Sotheby's Hong Kong November 22, 2025
Lot 1002
Tang Dynasty, 8th Century
Three-Color Glazed Eagle-Shaped Vase
Estimate: HKD 1,000,000 - 3,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 22,945,000
Provenance: Private collection, Japan
Huchu-kyu, Tokyo
Exhibition: Special Exhibition—Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1994, no. 107
“5th Anniversary Exhibition: Stars of Beauty—Kōrin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ru Kiln, and Other Masterpieces,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 24 (not illustrated)
Publication: Kobayashi Tadashi, ed., Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 2, Tokyo, 2018, No. 3
Lot 1004
Northern Song to Jin Dynasty
Jun Kiln Small Cup with Moon-White Glaze and Purple Spots
Estimate: HKD 5,000,000 - 10,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 5,080,000
Provenance: Private collection, Japan
Huchu-kyu, Tokyo
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Exhibition: Stars of Beauty—Masterpieces by Korin, Jakuchu, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Others,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 52 (No image provided)
Publication: Kobayashi Tadashi (ed.), Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2013, No. 18
Lot 1006
Southern Song Dynasty, Longquan Celadon Double Fish Flared-rim Dish
Estimate: HKD 200,000 - 400,000
Sold for: HKD 381,000
Provenance: Private collection, Tōkyō, Japan
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition—Stars of Beauty—Kōrin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Other Masterpieces,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 103 (not illustrated)
Lot 1008
Northern Song to Jin Dynasty, Ding Kiln Impressed Hat-Shaped Bowl
Estimate: HKD 200,000 - 400,000
Hammer Price: HKD 1,651,000
Provenance: Christie's Tokyo, February 16, 1980, Lot 743
Private Collection, Japan
Huchu-kyu, Tokyo
Lot 1010
Song to Yuan Dynasty, Jun Kiln Moon-White Glazed Plum Vase with Purple Spots and Flared Mouth
Estimate: HKD 500,000 - 1,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 2,540,000
Provenance: Collection of Umehara Ryuzaburo (1888–1986)
Collection of Mr. Yamagami Shizuo (1897–1993)
Kochu-kaku, Tokyo
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition—Stars of Beauty—Kōrin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Other Masterpieces,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 53 (No image provided)
Publications:
Chie Okimura, Beloved Treasures: Visits with Collectors of Ancient Art, Tokyo, 1965, p. 79
Keisuke Aoyagi, 101 Collectors of Ancient Art, Tokyo, 1997, p. 197
Tadashi Kobayashi (ed.), Selected Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2013, No. 19
Lot 1013
Northern Song Dynasty, Ru Kiln Celadon Glazed Bowl
Estimate: HKD 20,000,000 - 40,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 13,795,000
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Exhibition—Stars of Beauty—Kōrin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Other Masterpieces,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 96 (No image provided)
Publications: “Ru Kiln—Jadeite Celadon,” Jumei, Issue 22, Tokyo, 2017, Fig. 7 and p. 61
Kobayashi Tadashi (ed.), Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 2, Tokyo, 2018, No. 7
Lot 1015
Southern Song Dynasty Longquan Celadon Paperweight Vase with Fish and Dragon Handles
Estimate: HKD 1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 1,270,000
Provenance: Collection of the 12th-generation Konishi Shinemon (1875–1947), according to inscription on paulownia box
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Exhibition—Stars of Beauty: Masterpieces by Korin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Others,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 99 (No image provided)
Publication: Kobayashi Tadashi, ed., Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 2, Tokyo, 2018, no. 8
Lot 1017
Southern Song Dynasty, Jian Kiln Oil-Drop Celadon Tenmoku Tea Bowl
Estimate: HKD 2,000,000 - 4,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 5,080,000
Collection of Baron Fujita Densaburō (1841–1912)
Collection of Inoue Kaoru (Seigai) (1836–1915)
