Lot 550 · Japanese & Korean Art
Momoyama Period (1574), Signed Bishu Osafune Sukesada and Dated Tensho Ninen Hachigatsu Hi (A Day in the Eighth Month of the Second Year of the Tensho Era 1574)
A Bizen Katana · leather
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Japanese & Korean Art , New York · 24 March 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5100832
- Record
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A Bizen Katana, MOMOYAMA PERIOD (1574), SIGNED BISHU OSAFUNE SUKESADA AND DATED TENSHO NINEN HACHIGATSU HI (A DAY IN THE EIGHTH MONTH OF THE SECOND YEAR OF THE TENSHO ERA 1574). Christie's, 24 Mar 2010, lot 550. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5100832.
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A Bizen Katana, MOMOYAMA PERIOD (1574), SIGNED BISHU OSAFUNE SUKESADA AND DATED TENSHO NINEN HACHIGATSU HI (A DAY IN THE EIGHTH MONTH OF THE SECOND YEAR OF THE TENSHO ERA 1574). Christie's, 24 Mar 2010, lot 550. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5100832.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Arita Ware, Kakiemon Style, Edo Period (1670-1700) | An Enamelled Porcelain Gorgelet ( Kendi ) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Arita Ware, Kakiemon Style, Edo Period (1660-80) | A Small Enamelled Porcelain Jar | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) | Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) A Large Stoneware Bowl | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Shigaraki Ware, Late Muromachi-Momoyama Period (16Th Century) | A large stoneware jar | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Edo Period (17Th-18Th Century) | A rattan arrow quiver ( utsubo ) | $2,000–$4,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Bizen Katana | Signed Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada , and Dated on the Ura | $11,656 | Christie's, Jul 2005 | |
| Katsushika Hokusai | ATTRIBUTED TO KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) Sanpushi ('Mast | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
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| Katsushika Hokusai | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Edo period (1615-1868), circa | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| A Bizen Katana | Kamakura Period (Early 14Th Century), Inscribed Bizen Kuni O | Christie's, Sep 2007 | ||
| Katsushika Hokusai | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) Edo period (1615-1868), 1828 | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), 1857 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) ET UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826- | Bonhams, Oct 2022 |
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