. TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795), EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY | MATSUMOTO KOSHIRO IV AS THE FISH PEDDLER GOROBEI

9. TOSHOUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795), EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY | ARASHI RYUZO II AS THE MONEYLENDER ISHIBE KINKICHI

10. KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY | SHOWER BELOW THE SUMMIT (SANKA HAKU-U)

11. KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY | WATERWHEEL AT ONDEN (ONDEN NO SUISHA)

12. A RARE NEGORO FOOTED BASIN, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 14TH -15TH CENTURY

13. A LARGE KURO-NEGORO HEISHI, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY

14. A NEGORO RAISED CIRCULAR TRAY, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 15TH CENTURY

15. A WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSU (BODHISATTVA), KAMAKURA PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY

16. A WOOD FIGURE OF FUDO MYO-O, KAMAKURA PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY

17. A KYOGEN MASK, MOMOYAMA-EDO PERIOD, LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY
![A FINE LACQUER KUSHI-BAKO [COMB BOX], MOMOYAMA PERIOD, LATE 16TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3112868/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fc8%2F37%2F95bb5e62479891c1c3baf4ee134f%2Fl20222-bhz22-1.jpg)
18. A FINE LACQUER KUSHI-BAKO [COMB BOX], MOMOYAMA PERIOD, LATE 16TH CENTURY
![A FINE EARLY LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOX], MUROMACHI-MOMOYAMA PERIOD, 15th-16TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b75a5aa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2001+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F9b%2Fbb%2Feb20e4cf4f7b86c20ac7dd3fef67%2Fl20222-bhz23-2.jpg)
19. A FINE EARLY LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOX], MUROMACHI-MOMOYAMA PERIOD, 15th-16TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER FUMIBAKO [POEM PAPER BOX], MOMOYAMA-EDO PERIOD, LATE 16TH-17TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4454f91/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x2000+0+0/resize/150x200!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Ffd%2F7c%2Fe66c5c4046d383b2043a3936ca4b%2Fl20222-bhz24-2.jpg)
20. A LACQUER FUMIBAKO [POEM PAPER BOX], MOMOYAMA-EDO PERIOD, LATE 16TH-17TH CENTURY

21. A KORIN-STYLE LACQUER SCREEN, MOMOYAMA PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY

22. A FINE AND RARE LACQUER MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT, SIGNED MUCHU-AN HARITSU, SEALED KAN. EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6cd99f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F18%2Fdd%2F65c2e07d42ecbac5eae475334acc%2F075l20222-bhjn8-1.jpg)
23. A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
![A KORIN-STYLE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/67a65a1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F26%2Fac%2F5d896ef14f91ae96e16e333ccc5d%2Fl20222-bhjmk-1.jpg)
24. A KORIN-STYLE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
![A LAQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ad14a9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fbc%2F88%2F735b60704af3b9246c76a58af808%2Fl20222-bhz26-1a.jpg)
25. A LAQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER KARABITSU [CHEST WITH LEGS], EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9288498/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fbc%2Fe0%2F4db10093411d8e4af6e41f5a8637%2Fl20222-bn6xr-1.jpg)
26. A LACQUER KARABITSU [CHEST WITH LEGS], EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8ca4cf3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F14%2Ff9%2F19a0306f41d4adcc5e573e7ebeb4%2Fl20222-bhz27-1a.jpg)
27. A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER KODANSU [SMALL CABINET], EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d4af2ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F30%2F09%2Faedbeae94c2bad2ce11a11ed519c%2Fl20222-bn6xc-1.jpg)
28. A LACQUER KODANSU [SMALL CABINET], EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESORY BOX] SIGNED SHUMIN, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6ccb59e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fe4%2F5a%2Fff7272064a628825e2cad4e00f8c%2Fl20222-bjtrm-2.jpg)
29. A LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESORY BOX] SIGNED SHUMIN, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER BUNKO [DOCUMENT BOX], EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/46dffe2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F26%2F1a%2F3b57018246bbaee10ee24b3d7556%2Fl20222-bhjmh-1.jpg)
30. A LACQUER BUNKO [DOCUMENT BOX], EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

31. A LACQUER INCENSE BOX AND A SMALL BOX AND COVER, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESSORY BOX], MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a3e12e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5886x5886+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fbb%2Fa6%2Fc1153e894647b3e2efca7520f6d8%2F257l20222-bh3nv-1.jpg)
32. A LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESSORY BOX], MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

33. A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DECORATED WITH A FAN, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

34. A LACQUER BOX, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
![A LACQUER SHODANA [DISPLAY CABINET], MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/43e07fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fe8%2F23%2F0ff2ecfe4b3a9dfc2e63b67e09a7%2Fl20222-bgvv2.jpg)
35. A LACQUER SHODANA [DISPLAY CABINET], MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

36. A MAGNIFICENT AND FINE LACQUER CABINET SIGNED KOMA YASUTADA SAKU, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
![SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891), SIGNED ZESHIN-SEI [MADE BY ZESHIN] AND SEAL, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4eff96/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1820+0+0/resize/150x137!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fbc%2Ff9%2F9def4a1044919b443d174794d205%2Fl20222-bny32-01.jpg)
37. SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891), SIGNED ZESHIN-SEI [MADE BY ZESHIN] AND SEAL, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

38. A LARGE LAQUER BOWL AND COVER, EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

39. A BOX FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET, MOMOYAMA PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY

40. A LACQUER COFFER FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET, MOMOYAMA PERIOD, LATE 16TH CENTURY

41. A FINE EXPORT LACQUER CABINET FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET, EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY

42. A RARE LACQUER EXPORT JEWEL CASKET FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET, EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY
![A RARE KASA [HAT], EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5a73f1f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/150x150!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F52%2F28%2Feef1d7744631979d02e231233784%2Fl20222-bltyd-2.jpg)
43. A RARE KASA [HAT], EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

44. A SAWASA-WARE BOX AND COVER, 18TH CENTURY

45. AN IMARI MODEL OF A DUTCHMAN, EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY

46. A SHOKI IMARI CELADON DISH, EDO PERIOD, MID-LATE 17TH CENTURY

47. A SHOKI-IMARI DISH FUKU MARK, EDO PERIOD, MID 17TH CENTURY

48. AN EARLY ARITA VASE AND COVER ,EDO PERIOD, MID TO LATE 17TH CENTURY