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The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part I

Auction 18493
London, New Bond Street
9 Nov 2010, starting at 10:30 GMT with lot 1.
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Auction highlights

A four-case inro lacquered with a boatload of takaramono on combed waves 19th century
Sold for £162,000 inc. premium
A roiro lacquer four-case inro By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), Meiji Period
A two-case iron inro By Hirata Harumasa, mid. 19th century
Sold for £96,000 inc. premium
An iron two-case inro By Hirata Harumasa, mid 19th century
A small fubako By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)
Sold for £74,400 inc. premium
A small lacquered-wood fubako (document box and cover) By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), Meiji Period
A four-case inro of lacquer and wood, lacquered with moon amid clouds, maple leaves in rain 19th century
Sold for £66,000 inc. premium
A rare lacquer and kiri-wood four-case inro By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), Meiji Period

Lots

 
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1 A small tanto blade The blade probably 17th century, later mounted as an aikuchi £2,640
JPY 411,672
US$ 4,012
2 A tanto blade The blade 16th century, later mounted as an aikuchi £8,400
JPY 1.3 million
US$ 12,767
3 A tanto blade The blade probably 17th century, later mounted as an aikuchi £19,200
JPY 3 million
US$ 29,183
5 Two shakudo fuchi-gashira Ichinomiya School, 18th century £720
JPY 112,274
US$ 1,094
6 A shibuichi fuchi-gashira Ichinomiya School, probably 18th century £540
JPY 84,205
US$ 820
7 A shibuichi fuchi-gashira Ichinomiya School, 19th century £660
JPY 102,918
US$ 1,003
8 A large iron tsuba Ichinomiya School, dated 1782 £2,640
JPY 411,672
US$ 4,012
12 A shibuichi and shakudo tsuba Ichinomiya School, 18th century £660
JPY 102,918
US$ 1,003
13 A shibuichi tsuba Ichinomiya School, 19th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
15 A shakudo nanako tsuba Ichinomiya School, early 19th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
16 Two iron tsuba 18th/19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
17 A sentoku tsuba Ichinomiya School, 18th century £720
JPY 112,274
US$ 1,094
18 A shibuichi kozuka Ichinomiya School, 19th century £600
JPY 93,561
US$ 911
19 Three shibuichi kozuka Ichinomiya School, 19th century £2,040
JPY 318,110
US$ 3,100
20 An iron tsuba Hamano School, late 19th century £2,640
JPY 411,672
US$ 4,012
21 A shibuichi sukashi tsuba Hamano School, probably 19th century £3,360
JPY 523,947
US$ 5,107
22 A shibuichi tsuba Hamano School, 19th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
23 Two shibuichi kozuka Hamano School, 19th century £1,320
JPY 205,836
US$ 2,006
24 Two kozuka of shibuichi and brass Hamano School, 19th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
25 A shibuichi kozuka Hamano School, 19th century £1,140
JPY 177,767
US$ 1,732
26 Two shibuichi kozuka Hamano School, 19th century £720
JPY 112,274
US$ 1,094
27 Two shibuichi kozuka Hamano School, 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
28 A shakudo tsuba Yokoya School, 19th century £3,840
JPY 598,796
US$ 5,836
29 A shakudo nanako kozuka Yokoya School, 19th century £1,680
JPY 261,973
US$ 2,553
30 Two shibuichi kozuka Yokoya School, 19th century £600
JPY 93,561
US$ 911
31 A shakudo kozuka Yokoya School, probably 18th century £1,020
JPY 159,055
US$ 1,550
32 A shakudo nanako fuchi-gashira Yokoya School, probably 19th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
34 A brass tsuba Nara School, late 18th/early 19th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
