byobu auction result

Price Realized (Set Currency)

£4,113

($5,856)

Price includes buyer's premium Estimate £3,000 - £4,000

($4,272 - $5,696)

Sale Information Sale 6385

JAPANESE ART & DESIGN

16 November 2000

London, King Street Lot Description KANO STYLE, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY) Irises, peonies, willows, egrets and other birds and plants by a stream

Six-fold screen painted in ink, colours and gold on paper, late Kano style, with signature at lower right Kano Nagahide Tomonobu seinen nanajuyonsai ga [painted by Kano Nagahide Tomonobu

at the age of 74] and two seals 36 1/8 x 111in. (91.7 x 282cm.)


£3,600

($6,268)


($6,964 - $8,705)


JAPANESE ART AND DESIGN INCLUDING AN EXPORT LACQUER CASKET

9 November 2005

London, King Street Lot Description Anonymous Edo Period (19th century)

A six-fold screen, colours and gold on paper, depicting herons in snow, some old restoration 172 x 376cm.


£8,400

($14,624)


($5,223 - $6,964)


JAPANESE ART AND DESIGN INCLUDING AN EXPORT LACQUER CASKET

9 November 2005

London, King Street Lot Description Anonymous Edo Period (18th century)

A two-fold screen, colours and gold on paper, depicting a variety of chrysanthemums behind a bamboo fence, some old restoration

176 x 190cm.


£8,750

($17,001)


($5,856 - $7,808)


Japanese Art and Design

14 May 2008

London, King Street

Lot Description Anonymous, Edo Period (19th century) A two fold screen, ink, colour and gold leaf on paper, depicting Portuguese and Chinese figures

Each panel 170.5 x 95.5cm.


$10,800

Price includes buyer's premium Estimate $10,000 - $15,000


Japanese and Korean Art

20 March 2007

New York, Rockefeller Plaza Lot Description Kano Chikanobu (1660-1728) Folding fans floating on a turbulent stream

Some fan paintings signed Chikanobu hitsu and sealed (illegible) Six-panel screen; ink, color and gold leaf on paper


£6,000

($10,998)


($10,998 - $14,664)


Japanese Art and Design Including Netsuke from the Estate of His Royal Highness The Prince Henry,

Duke of Gloucester, KG.,KT.,KP

12 - 13 July 2006

London, King Street Lot Description ANONYMOUS (17TH CENTURY)

A six-fold screen in sumi, colour, gold and gofun on paper depicting scenes of Kyoto, old damage and restoration

172.7cm. x 366cm.


$13,200



JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART

29 March 2005

New York, Rockefeller Plaza Lot Description Anonymous (early 20th century)

Autumn grasses with bell flowers (kikyo) Pair of six-fold screens; ink, color, gold and silver leaf on paper

62 x 137in. (157.5 x 348cm.) (2)


£6,250

($12,144)


($11,712 - $15,616)



14 May 2008

London, King Street Lot Description ANONYMOUS, Edo Period (19th century)

A six-fold screen, ink, colour and gold foil on paper depicting cranes amongst rocks and pine trees

Each panel 167.5 x 59cm.


£72,500

($140,868)


($156,160 - $195,200)



14 May 2008

London, King Street Lot Description ANONYMOUS (17TH CENTURY) A six-fold screen, ink, colour and gold leaf on paper, depicting Bugaku dancers

106 x 279cm.


£8,813

($12,549)


($7,120 - $8,544)



16 November 2000

London, King Street Lot Description

KANO STYLE, Edo Period (19th Century)

Court scenes in a landscape

Pair of six-fold screens; ink, colour and gold on paper, with signature gyonen hachijunisai Entaku hitsu [painted by Entaku, aged eighty-two]

Each approximately 53 x 122 in. (122 x 310 cm) (2)


£31,200

($55,318)


($35,460 - $53,190)


JAPANESE ART AND DESIGN

12 - 13 July 2005

London, King Street Lot Description Anonymous (18th Century) Portuguese Traders

A six-fold screen, ink, colour, gold and gold leaf on paper 56 x 202cm.


