SHIBATA ZESHIN: CROWS IN FLIGHT AT SUNRISE SHIBATA ZESHIN: CROWS IN FLIGHT AT SUNRISE By Shibata Zeshin, signed Hachijuichi okina Zeshin Japan, 20 th century edition Color woodblock print on paper. Shikishiban. Signed Hachijuichi okina Zeshin. Titled Crows in Flight at Sunrise. Two crows fly against a brilliant orange sky, the tail of a third glimpsed to the left. SIZE of the sheet 24.5 x 26 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and minuscule soiling. This image of crows against a sunrise was originally published in the upper corner of a large Shijo surimono that was printed in 1887 and consisted mostly of rows of poetry. It was then made into a shikishiban print in about 1900. Museum comparison: Compare a related but earlier print in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 2007.32.102.

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OKO: A FINE LACQUERED PANEL WITH A SHORESIDE PAVILION OKO: A FINE LACQUERED PANEL WITH A SHORESIDE PAVILION By Oko, signed Oko Japan, 19 th century Finely lacquered, depicting a Pavilion by the shoreside, the water finely detailed with small waves and a single rock, the beach smooth with sand, the stilted pavilion covered by a thatched roof beneath a single pine tree surrounded by susuki (plume grass) and wildflowers. Signed to the lower right-hand corner OKO. Set in a large wood frame, with a silk passepartout, and behing glass. Condition: Presenting very well, small losses, light soiling, and a restoration to a tear along the upper right corner. Auction comparison: Compare a related lacquer painting depicting a farmhouse in the snow at Sano, signed Shibat Zeshin, dated 1883, at Bonhams, Masterpieces of Japanese Art from a Royal Collection, 7 November 2019, London, lot 14 (sold for GBP 375,062).

Lot 756

Estim. 6 000 - 12 000 EUR

SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891): RUSU MOYO (ABSENT MOTIF) FOR FUKUROKUJU SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891): RUSU MOYO (ABSENT MOTIF) FOR FUKUROKUJU Japan, 19 th century. Ink, watercolor, and gouache on silk. Mounted as a hanging scroll, on a silk brocade coated paper frame with wooden handles. Finely painted depicting a peaceful, autumnal scene of two monkeys hanging from the vine-clad branches of a pine tree, peering down towards a wasps' nest, guarded by other wasps, two bats hovering around a stag and a deer grazing beside a stream, abundant reishi fungi, grasses, and bamboo growing from behind rocks in the foreground. Inscriptions: Signed, ‘Zeshin utsusu, 是真寫 (‘painted by Zeshin’), and sealed with a pot seal, ‘Zeshin’ 是真, and a square seal, ‘Koma’ 古満. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, very light creasing, and microscopic staining. The silk brocade shows minor wear and soiling. Dimensions: Image size 123.7 x 55 cm, Size incl. mounting 214.5 x 70 cm With a fitted tomobako storage box. (2) The combination of a bat (fuku), stag (roku), and pine (ju) are not only symbolic motifs for prosperity and longevity but also make up the reading for Fukurokuju, the god of longevity, whose image is intentionally omitted from this painting. Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) was a Japanese painter and lacquer artist of the late Edo period and early Meiji era. He studied under the great artists of the Kyoto school, including Maruyama Okyo, Okamoto Toyohiko, and Goshin. Though he would later be known primarily for his work with lacquers, Zeshin excelled at traditional ink painting, and produced many works of traditional subjects such as tigers and waterfalls. He inherited the Koma School workshop after his old teacher, Koma Kansai, died in 1835. It was here that he experimented with the technical aspects of lacquer. Along with Nakayama Komin and Shirayama Shosai, he is considered one of the three great late lacquerers of Japan. Shibata Zeshin's studio was situated on the bank of a river, providing him with ample opportunity to observe nature, and the creatures that inhabited the natural world. Like many painters of the 19th century, he was eclectic in his sources and would have been exposed to traditional styles. However, Zeshin's skill level was such that he could fluidly mix techniques, ideas, and stylistic options, thus painting part of a composition in one manner and including elements of another to add a style and variety unheard of at the time.

Lot 1716

Estim. 6 000 - 12 000 EUR

A TWO-TIERED IVORY JADE CONG, LIANGZHU CULTURE A TWO-TIERED IVORY JADE CONG, LIANGZHU CULTURE China, late Neolithic period, c. 3300-2200 BC. The thick-walled cong with gently rounded sides and a cylindrical interior, carved to each corner with a stylized human and animal mask design. The eyes and noses as well as the raised bands above the human mask and recesses in between are finely incised with line and scroll designs. The faces are divided with a gently recessed vertical band to the center of each side. The opaque stone of a cream and beige tone with milky inclusions, as well as russet veins, and calcification. Provenance: The Shibata family collection, Japan. Galleri Kokoro, Stockholm, Sweden. Swedish private collection, acquired from the above in 1998. Condition: Very good condition with wear commensurate with age. Natural imperfections, smoothened losses to edges, tiny nicks, few natural fissures, and signs of weathering and erosion. Few hairlines which may have developed into cracks. The stone with alterations. Weight: 512.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 9.7 cm, Height 5.6 cm With a padded silk box and cover. (2) The present cong displays the distinctive characteristic of Liangzhu culture cong vessels, with a square outer section around a circular inner part and decorated with stylised masks neatly arranged on each of the four corners. The exceptional craftsmanship is particularly notable in the very delicate and precise quality of the carving and incised decoration, enhanced by the lustrous patina formed on the surface over time. One interpretation of the function of cong is that it symbolised the earth. Although the precise meaning and use of the cong is not entirely clear, it was found in extensive numbers in Liangzhu tombs and is believed to be of great significance. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s London, 4 November 2021, lot 385 Estimate: GBP 250,000 or approx. EUR 354,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare calcified jade cong, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture Expert remark: Compare the closely related two-tiered form, manner of carving, mask motifs, and ivory-cream color of the stone. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2018, lot 4 Price: HKD 21,700,000 or approx. EUR 2,863,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A very rare archaic jade ritual vessel, cong, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture Expert remark: Compare the closely related two-tiered form, manner of carving, ivory-cream color, and similar stylized human and animal mask design. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3080 Price: HKD 3,700,000 or approx. EUR 486,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A very jade cong, late Liangzhu culture, c. 3000-2500 BC Expert remark: Compare the closely related two-tiered form, manner of carving, mask motifs, and ivory-cream color of the stone with inclusions of russet.

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