35 A brass tsuba Nara School, 18th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
36 A large iron tsuba Nara School, 19th century £1,200
JPY 187,123
US$ 1,823
38 A copper tsuba Nara School, 19th century £1,800
JPY 280,685
US$ 2,735
39 An iron tsuba Nara School, 18th century £2,280
JPY 355,535
US$ 3,465
42 A shakudo fuchi-gashira Nara School, late 18th/early 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
43 An iron sukashi tsuba Mito School, 19th century £720
JPY 112,274
US$ 1,094
44 A shibuichi tsuba Mito style, 18th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
45 An iron tsuba Mito School, 19th century, £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
46 An iron tsuba Mito School, 19th century £2,640
JPY 411,672
US$ 4,012
47 A large copper tsuba Mito School, late 19th century £5,280
JPY 823,345
US$ 8,025
48 An unusual shakudo kozuka Mito School, circa 1800 £1,440
JPY 224,548
US$ 2,188
49 A shibuichi kozuka Mito School, 19th century £1,380
JPY 215,192
US$ 2,097
50 A pale shibuichi kozuka Mito School, 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
51 A shakudo sukashi tsuba Murakami School, probably 19th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
52 A shakudo fuchi-gashira Murakami School, 19th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
53 A shakudo fuchi-gashira Murakami School, late 18th century £1,104
JPY 172,154
US$ 1,678
54 An iron tsuba Omori School, 18th/19th century £1,800
JPY 280,685
US$ 2,735
55 A shibuichi tsuba Omori School, late 18th/early 19th century £1,680
JPY 261,973
US$ 2,553
56 An iron tsuba Tanaka School, 19th century £1,320
JPY 205,836
US$ 2,006
57 A shibuichi tsuba Tanaka School, late 19th century £7,200
JPY 1.1 million
US$ 10,943
58 An iron tsuba Tanaka School, 19th century £960
JPY 149,699
US$ 1,459
59 A large iron tsuba Tanaka School, 19th century £3,360
JPY 523,947
US$ 5,107
60 A large brass bakumatsu tsuba Otsuki School, late 19th century £1,140
JPY 177,767
US$ 1,732
61 An unusual copper tsuba Otsuki School, 19th century £1,200
JPY 187,123
US$ 1,823
62 A shibuichi tsuba and fuchi-gashira Otsuki School, late 18th/early 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
63 A shakudo kozuka Otsuki School, 19th century £1,440
JPY 224,548
US$ 2,188
64 A shibuichi kozuka Otsuki School, early 19th century £600
JPY 93,561
US$ 911
65 A large iron tsuba Haruaki School, 19th century £4,560
JPY 711,070
US$ 6,931
66 Two shibuichi kozuka Haruaki School, 19th century £720
JPY 112,274
US$ 1,094
67 An iron tsuba Hirata School, 19th century £1,920
JPY 299,398
US$ 2,918
68 A shakudo kozuka Hirata School, 19th century £1,320
JPY 205,836
US$ 2,006
70 A shibuichi tsuba Odawara School, 18th/19th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
71 A shibuichi kogai Rinsendo School, 18th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
72 A shibuichi kozuka Rinsendo School, 18th century £600
JPY 93,561
US$ 911
74 A shakudo kozuka Goto School, 18th century £540
JPY 84,205
US$ 820
75 A shakudo kozuka Later Goto School, 19th century £1,140
JPY 177,767
US$ 1,732
77 Two late fuchi-gashira Later Goto School, 19th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
78 An iron tsuba Goto School, dated 1790 £1,440
JPY 224,548
US$ 2,188
79 A pale shibuichi tsuba By Isobe Isshu, late Goto school, late 19th century £1,680
JPY 261,973
US$ 2,553
80 A shakudo tsuba By Umezawa Kunitane, Kaga School, 19th century £2,400
JPY 374,247
US$ 3,647
82 A shibuichi fuchi-gashira and menuki Yanagawa School, 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
83 A lacquered metal kozuka Yamada School, 19th century £1,320
JPY 205,836
US$ 2,006
84 A shibuichi kozuka Haruaki School, 19th century £1,800
