The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

Armour from an Important Private European Collection

A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th-18th century

VAT reduced rateUK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

November 2, 02:20 PM GMT

Estimate

35,000 - 40,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Armour from an Important Private European Collection

A nimai-do gusoku [armour]

The helmet signed Munetsugu saku (made by Munetsugu)

Edo period, 17^th-18^th century

the sixty-two plate iron bowl with raised ridges, terminating into a five-stage copper-gilt tehen kanamono, plain black lacquer mabisashi [peak], small gold lacquer fukigaeshi [turnbacks], the four-tier gold lacquer shikoro [neck guard] in kebiki odoshi [close-spaced lacing] in blue braid, vajra maedate [forecrest], the hinged do [cuirass] in gold lacquer with blue braid, five tier sode [shoulder guards], chainmail kote [sleeves], seven tassets of five tiered kusazuri [skirt], shino suneate [shin guards], with an armour storage box

Please note that the wood armour display stand is not included in this lot. An armour stand can be ordered from the department.

Attributed to Tawaraya Sotatsu (1570-1643), Chapter Thirteen, The Lady at Akashi, Edo period, early 17th century | 伝俵屋宗達　明石図（源氏物語図屏風断簡）江戸時代前期　17世紀前半

Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Plovers Above Waves (Nami-chidori), Edo period, 19th century | 葛飾北斎　浪千鳥　江戸時代後期　19世紀

Estimate: 500,000 - 700,000 HKD

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as The Great Wave, Edo period, 19th century | 葛飾北斎　冨嶽三十六景　神奈川沖浪裏　江戶時代　19世紀

Estimate: 5,000,000 - 8,000,000 HKD

A rare and large sancai figure of a camel, Tang dynasty, 8th century | 唐八世紀　三彩駱駝

Estimate: 700,000 - 1,400,000 HKD

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Night Attack at the Horikawa Residence (Horikawa youchi zu), Edo period, 19th century | 葛飾北斎　堀河夜討図　江戸時代　19世紀

Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 HKD

An extremely rare sancai-glazed hawk-form ewer, Tang dynasty, 8th century | 唐八世紀　三彩鷹形壺

Estimate: 1,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD

Kayama Matazo (1927-2004), Crescent Moon (Hatsuzuki), Showa period, 20th century | 加山又造　初月屏風　昭和42年（1967年）

Estimate: 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 HKD

Hon’ami Koetsu (1558-1637) (calligraphy), attributed to Tawaraya Sotatsu (1570-1643) (underpaintings), Fragment from the New Collections of Poems Ancient and Modern (Shin kokin wakashu), Momoyama – Edo period, early 17th century|本阿弥光悦筆伝俵屋宗達下絵　花卉に蝶摺絵新古今集和歌巻　桃山～江戸時代初期　17世紀初頭

Estimate: 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD

Soga Chokuan (active circa 1596-1615), Hawk on a pine tree, Momoyama period, late 16th – early 17th century | 曽我直庵　松に鷹図屏風　桃山時代　16世紀後半〜17世紀初頭

Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD

A fine and rare blue and white 'grape' charger, Ming dynasty, Yongle period | 明永樂　青花葡萄紋折沿盤

Estimate: 3,000,000 - 6,000,000 HKD

A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th-18th century

Attributed to Tawaraya Sotatsu (1570-1643), Chapter Thirteen, The Lady at Akashi, Edo period, early 17th century | 伝俵屋宗達 明石図（源氏物語図屏風断簡）江戸時代前期 17世紀前半

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Plovers Above Waves (Nami-chidori), Edo period, 19th century | 葛飾北斎 浪千鳥 江戸時代後期 19世紀

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as The Great Wave, Edo period, 19th century | 葛飾北斎 冨嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏 江戶時代 19世紀

A rare and large sancai figure of a camel, Tang dynasty, 8th century | 唐八世紀 三彩駱駝

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Night Attack at the Horikawa Residence (Horikawa youchi zu), Edo period, 19th century | 葛飾北斎 堀河夜討図 江戸時代 19世紀

An extremely rare sancai-glazed hawk-form ewer, Tang dynasty, 8th century | 唐八世紀 三彩鷹形壺

Kayama Matazo (1927-2004), Crescent Moon (Hatsuzuki), Showa period, 20th century | 加山又造 初月屏風 昭和42年（1967年）

Soga Chokuan (active circa 1596-1615), Hawk on a pine tree, Momoyama period, late 16th – early 17th century | 曽我直庵 松に鷹図屏風 桃山時代 16世紀後半〜17世紀初頭

A fine and rare blue and white 'grape' charger, Ming dynasty, Yongle period | 明永樂 青花葡萄紋折沿盤