£2,640

($5,024)


($4,758 - $5,709)



8 November 2006 London, King Street Lot Description ANONYMOUS (18TH - 19TH CENTURY) A pair of six-fold screens, ink and colour on gold leaf, depicting The Four Seasons, Spring

represented by a parakeet sitting in a flowering cherry tree, Summer by cranes and iris, Autumn

by chrysanthemums, and Winter by mandarin ducks in the snow, some old restoration 77cm. x 181cm. (2)


£4,800

($8,510)


($8,865 - $12,411)


JAPANESE ART AND DESIGN

12 - 13 July 2005

London, King Street Lot Description Anonymous (18th-19th Century)

Grapes A six-fold screen, ink, colour and gold on paper

170 x 371cm.


£7,500

($11,438)


($4,400 - $5,700)


Japanese Art & Design

13 May 2009

London, South Kensington Lot Description Annonymous (18th - 19th century)

A six-fold screen, ink, colour and gold leaf on paper depicting chrysanthemum behind a bamboo fence

66 x 220cm.


€840

($1,009)

Price includes buyer's premium Estimate €600 - €900

($720 - $1,081)


CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

27 September 2005

Amsterdam Lot Description A pair of small six-fold screens 19th Century

Birds in a river landscape with blossoming trees Ink, colour and gold on paper

each leaf 41.5 cm. high, 17 cm. wide (2)


€2,640

($3,170)

Price includes buyer's premium Estimate €2,500 - €3,000

($3,002 - $3,602)



27 September 2005

Amsterdam Lot Description A six fold screen

Meiji Period A group of eighteen seated figures

Ink and colours on gold paper, some restoration each leaf 171.5 cm. high, 62.5 cm. wide


€4,183

($5,028)


($4,087 - $4,568)



19 May 2004

Amsterdam Lot Description A Byöbu five-fold screen MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)

Each panel depicting cockerels ink, colour and gold on paper, some wear and damages

172 cm. high, 376 cm. wide


£15,535

($28,507)


($14,680 - $22,020)


JAPANESE ART AND DESIGN INCLUDING ARTS OF THE SAMURAI

8 - 9 June 2004

London, King Street Lot Description A six-fold screen Edo Period (17th Century)

Sumi, gofun and colour on a gold ground, with a scene of the Hie-Sanno Festival with barges carrying off mikoshi [portable shrines], some with a horse, watched by townspeople on the shore,

old wear 59 5/8 x 147in. (151.5 x 373.5cm.)


£2,820

($4,143)


($1,763 - $2,204)


JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

13 June 2002

London, South Kensington Lot Description A six fold screen

18th century painted in sumi, gofun, colour and gilt on paper, part in relief with a multitude of red and white

chrysanthemum sprays beside a meandering river, amongst stylised gilt clouds -- each panel 71in. x 23¾in. (180.5cms x 60.5cms) overall, (damages and old wear)


£1,058

($1,488)


($1,407 - $2,111)


JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

23 November 2000

London, South Kensington Lot Description A six fold screen mounted behind glass 18th century

painted in sumi, gofun, colour and gilt with bijin and gentlemen strolling in a blossoming, pine-strewn riverside garden and seated in a pavilion -- 22½in. x 69in. (57cms x 175.2cms) overall,

(some damages), framed and glazed. See Illustration.


£3,750

($5,944)


($4,600 - $7,300)


Japanese Art & Asian Textiles including the Linda Wrigglesworth Collection

6 November 2008

London, South Kensington Lot Description A six fold screen, 19th century

painted in sumi, gofun and colours on a gold sprinkled ground, with a group of three male

Immortals dancing and playing musical instruments before a waterfall in a tree strewn landscape,

a further male Immortal seated on rockwork to one side and a female Immortal seated on the back of ho-o in flight above, two karako and a crane in the foreground -- the panels 66½in. x

23½in. max. (168.9cm. x 59.7cm.), unsigned, the exterior covered in silver textured paper, with incised metal mounts.