JPY 280,685
US$ 2,735
86 A shakudo kozuka Probably Ishiguro School, 19th century £2,160
JPY 336,823
US$ 3,283
87 A shakudo kozuka 19th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
88 A shakudo kozuka Tsu School, 19th century £1,440
JPY 224,548
US$ 2,188
89 A shakudo kozuka Ishiguro School, 19th century £1,020
JPY 159,055
US$ 1,550
90 An iron tsuba Shoami School, 18th century £1,920
JPY 299,398
US$ 2,918
92 A sentoku tsuba Higo School, 17th century £1,020
JPY 159,055
US$ 1,550
94 An iron tsuba Arikawa School, early 19th century £1,800
JPY 280,685
US$ 2,735
95 Three iron armourers' tsuba Myochin and Saotome Schools, 16th to 18th century £660
JPY 102,918
US$ 1,003
96 Two iron tsuba Umetada School, 18th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
97 A shakudo tsuba By Hisahiro (Kyuhiro), 19th century £1,680
JPY 261,973
US$ 2,553
98 A pair of iron tsuba for a daisho By Tomonobu, Choshu School, early 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
99 An iron tsuba Choshu School, late 18th/early 19th century £1,560
JPY 243,261
US$ 2,371
102 A boxwood netsuke of three chestnuts Early 19th century £1,140
JPY 177,767
US$ 1,732
106 A wood netsuke of monkeys towing a small boat Attributed to Tsuchiya Yasuchika, Nara, 18th century £900
JPY 140,342
US$ 1,367
107 A wood netsuke of the Inari fox 19th century £1,200
JPY 187,123
US$ 1,823
109 A rare wood netsuke of a cat By Kokei, Tsu, early 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
110 A wood netsuke of Raiden By Kokei, Tsu, early 19th century £4,200
JPY 654,933
US$ 6,383
111 A wood netsuke of a tiger By Kokei, Tsu, early 19th century £6,240
JPY 973,044
US$ 9,484
112 A wood netsuke of a recumbent horse Early 19th century £2,640
JPY 411,672
US$ 4,012
113 A wood netsuke of a dragon By Juko, 19th century £21,000
JPY 3.3 million
US$ 31,919
115 A wood netsuke of a tiger with a cub By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, late 18th/early 19th century £9,360
JPY 1.5 million
US$ 14,227
117 A wood netsuke of three resting goats By Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th century £7,800
JPY 1.2 million
US$ 11,855
118 A wood netsuke of a dog By Masanao, Kyoto, late 18th century £38,400
JPY 6 million
US$ 58,367
119 A wood netsuke of a fox trapping a rat By Bazan, 19th century £1,560
JPY 243,261
US$ 2,371
121 A wood netsuke of a snail By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, late 18th/early 19th century £1,200
JPY 187,123
US$ 1,823
122 A wood netsuke of pavilions By Tomochika, 19th century £1,200
JPY 187,123
US$ 1,823
123 A rare wood netsuke of the head of a samurai By Iwama Masayoshi, 19th century £12,000
JPY 1.9 million
US$ 18,239
124 A rare wood netsuke of five cranes By Tategawa Takusai, 19th century £12,000
JPY 1.9 million
US$ 18,239
126 A wood netsuke of mushrooms with inlaid metal ants By Jikan Ganbun, 19th century £5,760
JPY 898,194
US$ 8,755
127 A wood and ivory netsuke of Daruma By Ryukosai Jugyoku, 19th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
128 An ebony netsuke of an ink-cake 18th century £540
JPY 84,205
US$ 820
130 An ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox By Ikkan, Nagoya, 19th century £10,200
JPY 1.6 million
US$ 15,503
131 An ebony netsuke of a fuchi-gashira By Masanao, Ise, 19th century £1,200
JPY 187,123
US$ 1,823
135 A rare lacquered-wood netsuke of a tortoise By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
136 A rare lacquered netsuke of Daruma Attributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo), 18th century £8,160
JPY 1.3 million
US$ 12,403
137 A lacquered-wood and metal netsuke of a cat By Tsuchiya Yasuchika, Nara, 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