Collection of Baron Masuda Takashi (Don'ō) (1848–1938)
Collection of the Umezawa Family
Collection of the Umezawa Memorial Museum, Tokyo, acquired before 1978
Exhibitions: “Ceramics Classroom,” 37th Exhibition: Tenmoku Tea Bowls, Tokyo, 1965 (according to exhibition label, no image included)
“Enshū's Suki,” Nezu Museum, Tokyo, 1978, no. 77
Tenmoku, Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya; Nezu Museum, Tokyo, 1979, no. 4
Enshū no Suki, Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art, Toyama, 1987, no. 41
Special Exhibition: Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1994, no. 200
Famous Tea Bowls, Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya; Goto Museum, Tokyo, 2002, No. 8
5th Anniversary Exhibition—Stars of Beauty: Masterpieces by Korin, Jakuchu, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Others, Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 51 (No image provided)
Publication: Kobayashi Tadashi (ed.), Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2013, No. 15
Lot 1047
Sui to Early Tang Dynasty
White Porcelain Parrot Cup
Estimate: HKD 800,000 - 1,600,000
Hammer Price: HKD 18,187,000
Provenance: Uragami Sōkyūdō, Tokyo
Exhibitions: Drinking Vessels: Cups, Bowls, and Saucers, Kuboso Memorial Museum of Art, Osaka, 1989, no. 124
Special Exhibition—Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1994, no. 136
“Song Dynasty Ceramics: Masterpieces of the Era,” Tobu Museum of Art, Tokyo; Osaka City Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka; Yamaguchi Prefectural Hagi Museum of Art & Urakami Memorial Museum, Hagi City, 1999, no. 52
“The 16th Tōbi Special Exhibition,” Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo, 2004, pp. 57-58
Publication: Urakami Sōkyūdō 30th Anniversary Commemorative Publication, Urakami Sōkyūdō, Tokyo, 2009, p. 136
Urakami Mitsuru, Learning from Antique Dealers: How to View and Select Chinese and Korean Ancient Ceramics, Urakami Sōkyūdō, Tokyo, 2011, pp. 76-77
Lot 1049
Tang Dynasty, 8th Century
Three-Color Glazed Camel
Estimate: HKD 700,000 - 1,400,000
Hammer Price: HKD 1,079,500
Provenance: Private collection, Japan
Huchu-kyu, Tokyo
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Exhibition: Stars of Beauty—Kōrin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Other Masterpieces,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 35 (No image provided)
Publication: Kobayashi Tadashi (ed.), Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2013, No. 4
Lot 1053
Song to Jin Dynasty, Cizhou Kiln Green-Glazed Vase with Ink-Colored Peony Design and Curved Mouth
Estimate: HKD 800,000 - 1,600,000
Hammer Price: HKD 635,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Japan
Huchu Ju, Tokyo
Lot 1055
Northern Song Dynasty, Cizhou White-Glazed Bowl-Mouthed Vase
Estimate: HKD 200,000 - 400,000
Hammer Price: HKD 825,500
Lot 1056
Northern Song Dynasty Yue Kiln Celadon-Glazed Plum Vase with Incised Scroll Floral and Vegetable Motifs
Estimate: HKD 50,000 - 100,000
Hammer Price: HKD 203,200
Dimensions: 30cm
Provenance: Private Collection, Japan
Huchu Ju, Tokyo
Lot 1058
Southern Song Dynasty, Longquan Celadon Cong-shaped Vase
Estimate: HKD 600,000 - 1,200,000
Hammer Price: HKD 1,778,000
Dimensions: 24.5 cm
Provenance: Collection of Baron Nagaki Ren (1890–1954)
Catalog of the Baron Nagaki Collection, Kanazawa Art Club, Kanazawa, April 26, 1934, Lot 54
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition—Stars of Beauty—Kōrin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Other Masterpieces Assembled,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 104 (not illustrated)
Lot 1059
Northern Song Dynasty Ding Kiln Impressed Lotus Pond Mandarin Duck Pattern Bowl
Estimate: HKD 500,000 - 1,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 3,429,000
Dimensions: 19.5 cm
Lot 1060
Longquan Kiln Flying-Blue Glaze Ring-Handled Vase
Estimate: HKD 1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 3,175,000
Dimensions: 24.3 cm
Provenance: Collection of Viscount Toda
Catalog of Items from the Collection of Viscount Toda, Lord of the Matsumoto Domain in Shinano Province, Osaka Art Club, Osaka, 1930, No. 59
