Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

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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.

Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

26 October - 5 November 2021 • London

Overview
An early enamelled vase | Edo period, mid-17th century

1 An early enamelled vase | Edo period, mid-17th century

A Kakiemon vase | Edo period, late 17th century

2 A Kakiemon vase | Edo period, late 17th century

A fine Kakiemon dish | Edo period, late 17th century

3 A fine Kakiemon dish | Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon sake flask | Edo period, late 17th century

4 A Kakiemon sake flask | Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon barbers bowl | Edo period, late 17th century

5 A Kakiemon barbers bowl | Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon dish | Edo period, late 17th century

6 A Kakiemon dish | Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon dish | Edo period, early 18th century

7 A Kakiemon dish | Edo period, early 18th century

A Kakiemon dish | Edo period, late 17th century

8 A Kakiemon dish | Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon dish | Edo period, late 17th century

9 A Kakiemon dish | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of hexagonal Kakiemon style sake flasks | Edo period, late 17th century

10 A pair of hexagonal Kakiemon style sake flasks | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of Nabeshima bowls | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

11 A pair of Nabeshima bowls | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

A Ko-Kutani sake flask | Edo period, late 17th century

12 A Ko-Kutani sake flask | Edo period, late 17th century

An Arita model of a puppy | Edo period, late 17th century

13 An Arita model of a puppy | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of Kakiemon models of cockerels | Edo period, late 17th century

14 A pair of Kakiemon models of cockerels | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of Arita models of hounds | Edo period, late 17th century

15 A pair of Arita models of hounds | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of Arita models of Kintaro on the back of a carp | Edo period, late 17th century

16 A pair of Arita models of Kintaro on the back of a carp | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of Arita models of karashishi | Edo period, late 17th century

17 A pair of Arita models of karashishi | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of Arita models of cockerels | Edo period, late 17th century

18 A pair of Arita models of cockerels | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of ormolu mounted models of cockerels | Edo period, late 17th century | The mounts 18th century

19 A pair of ormolu mounted models of cockerels | Edo period, late 17th century | The mounts 18th century

A celadon glazed figure of a rakan | Edo period, late 18th century

20 A celadon glazed figure of a rakan | Edo period, late 18th century

A Kakiemon figure of a bijin | Edo period, late 17th century

21 A Kakiemon figure of a bijin | Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon figure of a bijin | Edo period, late 17th century

22 A Kakiemon figure of a bijin | Edo period, late 17th century

An impressive group of seven Imari figures of bijin | Edo period, late 17th century

23 An impressive group of seven Imari figures of bijin | Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon style dish | Edo period, late 17th century

24 A Kakiemon style dish | Edo period, late 17th century

A Kakiemon style dish | Edo period, late 17th century

25 A Kakiemon style dish | Edo period, late 17th century

An Arita dish | Edo period, late 17th century

26 An Arita dish | Edo period, late 17th century

An Arita dish | Edo period, late 17th century

27 An Arita dish | Edo period, late 17th century

A set of five Arita dishes in Kakiemon style | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

28 A set of five Arita dishes in Kakiemon style | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

A pair of octagonal Arita vases with covers | Edo period, late 17th century

29 A pair of octagonal Arita vases with covers | Edo period, late 17th century

An impressive Imari five-piece garniture | Edo period, late 17th century

30 An impressive Imari five-piece garniture | Edo period, late 17th century

A large Imari dish | Edo period, 18th century

31 A large Imari dish | Edo period, 18th century

A pair of large Imari dishes | Edo period, late 17th century

32 A pair of large Imari dishes | Edo period, late 17th century

A large Imari tureen | Edo period, late 17th century

33 A large Imari tureen | Edo period, late 17th century

A pair of silver-mounted Imari bowls | Edo period, late 17th century, the mounts 19th century

34 A pair of silver-mounted Imari bowls | Edo period, late 17th century, the mounts 19th century

A pair of Kakiemon-style cricket cages with silver mounts | Edo period, late 17th century, the mounts later

35 A pair of Kakiemon-style cricket cages with silver mounts | Edo period, late 17th century, the mounts later

A rectangular stoneware dish | Signed Kenzan Shochu (Ogata Ihachi, also known as Kyoto Kenzan II, active circa 1720–1760) | Edo period, 18th century

36 A rectangular stoneware dish | Signed Kenzan Shochu (Ogata Ihachi, also known as Kyoto Kenzan II, active circa 1720–1760) | Edo period, 18th century

A seto stoneware vase | Meiji period, 19th century

37 A seto stoneware vase | Meiji period, 19th century

A large  drum body (otsuzumi) | Edo period, 17th century

38 A large drum body (otsuzumi) | Edo period, 17th century

A shikishi-bako [box for square calligraphy paper] | Edo period, 17th century

39 A shikishi-bako [box for square calligraphy paper] | Edo period, 17th century

A suzuribako [writing box] | Edo period, 19th century

40 A suzuribako [writing box] | Edo period, 19th century

A fine suzuribako [writing box]  Attributed to the Igarashi school  Edo period, 17th - 18th century

41 A fine suzuribako [writing box] Attributed to the Igarashi school Edo period, 17th - 18th century

A suzuribako [writing box] | Momoyama period, late 16th century

42 A suzuribako [writing box] | Momoyama period, late 16th century

A suzuribako [writing box] | Edo period, 18th century

43 A suzuribako [writing box] | Edo period, 18th century

A suzuribako [writing box] | Edo period, 19th century

44 A suzuribako [writing box] | Edo period, 19th century

A suzuribako [writing box] | Edo period, 19th century

45 A suzuribako [writing box] | Edo period, 19th century

A rectangular karabitsu | Momoyama period, late 16th century

46 A rectangular karabitsu | Momoyama period, late 16th century

A small hasamibako [travelling chest] | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

47 A small hasamibako [travelling chest] | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

An octagonal lacquer box and cover | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

48 An octagonal lacquer box and cover | Edo period, 17th - 18th century