138 A lacquered netsuke of a cicada 19th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
139 A lacquered netsuke of a fish Early 19th century £2,880
JPY 449,097
US$ 4,377
140 A red-lacquered netsuke of Kan'u By Chokan, 19th century £3,120
JPY 486,522
US$ 4,742
141 A lacquered-wood netsuke of a dessicated fish Attributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo), 18th century £4,320
JPY 673,646
US$ 6,566
142 A gold-lacquered hako-netsuke By Moei, 19th century £1,560
JPY 243,261
US$ 2,371
143 A lacquer hako-netsuke By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), Meiji Period £33,600
JPY 5.2 million
US$ 51,071
144 A lacquer hako-netsuke By Ikeda Taishin (1825-1903), 19th century £10,200
JPY 1.6 million
US$ 15,503
145 A lacquer hako-netsuke By Koma Eisai, late 19th century £2,040
JPY 318,110
US$ 3,100
146 A lacquer hako-netsuke By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), Meiji Period £13,200
JPY 2.1 million
US$ 20,063
147 A black-lacquered hako-netsuke By Koma Bunsai, 19th century £1,800
JPY 280,685
US$ 2,735
148 A lacquered-wood hako-netsuke of an inuribako By Jokosai, 19th century £1,440
JPY 224,548
US$ 2,188
149 A rare lacquered hako-netsuke 19th century £1,200
JPY 187,123
US$ 1,823
150 A lacquered-wood two-part manju By Kensai, 19th century £960
JPY 149,699
US$ 1,459
151 An ivory circular manju By Ichimuken Nanka, 19th century £4,560
JPY 711,070
US$ 6,931
152 A shakudo two-part manju By Ichiryu Tomoyoshi, 19th century £1,920
JPY 299,398
US$ 2,918
153 A rare enamelled kagamibuta By Hirata Harunari, 19th century £2,304
JPY 359,277
US$ 3,502
154 A kagamibuta By Kono Ryumin and Asama Tenmin, 19th century £2,400
JPY 374,247
US$ 3,647
155 A lacquer kagamibuta By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), Meiji Period £10,200
JPY 1.6 million
US$ 15,503
156 Two kagamibuta 19th century £1,560
JPY 243,261
US$ 2,371
157 Two kagamibuta 19th century £1,680
JPY 261,973
US$ 2,553
158 A rare kagamibuta By Ozawa Shuraku and attributed to Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, 19th century £7,440
JPY 1.2 million
US$ 11,308
159 An ivory seal netsuke of a standing elephant 17th/18th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
161 An ivory seal netsuke of a hakutaku 18th century £1,440
JPY 224,548
US$ 2,188
163 An ivory netsuke of a Bizen model of Hotei By Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), Osaka, 19th century £5,400
JPY 842,057
US$ 8,207
164 An ivory netsuke of the hunt for the shutendoji By Kagetoshi, 19th century £4,800
JPY 748,495
US$ 7,295
165 An ivory netsuke of two rabbits Attributed to Okatomo, Kyoto, early 19th century £6,000
JPY 935,619
US$ 9,119
166 An rare ivory group of Adam and Eve Goanese, 17th century £3,840
JPY 598,796
US$ 5,836
167 An ivory netsuke of three foreigners and a giraffe By Kazuyoshi, late 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
169 A rare ivory netsuke of a tsuba and fuchi By Shukosai Anrakusai, Osaka, 19th century £1,800
JPY 280,685
US$ 2,735
170 An ivory netsuke of cranes By Kagetoshi, 19th century £2,640
JPY 411,672
US$ 4,012
171 An ivory netsuke of a parrot Early 19th century £2,040
JPY 318,110
US$ 3,100
172 A rare narwhal netsuke of a boy wrestler By Tomotada, 19th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
173 A rare stag-antler and gilt-metal netsuke of a mokugyo Asakusa, 19th century £3,600
JPY 561,371
US$ 5,471
174 A tooth netsuke carved with a spider By Seiyodo Tomiharu, Iwami, dated 1787 £5,400
JPY 842,057
US$ 8,207
175 Two pottery netsuke One by Eiraku, 19th century £660
JPY 102,918
US$ 1,003
176 A gilt-metal netsuke of a snail on a branch Probably early 20th century £1,080
JPY 168,411