Exhibition: Special Exhibition—Chinese Ceramics Favored by the Japanese, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, 1991, No. 65
“The Tang Dynasty Chang'an Exhibition—Tracing Kyoto's Distant Origins,” Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, 1994, No. 283
Kōetsu-kai, Kyoto, 1996
“The Record of the Shōkadō Tea Ceremony and the World of Tea—Special Exhibition Commemorating the Opening,” Yawata City Shōkadō Art Museum, Kyoto, 2002, No. 18
“5th Anniversary Exhibition: Stars of Beauty—Kōrin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Other Masterpieces,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 105 (no image included)
Publication: Kobayashi Tadashi (ed.), Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 2, Tokyo, 2018, No. 9
Lot 1090
Tang Dynasty Three-Color Glazed Vase with Blue-Glazed Phoenix-Headed Spout
Estimate: HKD 100,000 - 300,000
Sold for: HKD 571,500
Dimensions: 33cm
Source: Kuchu-kyu, Tokyo
Lot 1091
Tang Dynasty, 8th Century
Three-Color Glazed Blue-Decorated Floral Motif Tripod Dish
Estimate: HKD 600,000 - 1,200,000
Hammer Price: HKD 1,079,500
Dimensions: 29.2 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Japan
Huchu-kyo, Tokyo
Exhibition: “Exhibition of Famous Tang and Song Dynasty Ceramics,” Japan Ceramic Society, Nihonbashi Shirakiya, Tokyo, 1964, no. 24
The Path of Sancai: China-Persia-Japan, Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1971, No. 15
5th Anniversary Exhibition: Stars of Beauty—Kōrin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Other Masterpieces, Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018-19, Exhibition No. 30 (No image provided)
Publications:
Masahiko Sato and Rakuji Hasebe, The Complete Collection of World Ceramics, Vol. 11: Sui and Tang Dynasties, Tokyo, 1976, Plate 59
Seiichi Mizuno, The Great Series of Ceramics, Vol. 35: Tang Sancai, Tokyo, 1977, Plate 54
Hasebe, Rakurō, Chinese Ceramics, Vol. 3: Sancai, Tokyo, 1995, Plate 48
Momohashi, Akiho and Nakano, Toru, eds., World Art Encyclopedia, Oriental Series Vol. 4: Sui and Tang Dynasties, Tokyo, 1997, Plate 243
Kobayashi Tadashi, ed., Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2013, no. 6
Lot 1094
Northern Song to Jin Dynasty
Cizhou Kiln Black-Glazed Incised-Line Lidded Spouted Jar
Estimate: HKD 600,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for: HKD 1,524,000
Dimensions: 22.5cm
Provenance: Private collection, Japan
Huchu-kyu, Tokyo
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Exhibition: Stars of Beauty—Masterpieces by Korin, Jakuchu, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Others,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 47 (No image provided)
Publication: Kobayashi Tadashi (ed.), Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2013, No. 9
Lot 1096
Southern Song to Yuan Dynasty, Longquan Celadon Gourd Vase with Applied Peony Scroll Design
Estimate: HKD 600,000 - 1,200,000
Hammer Price: HKD 4,826,000
Dimensions: 31.5 cm
Provenance: Collection of Kawasaki Shōzō (1837–1912)
Tsuchinokyo, Tokyo
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Exhibition: Stars of Beauty—Masterpieces by Korin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Others,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 116 (not illustrated)
Publication: Chōshūkaku Kanshō, Vol. 6, Tokyo, 1914, no. 42
Kobayashi Tadashi (ed.), Okada Museum of Art Masterpieces, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2013, no. 17
Lot 1097
Southern Song Dynasty Longquan Celadon Paperweight Vase with Phoenix-shaped Handles
Estimate: HKD 2,000,000 - 4,000,000
Hammer Price: HKD 1,651,000
Dimensions: 26.5 cm
Provenance: Collection of Kobori Enshū (1579–1647), inscribed inside paulownia box as dated to the first year of the Jōō era (1652)
Exhibition: “5th Anniversary Exhibition: Stars of Beauty—Masterpieces by Korin, Jakuchū, Hokusai, Ruyao, and Others,” Okada Museum of Art, Hakone, 2018–19, Exhibition No. 98 (not illustrated)
Publication: Kobayashi Tadashi, ed., Masterpieces of the Okada Museum of Art, Vol. 1, Tokyo, 2013, No. 16
Lot 1099
Gold-Glazed Black-Glazed Oil-Drop Tea Bowl
Estimate: HKD 2,000,000 - 4,000,000
Sold for: HKD 1,079,500
Dimensions: 10.8 cm
Source: Huchu Ju, Tokyo
