Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: A Selection I
-Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: A Selection I-
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 October 2024
lot 602
A White-Glazed Covered Jar, Tang Dynasty
Estimate: HKD 10,000 – HKD 20,000
Dimensions: 20.7 cm
lot 603
A Longquan Celadon Vase with Ribbed Decoration and Animal-Mask Handles, Ming Dynasty
Estimate: HKD 80,000 – HKD 160,000
Dimensions: 23.7 cm
lot 604
A Longquan Celadon Hu-Form Vase with Ribbed Decoration, Southern Song Dynasty
Estimate: HKD 1,500,000 – HKD 2,000,000
Dimensions: 28 cm
Source: Collection of Hayakawa Kichiro (1863-1922)
Hayakawa-ke Goshozohin nyusatsu [Hayakawa Family Collection], Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo, 1923, no. 292.
Collection of Hayakawa Kichiro (1863-1922)
Hayakawa-ke Goshozohin nyusatsu, Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo, 1923, no. 292
lot 607
Southern Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Meiping Vase with Carved Children and Floral Design
Estimate: HKD 300,000 – HKD 600,000
Dimensions: 28.6cm
Literature:
Seizo Hayashiya, Chugoku no Touji [Chinese Ceramics], Tokyo, 1955, cat. no. 3.
Fujio Koyama, ed., Chinese Ceramics: One Hundred Selected Masterpieces from Japanese, British, French, and American Collections. Tokyo, 1960, p. 63.
Gakuji Hasebe, World Ceramic Art - Vol. 12 - Song Dynasty. Tokyo, 1977, cat. no. 166.
Seizo Hayashiya, Chinese Ceramics, 1955, no. 3
Fujio Koyama, ed., One Hundred Selected Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo, 1960, p. 63
Gakuji Hasebe, Complete Works of World Ceramics, Vol. 12: Song, Tokyo, 1977, no. 166
Exhibited at:
One Hundred Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics: Selections from Japanese, British, French, and American Collections, Takashimaya, Tokyo, 1960, cat. no. 40.
Chinese Art of the Song and Yuan Periods, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1961, cat. no. 241.
One Hundred Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics, Takashimaya, Osaka, 1961, cat. no. 43.
Masterpieces of Ancient Art Commemorating the Tokyo Olympics, Fumonbun, Tokyo, 1964, cat. no. 58.
Catalogue of the Special Exhibition Commemorating the Opening of the New Building, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, 1966, cat. no. 269.
Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics, Akita Municipal Museum of Art, Akita, 1969, no. 8.
Exhibition of One Hundred Selected Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics, Takashimaya, Tokyo, 1960, no. 40.
Exhibition of Chinese Art of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1961, no. 241.
Exhibition of One Hundred Selected Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics, Takashimaya, Osaka, 1961, no. 43.
Illustrated Catalogue of Masterpieces of Ancient Art Commemorating the Tokyo Olympics, Fugen-do, Tokyo, 1964, no. 58.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Special Exhibition Commemorating the Completion of the New Building, Kyoto National Museum, 1966, no. 269.
Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics, Akita Municipal Museum of Art, 1966, no. 8.
lot 610
Tang Sancai Covered Jar with Applied Rosette Medallions
Estimate: HKD 200,000 – HKD 400,000
Dimensions: 30cm
Provenance: Collection of Ito Shoheie.
Ito ke shuzohin nyusatsu [Catalog of the Ito Family Collection, Kyoto Ichinohashi], Kyoto Art Club, May 15, 1933, no. 227.
Collection of Shinichi Sasagawa (1889–1937), an architect renowned for his residential works in the Hanshin region of Japan.
Collection of Ito Shoheie
Catalog of the Auction of the Ito Family Collection at Ichinohashi, Kyoto, Kyoto Art Club, May 15, 1933, no. 227
Collection of Shinichi Sasagawa (1889–1937)
Literature: Akio Sasagawa, Catalog of the Collection of Shinichi Sasagawa, Osaka, 1939, n.p.
Akio Sasagawa, The Collection of Shinichi Sasagawa, Osaka, 1939, no page numbers
Exhibited: Commemorative Catalog of the Special Exhibition for the New Building, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, 1966, cat. no. 257.
