Chinese & Japanese Arts, 17th-20th Centuries Paintings & Books - Silent auction

Chinese & Japanese Arts, 17th-20th Centuries Paintings & Books - Silent auction

Saturday, September 19th, 1-3pm.

Asian arts rarities – Chinese & Japanese paintings on scrolls, hand-scrolls, rare art books, woodblock prints, and ceramics – from an old Laurelhurst estate that have been in storage for decades. Stay tuned: In the coming weeks we will hold “part two” of the Asian arts sale, plus there will be sales of the estate's large collections of 78 RPM & Cylinder records - All fresh from storage since 2010.

Lot preview & silent bidding begin at 1pm. Walk-around lot closings begin at 2pm.

Some highlights include -

- Scroll painting - Seven gods of good fortune, with box. 17th Century, Mitsuoki.

- Scroll painting - Landscapes, Mt. Fuji.

- Scroll painting - Nine bathing beauties.

- Hand-scroll - Kano school, 12 landscapes. (1665-1667). 12 artists. (2 hand-scrolls, complete, very fine).

- Umerhara Sueji. (1947, complete, very fine). Kankaro Kikkinzu (Bronzes in the Kanka Mansion).

- Conder (1911). Paintings and studies by Kawanabe Kyosai.

- Hirano (1939). Kiyonaga.

- Plus, box-lots of rare art books, exhibition catalogs, and auction catalogs (many with handwritten realized prices).

- All with low starting (minimum bid) prices.

See our lot list and detailed photos below to get a good sense of the scope and quality of the items available. Most of these items were purchased by the estate owner back in the 1950s-1970s. Many have not seen the light of day - literally - for at least a generation.

A LOW-STRESS "Silent" AUCTION

This is a walk-around silent auction bid sale. "Low-stress": meaning that during the walk-around closing of the auction, interested buyers have opportunity to add to their bid -- this eliminates any rushing or athleticism in the sale. Items will have - LOW starting bids. NO reserve. NO buyer's premium. NO sales tax.

Limited parking in our small cul-de-sac, but more parking a block away off Stevens Way.

ABOUT THE "Silent" AUCTION PROCESS

As you enter, you will receive your bidder number. Each lot will have a bright yellow bid sheet nearby with a brief description and minimum starting bid price.

BIDDING

To place a bid, write your bidder number and dollar bid amount on the next available line on the bid sheet. Whole dollars only. The item goes to the highest bidder present at closing. There are no reserve prices.

AUCTION CLOSING begins at 2pm

The staff will make announcements giving everyone plenty of warning as closing time for each item approaches.

If there are items you are particularly interested in and want to make certain you get in your best bid, stand near that item's bid sheet and the auction closer will give you and other interested bidders opportunity for further bids.

You must be present to win your bid, otherwise, the next highest bidder present is awarded the item.

PAYMENT

Cash, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, PayPal and Venmo. Please bring photo ID.

AS-IS

All items are sold AS-IS, AS-FOUND. Many items have been in storage for decades. All sales are final.

LOT DESCRIPTIONS (photos will be posted soon / “MB” == Minimum Bid)

--- HANGING SCROLL PAINTINGS ---

● LOT 200: Edo period, Bunsei era (1818-1830). Depiction of indigenous/Ezo peoples, Nagasaki school, with figures in traditional dress. (MB $15)

● LOT 201: Noda Kyuho (1879–1971), Hotei, ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, with box. Shōwa period, c. 1930–1960. (MB $20)

● LOT 202: Bathing Beauties. (MB $25)

● LOT 203: Tosa School, Edo period, two mounted handscroll scenes, with box. Court scene, Warrior audience. (MB $30)

● LOT 204: Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691), signed "Tosa Hōgen Jōshō," Seven Gods of Good Fortune, ink, color and gold on silk, hanging scroll, with box. Late 17th century, Late 17th century, c. 1685-1691. (MB $1000)

● LOT 205: Odake Chikuha (1878-1936), nihonga. Landscapes, pair of scrolls, with box. Early Shōwa, c. 1915-1935. (MB $45)

● LOT 206: Literati, Showa 9 (1934). Mt. Fuji landscape, ink and light color on silk. (MB $20)

● LOT 207: Literati Ink monochrome. Landscape, Moonlit lake, with box. Early Shōwa period, c. 1900–1940. (MB $50)

