Shinwa Wise Holdings Co., Ltd.
A collection of masterpieces of ancient and modern ceramics, such as Gonroku Matsuda’s maki-e and Raku Doiri’s black flat tea bowl. June 15th (Saturday) Modern Ceramics/Ancient Art/Modern Ceramics Part II Auction Announcement
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Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd. (Head office: Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Representative director: Yoichiro Kurata), a major subsidiary of Shinwa Wise Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Representative director: Yoichiro Kurata), announced on Saturday, June 15, 2024, The Modern Ceramics/Ancient Art/Modern Ceramics Part II auction will be held on the 1st floor of the Yusen Building in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Admission to the auction and preview is free, but admission for viewing only is also possible. In addition to direct bidding at the venue, advance bidding and real-time bidding (live bidding) from the web are accepted.
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■ Auction date: Saturday, June 15, 2024
Start: 15:00~ (doors open 14:30)
・Modern Ceramics Part II
(LOT.1~LOT.35)
・Ancient art
(LOT.36~LoOT.91)
・Modern pottery
(LOT.92～LOT.133)
■ Preview meeting
June 11th (Tuesday) – June 12th (Wednesday), 2024
10:00-18:00
Thursday, June 13, 2024
10:00-16:00
Auction/preview venue: Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd.
Address: 1F Gallery, Yusen Building, 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
*Both the auction and preview will be held at the same venue. YouTube Live distribution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eWesZ3bPLI Featured lots (some)
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LOT.37 Bizen shogata flower vase
H22.7×D8.0cm
Published in “World Ceramics Complete Works 4 Momoyama (Ichi)” P.157 No.189 (Shogakukan) [With book]
Estimate: 300,000 yen to 500,000 yen
Bizen ware is a pottery developed in Inbe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, and is counted as one of the six oldest kilns in Japan. It began in the Kamakura period, and in the Muromachi period, the pioneer of wabi tea, Juko Murata, praised it for its “chilled and withered” beauty, and it came into the limelight as a tea pottery. This Bizen ware flower vase imitates the sho of gagaku music, and is a rare masterpiece, with the mouthpiece even exquisitely reproduced.
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LOT.90 Raku Doyu “Black Flat Tea Bowl Kaneko”
H6.0×D14.0cm
Includes Ryōnsai’s book / Published in “Japanese Ceramics Volume 14: Rakudai Tamamizu-yaki, Ohi-yaki” No.48 (Chuokoronsha) [With book] Estimate: 5 million yen to 7 million yen
The third generation of the Raku family, Donyu [Keicho 4 – Meireki 2 (1599-1656)] is a master craftsman who is praised as the pinnacle of the Raku family. This work is a black Raku flat tea bowl made by Doyu. In the tea ceremony, a flat bowl is used in the summer, and a tube bowl is used in the winter, and most of the flat bowls are morning glory shaped. However, in the Raku family, a flat bowl with a shallow body called a badarai is made. This is because the first generation Chojiro’s horse cup-shaped black Raku flat tea bowl, which was made to reflect Rikyu’s aesthetic sense, has been inherited. In addition, the glaze is characterized by a glossy luster that is different from that of Chojiro and Tsuneyoshi II. The whole bowl is coated with a thick, thick glaze called “Makuyu”, which is unique to Doyu, and you can see the waves in the hem even if it is a flat bowl.
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LOT.117 Toyo Kaneshige “Bizen clam mukoki”
W17.9~W18.2cm Inscription “������” on each hill / Co-box Estimate: 400,000 yen – 600,000 yen
Toyo Kaneshige (1896-1967) was the first Bizen ware potter to be recognized as a holder of important intangible cultural property (Living National Treasure). “Bizen clam mukotsuke” is a masterpiece of Toyo’s Bizen ware technique, and is characterized by beautiful reddish-brown and golden spots created by natural glaze, and smooth curves that resemble clams.
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H7.6 x D7.3cm / Inscribed on the hill “Saku Gonroku” / Double boxed 1970 (Showa 45) work Exhibited in “Matsuda Gonroku Exhibition” National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo / 1978 (Showa 53) “Matsuda Gon” Exhibited at Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, etc. / 1987 (Showa 62) Published in “Living National Treasure Series 21 Matsuda Gonroku” Illustration 46 (Kodansha) Estimate: 1.5 million yen – 2.5 million yen Gonroku Matsuda (1896-1986) is one of Japan’s leading makie artists. Known as a holder of important intangible cultural properties (living national treasure), he greatly contributed to the development of modern lacquer art. This work features a wave pattern on a black lacquer background and two plovers on the lid. Since ancient times, the plover has been considered an auspicious pattern for praying for victory and for family safety, and its movement and shape are intricately expressed. This nakaji (light tea utensil) has both practicality as a tea utensil and value as a work of art, and you can feel Gonroku Matsuda’s outstanding technique and unique aesthetic sense.
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Company Profile
[Shinwa Wise Holdings Co., Ltd.] Trade name Shinwa Wise Holdings Co., Ltd. Address 2nd floor, Yusen Building, 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 Capital 72.21 million yen Officers Representative director Yoichiro Kurata Purpose (business content): Art and A holding company that operates a business group involved in the distribution of high-value items and culture-related businesses.
[Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd.]
Trade name Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd.
*Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd. is a group company of Shinwa Wise Holdings Co., Ltd. (2437: TSE STD)
Address: 2nd floor, Yusen Building, 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 Capital: 50 million yen
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