£10,000

($15,980)


($12,872 - $16,090)



10 November 2010

London, South Kensington

Contact the Department Lot Description A Pair of Six-Fold Screens Edo Period (19th century)

Ink, colour and gilt on paper and silver leaf with a striking design of blinds Each 163.4cm. high (2)

Price Realized (Set Currency) £7,500

($11,985)


($9,654 - $12,872)



10 November 2010


Contact the Department Lot Description A Six-Fold Screen

Edo Period (17th-18th century) Ink and colour on gold leaf with birds amongst cherry branches behind a fence alongside a

stream 167cm. high


£4,750

($9,980)


($4,202 - $8,404)


Japanese Ceramics & Works of Art

8 November 2007

London, South Kensington Lot Description A FOUR FOLD SCREEN, 19TH CENTURY

with four mounted paper panels in sumi, gofun and colour, each depicting a falcon tethered to a perch, one attempting to take off, another trying to undo the restraining ties, each with a circular

seal, all on a gold leaf ground, within gold sprinkled paper borders, the reverse decorated with large painted scrolling leaves -- each panel 67¼in. x 25½in. max. (170.8cm.x 64.8cm.), the

painted panels 47¼in. x 20¼in. (120cm. x 51.4cm.).


£4,750

($7,591)


($4,827 - $6,436)



10 November 2010


Contact the Department Lot Description A Six-Fold Screen

Edo Period (19th century) Colour on paper, with hagi [clover] and clouds in gold

124.5cm. high


£1,208

($2,019)


($1,672 - $2,508)


ORIENTAL CERAMICS

25 June 1998

London, South Kensington Lot Description A Japanese six fold screen in sumi, gofun, colour and gilt on paper with riased decoration depicting a fenced garden beside a

meandering stream, lined with sprays of chrysanthemums and berried trees among stylised gilt clouds -- each leaf 61in. x 21½in. (155cms x 54.5cms), (some damages and soiling)


£588

($921)

Price includes buyer's premium Estimate £600 - £800

($941 - $1,254)


ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS

5 December 2002

London, South Kensington Lot Description A Japanese two-fold screen

18th/19th century painted in sumi, gofun, colour and gilt on paper with two exotic long-tailed birds in flight above a

garden of variously coloured chrysanthemum sprays tied to canes, amongst stylised gilt clouds -- each panel 66¾in. x 37in. (169.5cms x 94cms), (old wear and some damages).

See Illustration.


£1,200

($2,311)


($963 - $1,541)


Furniture and Decorative Objects

6 March 2007

London, South Kensington Lot Description

A JAPANESE LACQUER FRAMED FOUR FOLD SCREEN

EARLY 20TH CENTURY Painted with birds and flowering trees

Each panel 67½in. (171cm.) high, 25½in. (65cm.) wide


£1,175

($1,677)


($856 - $1,142)



22 March 2001

London, South Kensington Lot Description A Japanese three-fold screen

18th/19th century painted in sumi, gofun, colour and gilt with numerous birds in a snow covered river landscape

before a waterfall, standing amongst pine, bamboo and flowers issuing from rockwork -- each

panel 66¼in. x 24¾in. (167.5cms x 63cms), (some damages and old wear). See Illustration.


£2,160

($4,240)

Price includes buyer's premium Estimate £600 - £1,000

($1,178 - $1,963)


Asian Art

29 March 2007

London, South Kensington Lot Description A Japanese six-fold screen, 19th century in sumi, gofun and colours on a gold leaf ground, decorated with two samurai warriors on

horseback, each in full armour with a quiver of arrows on his back, carrying a sword and bow, in full gallop through a river before a bridge and amongst willow and clouds -- each leaf 68¼in. x

25in. (173.3cm. x 63.5cm.), unsigned.