● LOT 208: Edo period, c. 1800-1850. Poetry, bird and game pieces, ink and color on silk, with box. (MB $100)

● LOT 209: Chinese, late Qing dynasty, 19th century, c. 1850-1900. Set of Four Beauties, court scenes, painted on silk. (MB $40)

● LOT 210: Nishikawa Nobuharu (active c. 1830-1844), ukiyo-e-style, courtesan, ink and color on silk. Edo period, c. 1830-1840. (MB $150)

● LOT 211: Group of 8 scrolls (MB $25)

● LOT 212: Thai temple rubbing. (MB $5)

● LOT 213: Threadwork on silk: Birds and branches. (MB $5)

--- CERAMICS and PORCELAINS ---

● LOT 220: Large round Arita porcelain polychrome bowl, 10"w x 4"h. (MB $50)

● LOT 221: Scalloped Arita bowl, Floral and landscapes. 6.5"w x 2.5"h. (MB $30)

● LOT 222: Round scalloped bowl, Village and mountain landscape. 8"w x 3"h. (MB $35)

● LOT 223: Notched round dish, polychrome and gold, fan designs, 6.75w". (MB $10)

● LOT 224: Seto stoneware square bowl, circa 1800, Butterflies & peonies. 8.5"w x 3"h. (MB $50)

● LOT 225: Round stoneware bowl, floral. 6.5"w x 3"h. (MB $35)

--- WOODBLOCK PRINTS ---

● LOT 230: Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Hyakuiro-banashi ("One Hundred Amusing Stories", 1849–1851, 6 print set, complete). (MB $150)

● LOT 231: Sadahide and Yoshitora. Mid-19th C. "Chinese in conversation"; "The house of Misui". Purchased c. 1960s Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles. (MB $50)

● LOT 232: Hokuju, Utagawa, and Kuniyoshi. Three early mid-19th C. prints: Shōtei Hokuju c. 1836s nerimono. Utagawa - Kabuki actor. Kuniyoshi - Chinese legendary subject. Purchased c. 1960s Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles. (MB $100)

● LOT 233: How Japanese artists viewed foreigners: Three early Yokohama-e c. 1860s: Sadahide - Dutch ladies. Yoshitora - Dutch sea captain and wife. Yoshikazu - Dutchman and Chinese merchants. Purchased c. 1960s Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles. (MB $150)

● LOT 234: Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Three narrative woodblock prints c. 1845-1852. (MB $50)

● LOT 235: Katsushika Hokusai - “Red Fuji” (Gaifū kaisei), from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, design ca. 1830–32; Edo-period impression. (MB $200)

● LOT 236: Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Complete warrior triptych (1853-55) with samurai & horses. (MB $200)

● LOT 237: Utagawa Hiroshige I - View toward Ikenohata from the Hill of Yushima Tenjin (1847-1848). Edo meisho. (MB $75)

--- BOOKS, by the box ---

● LOT A: Arts of Asia (1985-1986, complete) (MB $5)

● LOT B: Arts of Asia (1987-1988, complete) (MB $5)

● LOT C: Arts of Asia (1989-1990, complete) (MB $5)

● LOT D: Arts of Asia (1991-1992, complete) (MB $5)

● LOT E: Arts of Asia (1993-1994, complete) (MB $5)

● LOT F: Group of Asian arts books (MB $10)

● LOT G: Group of Asian arts books (MB $10)

● LOT H: Group of Asian arts books (MB $10)

● LOT I: Group of Asian arts books (MB $10)

● LOT J: Exhibition catalogs. (MB $25)

● LOT K: Exhibition catalogs. (MB $25)

● LOT L: Exhibition catalogs. (MB $25)

● LOT M: Auction catalogs. (MB $35)

--- INDIVIDUAL BOOKS ---

● LOT 250: Murayama, J. (1908, FIRST ED.). A gallery of Japanese and Chinese paintings. Large folio, 100 plates including 28 color woodblock plates. Kokka Publishing Company, Tokyo. (MB $50)

● LOT 251: Toyokuni Hiroshige (1914, FIRST ED. • LTD. ED. #119/130). Portfolio of Hiroshige prints. Des Ateliers, Paris. (MB $75)

● LOT 252: Original auction catalogs: 11 Parke-Bernet (before joining Sotheby's) some with handwritten realized prices (1942-1959): snuff bottles, paintings, etc. (MB $75)