US$ 1,641
177 The natural claw of an ibis, converted to a netsuke Late 19th/early 20th century £2,880
JPY 449,097
US$ 4,377
178 A lacquered-wood netsuke of a konoha tengu mask 19th century £4,200
JPY 654,933
US$ 6,383
179 A red-lacquered mask netsuke of a grinning man 19th century £600
JPY 93,561
US$ 911
180 A red-lacquered mask netsuke of Genjoraku By Joko, 19th century £1,320
JPY 205,836
US$ 2,006
181 A wood mask of Jo Deme family, early 19th century £1,140
JPY 177,767
US$ 1,732
182 An ivory mask netsuke of Hannya Early 19th century £1,800
JPY 280,685
US$ 2,735
183 A wood mask of O-Beshimi By Deme Uman, early 19th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
184 An early lacquer four-case inro Early 17th century £2,400
JPY 374,247
US$ 3,647
185 A small early lacquer four-case inro Early 17th century £2,160
JPY 336,823
US$ 3,283
186 A rare black lacquer four-case inro 17th century £9,000
JPY 1.4 million
US$ 13,679
187 A black lacquer five-case inro 17th century £10,800
JPY 1.7 million
US$ 16,415
188 An early lacquer five-case inro 17th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
189 An early four-case inro 17th century £3,120
JPY 486,522
US$ 4,742
190 An early lacquer four-case inro 18th century £2,280
JPY 355,535
US$ 3,465
191 An early lacquer three-case inro Early 17th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
192 A rare lacquer single-case inro Momoyama/early Edo Period, early 17th century £2,880
JPY 449,097
US$ 4,377
193 An early lacquer four-case inro 17th century £2,400
JPY 374,247
US$ 3,647
194 An early lacquer four-case inro 17th/18th century £2,640
JPY 411,672
US$ 4,012
195 An early lacquer four-case inro 17th century £2,160
JPY 336,823
US$ 3,283
196 An unusual black lacquer two-case inro Early 17th century £840
JPY 130,986
US$ 1,276
197 An early lacquer four-case inro Early 17th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
198 A rare small iron two-case inro 17th century £3,840
JPY 598,796
US$ 5,836
199 A black lacquer four-case inro 18th century £6,600
JPY 1 million
US$ 10,031
200 A gold lacquer three-case inro Rimpa style, 18th century £6,240
JPY 973,044
US$ 9,484
201 A small gold lacquer three-case inro Rimpa School, 18th century £3,120
JPY 486,522
US$ 4,742
202 A three-case inro Rimpa style, 17th/18th century £720
JPY 112,274
US$ 1,094
203 A small gold lacquer three-case inro Rimpa style, 17th/18th century £1,680
JPY 261,973
US$ 2,553
204 A small early gold lacquer three-case inro 18th century £780
JPY 121,630
US$ 1,185
205 A black lacquer four-case inro By Tsuchida Soetsu, 18th century £3,840
JPY 598,796
US$ 5,836
206 A small black lacquer four-case inro By Tsuchida Soetsu, 18th century £3,600
JPY 561,371
US$ 5,471
207 A three-case inro simulating a Chinese ink-cake By Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), 18th century £25,200
JPY 3.9 million
US$ 38,303
208 A rare three-case inro of pouch shape Attributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), 18th century £6,000
JPY 935,619
US$ 9,119
209 A black lacquer four-case inro By Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), 18th century £22,800
JPY 3.6 million
US$ 34,655
210 A four-case inro simulating a Chinese ink-cake By Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), 18th century £52,800
JPY 8.2 million
US$ 80,255
211 A black lacquer two-case inro By Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), 18th century £3,000
JPY 467,809
US$ 4,559
212 A brown lacquer and inlaid two-case inro By Igarashi Shuho, 18th century £20,400
JPY 3.2 million
US$ 31,007
213 An unusual black lacquer four-case inro 18th century £3,000
JPY 467,809
US$ 4,559
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