£33,460

($56,313)


($58,905 - $67,320)



18 June 2003

London, King Street Lot Description A Pair of Six-Fold Screens

Edo Period (Late 17th-18th Century) Ink and colours on gold paper, one screen with a ceremony at a Shinto shrine, the other with

scenes of rice cultivation and drunken revellers carrying gohei, with courtiers looking on Each panel 67½ x 24½in. (172 x 62cm.) (2)


£2,400

($4,428)


($3,690 - $5,535)


Asian Art including Chinese and Japanese Export

21 June 2006

London, South Kensington Lot Description A pair of Japanese six-fold screens, 18th Century

Ink and gilt on paper, one depicting a writhing dragon emerging from clouds above crashing waves, the other with a snarling tiger amongst bamboo on a rocky bank, before foaming waves,

the reverses in ink and white pigment with foaming waves on silvered mica grounds -- each panel 67½in. x 23¾in. (171.5cm x 60.3cm) overall. (2)


£625

($1,029)

Price includes buyer's premium

Estimate £500 - £800

($823 - $1,317)


Christie's Interiors

21 July 2009

London, South Kensington Lot Description A JAPANESE SIX-FOLD SCREEN 19TH CENTURY

Decorated in sumi, gofun and colour with flowering chrysanthemums blossoming amongst a woven bamboo fence and before a meandering river on a gilded ground

105 1/8in. x 41 5/8in. (267cm x 105.8cm.)


€3,250

($4,455)


($4,040 - $5,387)


European Furniture, Clocks, Sculpture and Works of Art

15 - 16 December 2008

Amsterdam Lot Description A Japanese six-panel folding screen Edo Period, 17/18th Century

Ink, colour and gold on paper, depicting figures rafting in a river with pavilions scattered between the hilly banks, damages and restorations

each leaf 171 cm. high x 64 cm. wide


£66,000

($120,978)


($64,155 - $82,485)


Exploration and Travel: Asia Including China Trade Paintings

13 July 2006

London, King Street Lot Description THE COASTLINE FROM OSAKA TO NAGASAKI A rare and unusual pair of six-fold map screens, Edo period (17th century), gold and colours on

paper, showing the coastline from Osaka to Nagasaki marking the main shipping routes (in red) with indications of rocks and sandbars, and considerable detail of the entire coastal stretch

between these two major ports, the major castles and shrines, including Miyajima, are depicted and a Chinese boat and a European boat are seen approaching Nagasaki, each panel 1340 x

470mm, forming a continuous coastal view 1.34 x 5.64m. (Some wear along joins and edges, some minor restoration). Plain wooden framed screen.

A VERY INTERESTING AND RARE PAIR OF PAINTED MAP SCREENS SHOWING THE

COASTAL NAVIGATION FROM OSAKA TO NAGASAKI. Depictions of real places in Japan, as true views or as maps, are extremely rare, and for the most part derived from European originals.

However, the tradition of views of places, with such features as temples or castles identified in script upon the painting is an old art form, most famous, perhaps, is the large ink painting

depicting Ama-no-Hashidate by the celebrated Muromachi monk painter Toyo Sesshu (1420-1506).

By the late Momoyama period, the European influence created by the books and pictures

imported by the Portuguese and later by the Dutch was being felt in many ways, including the desire for maps. Perhaps the most famous example must be the screens in the Imperial

Household collection with a world map, and scenes of cities derived from Willem Blaeu. This was exhibited in London in 2004 at 'Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe 1500-1800' at the

Victoria and Albert Museum, no. 24.