● LOT 253: International Exhibition of Chinese Art. (1935-1936, FIRST EDs.). Illustrated catalogue of Chinese government exhibits for the International Exhibition of Chinese Art in London (4 vols., complete). Shanghai Commercial Press. (MB $50)

● LOT 254: Conder, J. (1911, FIRST ED.). Paintings and studies by Kawanabe Kyosai: An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of a collection of paintings, studies, and sketches. Japan Times, Tokyo. (MB $100)

● LOT 255: Hughes, S. (1978, FIRST ED. • LTD. Deluxe ed.). Washi - The World of Japanese Paper. Kodanshi. (MB $50)

● LOT 256: Ukiyoye Hanga Seisui. (1925, FIRST ED.). Selected Gems of Ukiyoy-e Prints, collected by Z. Matsuki. (4 vols., complete, 192 unusual prints). Kyoto. (MB $150)

● LOT 257: Umerhara Sueji. (1947, original). Kankaro Kikkinzu (Illustrated Catalogue of Bronzes in the Kanka Mansion), (4 vols., complete). Kyoto. Lesser copy sold 9/2022 at Sotheby's $4000+. (MB $3000)

● LOT 258: Kano school hand-scrolls (1665-1667, original 17th Century works): 12 landscapes, 12 artists, includes poems and inscriptions by contemporary scholars (2 scrolls, 33' each, with box, complete). Crane Gallery, Seattle - signed original appraisal available. (MB $3000)

● LOT 259: Hirano, C. (1939, FIRST ED. • LTD. ED.). Kiyonaga: A study of his life and works with a portfolio of plates in color and collotype (2 vols.,138 collotype, 8 color plates). Harvard University Press. (MB $200)

● LOT 260: Hillier, J. (1987, FIRST ED.). The Art of the Japanese book. Sotheby's. (MB $35)

● LOT 261: Kenyuka, U.; Watanabe, M. (1956, original). “Abunae” Ukiyoe Woodblock Prints, vol. 1. Mainly color erotica prints. Nippon Bijitsu Sha. (MB $40)

● LOT 262: Chandra, L. (1973, FIRST ED.). Buddha in Chinese woodcuts. International Academy of Indian Culture. (MB $20)

● LOT 263: Royal Academy of Arts. (1935-1936, original exhibition catalog). Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art. (MB $30)

● LOT 264: Noguchi, Y. (1940, FIRST ED. • LTD. ED.). Hiroshige. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.; Maruzen Co. (MB $35)

● LOT 265: Eton Book Co (1959, original), Hong Kong. Catalogue of [surviving] Chinese Classical Books. (MB $40)

● LOT 266: Goyō Prints (1918, original). [Publisher unknown]. (MB $50)

● LOT 267: Gillot, C. (1904, original auction catalog). Collection Charles Gillot: Estampes japonaise. Hotel Drouot, Paris. (MB $35)

● LOT 268: Morrison, A. (1911, FIRST ED. • LTD. ED.). Painters of Japan. (2 vols., complete) T. C. & E. C. Jack. (MB $35)

● LOT 269: Noguchi, Y. (1934, FIRST ED. • LTD. ED.). Hiroshige. Kegan Paul; E. Weyhe; Kyo Bun Kwan. (MB $50)

● LOT 270: Haviland, Ch. (1923, original auction catalog, handwritten realized prices). Collection Ch. Haviland (4 vols.): Bronzes de la Chine et du Japon. Paris. (MB $45)

● LOT 271: Bing, S. (1906, original auction catalog). Collection S. Bing: Objets d'art et peintures du Japon et de la Chine. Durand-Ruel. (MB $30)

● LOT 272: Shibui, K. (1932-1933, FIRST ED.). Ukiyo-E Naisi (2 vols., complete). Taihokaku Shobo Press. (MB $30)

● LOT 273: Hillier, J. (1976, FIRST ED. • LTD. ED.). Japanese Prints and Drawings. Sotheby's. (MB $25)

● LOT 274: Kokusuisha prints. (1917, original). (MB $40)

● LOT 275: Narazaki, M. (1966, FIRST ED.). The Japanese Print: Its evolution and essence. Kodansha. (MB $15)

● LOT 276: Hirohito. (1928, original). The Enthronement Edition. Japan. Japan Advertiser. (MB $35)

● LOT 277: Lacquer book shelf (MB $5)