Illustrated Catalog of the Special Exhibition Commemorating the Completion of the New Building, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, 1966, no. 257
lot 626
Longquan Celadon Tripod Incense Burner with Bagua Motif, Late Yuan to Early Ming Dynasty
Estimate: HKD 10,000 – HKD 20,000
Dimensions: 31.2cm
lot 632
Tang Dynasty Sancai Three-Legged Censer
Estimate: HKD 50,000 – HKD 100,000
Dimensions: 21.5cm
lot 634
Tang Dynasty Sancai Standing Female Figure
Estimate: HKD 80,000 – HKD 160,000
Dimensions: 40cm
lot 636
Han Dynasty Yue Ware Celadon Jar with String-Pattern Design and Double Lugs
Estimate: HKD 5,000 – HKD 10,000
Dimensions: d 34cm
lot 637
Six Dynasties Gray Pottery Wild Boar Statue
Estimate: HKD 10,000 – HKD 20,000
Dimensions: 29.5 cm
A Life in Art: The Collection of Mineo Hata
-MINEO HATA – A Life in Art-
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 October 2024
lot 2001
Southern Song Dynasty Jizhou Ware Bowl with Three Phoenixes in Paper-Cut Decoration
Estimate: HKD 400,000 – HKD 800,000
Dimensions: 15.5 cm
Provenance: Collection of Matsudaira Harusato (also known as Fumai, 1751–1818)
Yamanaka & Co., Osaka
Collection of the Hasegawa family, Matsusaka City
Exhibited: "Exhibition of Chinese Ancient Pottery and Bronzes," Yamanaka & Co., Osaka, 1928, no. 406
"Exhibition of Chinese and Korean Ancient Art," Yamanaka & Co., Osaka, 1934, no. 55
lot 2002
Southern Song Dynasty Longquan Celadon Li-style Censer
Estimate: HKD 500,000 – HKD 1,200,000
Dimensions: 14 cm
Provenance: From a Japanese family collection
"Catalogued in a Private Collection Sale," Tokyo Art Club, May 20, 1938, Lot 86
lot 2003
Southern Song Dynasty Jian Ware Hare's Fur Temmoku Tea Bowl
Estimate: HKD 200,000 – HKD 400,000
Dimensions: 12.3 cm
lot 2004
Northern Song Dynasty Yaozhou Celadon Carved Peony Dish with Foliated Rim
Estimate: HKD 200,000 – HKD 400,000
Dimensions: 19 cm
Exhibited: Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto (according to label)
lot 2005
Tang dynasty white-glazed rabbit
Estimate: HKD 1,200,000 – HKD 3,000,000
Dimensions: 10.2 cm
Provenance: Collection of a baronial family
Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo
Literature: Ryūsen-shūhō, Mayuyama & Co., vol. 1, Tokyo, 1976, pl. 218
lot 2008
Tang dynasty sancai-glazed three-footed dish with lotus pond and flying geese in blue
Estimate: HKD 200,000 – HKD 400,000
Dimensions: 29.5 cm
Provenance: Collection of a baronial family
lot 2010
Northern Song dynasty Cizhou ware ruyi-shaped pillow with black-painted peony scroll on white ground
Estimate: HKD 1,000,000 – HKD 2,400,000
Dimensions: 30.5 by 32 by h. 20.2 cm
Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo
Literature: Nagasawa Rakuji, *Complete Collection of Ceramics*, vol. 13: Song Cizhou Ware, Tokyo, 1958, pl. 44, lower
Jan Wirgin, *Sung Ceramic Designs*, Stockholm, 1970, p. 140, fig. 46:c
Exhibition: *Tang and Song Ceramic Pillows*, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, 1970, no. 49 (not illustrated)
lot 2013
A White-Glazed Three-Lugged Dish, Sui to Early Tang Dynasty
Estimate: HKD 800,000 – HKD 2,000,000
Dimensions: 27.3 cm
lot 2024
A Qingbai-Glazed Melon-Shaped Ewer, Song Dynasty
Estimate: HKD 200,000 – HKD 400,000
Dimensions: 25.5 cm
Provenance: Collection of a baronial family
Collection of Noda Tetsugoro (born 1889)
Literature: Koyama Fujio, *Song Ceramics*, Tokyo, 1943, pl. 63
Exhibition: Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto (per label)
lot 2025
Song to Yuan Dynasty Jun Ware Celadon Tripod Censer
Estimate: HKD 600,000 – HKD 1,200,000
Dimensions: w. 10 cm
lot 2027
Northern Song Dynasty Ding Ware White Glaze Carved Peony Pattern Lobed Bowl
Estimate: HKD 1,000,000 – HKD 2,500,000
Dimensions: 22 cm
Provenance: Collection of a baronial family
Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo
Literature: *Ryūshū Shūhō*, Mayuyama & Co., Vol. 1, Tokyo, 1976, pl. 375
lot 2028
Sui Dynasty White Porcelain Cup
Estimate: HKD 100,000 – HKD 250,000
Dimensions: d. 12.1 cm
lot 2029
Tang Dynasty Blue-Green Glazed Jar
Estimate: HKD 400,000 – HKD 1,000,000
Dimensions: h. 26.5 cm
Provenance: Koto-kyo, Tokyo
Hirano Koko-ken, Tokyo
lot 2031
Song Dynasty Hutian Kiln Pale Celadon Lion-shaped Pillow
Estimate: HKD 500,000 – HKD 1,200,000
Dimensions: 17.6 cm
lot 2032
Yuan Dynasty Longquan Celadon Vase with Double Phoenix Design, Yuhuchun Shape
Estimate: HKD 500,000 – HKD 1,200,000
Dimensions: 31.5 cm
lot 2033
Song to Yuan Dynasty Jun-type Moon-white Glazed Bowl with Purple Splashes
Estimate: HKD 300,000 – HKD 600,000
Dimensions: 14.8 cm
Provenance: Christie's Tokyo, 17 February 1980, lot 758
lot 2034
Northern Song Dynasty Cizhou-type White-glazed Black-painted Jar
Estimate: HKD 300,000 – HKD 600,000
Dimensions: h. 23.5 cm
Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo
Literature: *The Complete Collection of World Ceramics*, Vol. 10: Song and Liao, Tokyo, 1954, p. 229, fig. 103
*Ryūsen Shūhō*, Mayuyama & Co., Vol. 1, Tokyo, 1976, pl. 528
Exhibited: *Exhibition of Famous Ceramics of Toyama Prefecture*, Toyama Prefectural Citizens' Hall, Toyama Prefecture, 1964, no. 70