The present screen apparently has no precedent; no similar screen or depiction appears to have

been published, though a few actual maps have survived which depict events rather than attempting to be a useful map. A plan of Nagasaki Bay, for instance, depicting the arrival of the

abortive Portuguese embassy in 1647, when the Portuguese attempted, disastrously, to reopen relations between Portugal and Japan, was exhibited in the Europalia at Brussels in 1989 Art

Namban/Nambankunst, no.21. (2)


£2,750

($4,469)


($3,100 - $4,500)


Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit

22 September 2009

London, South Kensington Lot Description A JAPANESE GILT AND PAINTED SIX-FOLD SCREEN 19TH CENTURY

Depicting horses in stables with bamboo behind in a blue foliate silk border Each panel - 72 in. (183 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) wide


€6,000

($9,340)


($6,000 - $8,900)


European Noble and Private Collections

24 - 25 June 2008

Amsterdam Lot Description A pair of Japanese six-fold screens 18th 19th Century

A pair of six fold screens illustrating the battle between the Minamoto and the Tair, ink, colour and some gold and silver on paper

Each panel 161.5 x 58 cm; illustrations 125 x 47.2 cm (2)


$37,600




19 December 2001

Rockefeller Plaza

Lot Description Anonymous (late 17th century)

Bamboo Two-panel screen, ink, color and gold leaf on paper

58½ x 64½in. (148.6 x 164cm.) Pre-Lot Text

In the Right Place at the Right Time

The noted collector John W. Gruber (1927-2001) was in the right place at the right time. Educated at Jesuit schools in Philadelphia, Gruber became a partner in Price Waterhouse and Co.

(now PriceWaterhouseCoopers), the premier worldwide accounting firm. In 1963, after seven years in Caracas,Venezuela, he was transferred to Japan to the firm's Tokyo office. "Here was a

guy from Philadelphia who had never seen Asian art," he recalled later. "Surrounded by that culture, with all those treasures-how could I not have been fascinated?" During his nine years in

Tokyo, Gruber became passionate about Japanese chests (tansu) and is said to have owned as many as seventy of them at one point. His tansu collection, considered to be the largest and finest

in the world, has been widely exhibited and published. The chests were utilitarian. He integrated them into his apartment as end tables and used them for storage.

He also developed a love of Japanese painting. After lunch at the Imperial Hotel he would stroll

across the street and browse in the curio shops, just like Frank Lloyd Wright a generation earlier. The very first painting he acquired in this fashion is a fifteenth-century Buddhist triptych of the

Buddha Sakyamuni with Manjusri and Samantabhadra and the Sixteen Arhats, a painting that

now hangs in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. John M. Rosenfield of Harvard University exhibited the Gruber triptych, prized for its rare iconography and exceptional state of

preservation, at Asia House Gallery in the fall of 1979 in the exhibition "Journey of the Three Jewels: Japanese Buddhist Paintings from Western Collections."

Gruber focused on 17th-century Japanese folding screens and made some major purchases under

the guidance of scholars and museum specialists in Tokyo. He was famously cautious and finicky about condition, dating, and authenticity. Essentially self-taught, he had a connoisseur's eye and

a talent for searching out fine quality. Years later he sold a pair of Japanese screens Scenes In and Around Kyoto at Christie's, New York, for nearly two million dollars, still a record price.

Notwithstanding these successful acquisitions, he always claimed that his fondest treasure was his rustic house and lush moss garden in a mountain setting at Nikko, north of Tokyo.

During the years he was with Price Waterhouse in Washington, D. C., from 1977 to 1983, his

interest shifted to Chinese furniture, and he frequently visited the Nelson-Atkins Museum to meet with Laurence Sickman, the director emeritus, and Marc Wilson, the curator of Asian art.

Made from rare huanghuali wood, Chinese tables and chairs became a graceful frame for his Asian art. His Washington, D. C. apartment was published in the June 1984 Architectural

Digestand his New York apartment, decorated by Stephanie Stokes, was featured this year in Design Times. Today Asian ceramics, furniture, and paintings from the Gruber Collection are

in many American museums and private collections.

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