Auction Preview: Japanese and Korean Art at Christie’s, New York, March 19
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What: Japanese and Korean ArtWhere: Christie’s; 20 Rockefeller Center, New York, USAWhen: March 19; 10.00 amPublic Viewing: March 14, 10am - 5pm; March 15, 10am - 5pm; March 16, 10am - 5pm; March 17, 1pm - 5pm; March 18, 10am - 5pmTop lots of the sale:—
Auction Preview: Japanese and Korean Art at Christie’s, New York, March 19
What: Japanese and Korean ArtWhere: Christie’s; 20 Rockefeller Center, New York, USAWhen: March 19; 10.00 amPublic Viewing: March 14, 10am - 5pm; March 15, 10am - 5pm; March 16, 10am - 5pm; March 17, 1pm - 5pm; March 18, 10am - 5pmTop lots of the sale:— A slip-inlaid celadon stoneware maebyong from the Goryeo dynasty (12th century). An elegant S-shaped profile with round shoulders and tapering body, inlaid in white and iron slip with three cranes flying amongst white-slip clouds, the mouth and foot rims designed with a narrow band of fretwork, finished with a glossy greenish glaze, four spur marks on base. 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) high. With lacquered storage box. Estimate: USD 300,000 - USD 400,000.— Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849): Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) [“Great Wave”]. Woodblock print, signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu (drawn by Iitsu, changed from Hokusai), from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (36 views of Mount Fuji), published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo). Size: 10 1/8 x 15 in. (25.7 x 38.1 cm.) Estimate: USD 200,000 - USD 300,000.— A square white porcelain jar. Inscribed mark: Joseon dynasty (first-half 19th century), Inscribed mark: Yitonggung. With angled walls rising from an inset, square base to sharply rounded corners slanted inward to the base of the square, upright neck, the body decorated with a lustrous clear glaze of blue cast save for the foot rim and mouth, inscribed in Chinese characters in underglaze blue on base. Size: 4 1/16 in. (10.2 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 120,000 - USD 150,000.— A square blue-and-white porcelain bottle: Joseon dynasty (first-half 19th century). Rectangular shape with inset rectangular base, the two side panels painted with river scenes with a scholar and boy attendant on a rock ledge on one side and a fisherman on a boat on the other side, the narrow side panels painted with a spray of plum blossoms, all painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the angled shoulder edges painted with rectangular reserves of foliate scroll and the whole applied save the foot rim with a glossy transparent glaze of blue cast. Size: 5 ¼ x 3 ¼ x 7 ¾ in. (13.2 x 8.3 x 19.6 cm.) Estimate: USD 120,000 - USD 150,000.— Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806): Arawaruru koi (Obvious love). Woodblock print, an okubi-e (large-head portrait) of a woman in a pose suggestive of the title; silver mica highlights on hair comb, traces of mica on background, from the series Kasen koi no bu (Anthology of poems: The love section), signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Tsutaya Jusaburo (Koshodo). Size: 14 7/8 x 9 ¾ in. (37.8 x 24.8 cm.) Estimate: USD 100,000 - USD 180,000.— Unkoku Toeki (1591-1644): Horses in a Mountain Meadow. Sealed Unkoku and Toeki, Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper. Size: 58 ¾ x 138 ¼ in. (149.2 x 351.2 cm.) Estimate: USD 100,000 - USD 200,000.— A silver kettle wrapped in iron: Meiji period (late 19th century), sealed Sobi (Yamada Sobi; 1871-1916). Compressed globular form with a spout, the body and lid finely hammered and wrapped in iron, applied with hammered iron handle, the lid set with a round finial partially applied with gold and silver, signature on body. Size: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) wide. With wood box titled yuto (kettle) on top, signed Sobi zo and sealed Yamada Sobi on the reverse side. Estimate: USD 100,000 - USD 150,000.For details, visit: https://www.christies.com/?sc_lang=en&lid=1Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more
