Ritsuo Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ritsuo Art Value Price Guide

May. 03, 2024
A SUPERB AND RARE CERAMIC-INLAID LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO DEPICTING A SHISHI, SIGNED KAJIKAWA AND SEALED KAN
Est: €4,000 - €8,000
A SUPERB AND RARE CERAMIC-INLAID LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO DEPICTING A SHISHI, SIGNED KAJIKAWA AND SEALED KAN The lacquer work by the Kajikawa family, the ceramic inlay by Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747) or Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-1790), sealed Kan 観 and signed Maki-e 蒔絵 Kajikawa 梶川 saku 作 with seal Ei 榮 Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Joly, Henri L. (1912) The W. L. Behrens Collection, Part 2, Lacquer and Inro, no. 906, illustrasted on pl. XLIV. The boldly carved wood inro of almost square shape and oval section, bearing a beautiful, natural grain, lacquered in unusually thick takamaki-e with rich gold depicting a continuous image of a craggy rock with leafy hiramaki-e bamboo sprays in gold, next to an imposing snarling shishi, filling out the other half of the composition, inlaid in bright turquoise-blue ceramic. The image spilling over to the upper and lower area of the top and bottom case. Signed underneath Maki-e KAJIKAWA saku [the lacquer made by Kajikawa] with gold seal Ei and further with a red and white glazed ceramic seal KAN [for Ogawa Haritsu, Ritsuo]. The interior cases and rims of gold lacquer. HEIGHT 7.5 cm, LENGTH 6.3 cm Condition: Excellent condition with only very minor wear and expected firing flaws to the ceramic inlay. Provenance: Ex-collection W. L. Behrens (1861-1913). Sold at Glendining & Co Auction, 21 November 1946. A noted private collection, acquired from the above, assembled by the previous owner’s great-grandfather and thence by descent. With old collection labels to the top case. The Kajikawa family are a famous dynasty of lacquerers founded in the 17th century in Edo. The combination of lacquer work by the Kajikawa family and ceramic inlay by Ritsuo is very rare. Ogawa Haritsu (formerly often referred to outside Japan by his alternative name of Ritsuo) was among the first Japanese lacquer artists to establish an independent reputation outside of the hereditary craft dynasties of Kyoto, Edo, and Kanazawa. Following an early career as a haiku poet, he is thought to have first turned his attention to lacquer design in middle age and soon attracted a wide following thanks to his novel choice of subject matter and pioneering and imaginative use of unusual materials; at some point after 1710 he was hired by Tsugaru Nobuhisa (1669-1747), lord of a domain in northern Japan, for whom he worked until 1731. Mochizuki Hanzan, thought to have lived from 1743 to 1790, called himself Haritsu II and was a close follower of Ogawa Haritsu (1663-1747) though he was neither his son nor his pupil. His works are sometimes sealed ‘Kan’ and it has become a challenge for scholars and collectors to distinguish some of these works from those of Ogawa Haritsu. Auction comparison: For a related lacquer suzuribako with similarly bright inlays, by Hanzan, and bearing a similar seal, see Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 3 December 2021, Vienna, lot 165 (sold for EUR 50,560).
Galerie Zacke
May. 03, 2024
KAN: A CERAMIC AND LACQUER-INLAID WOOD TWO-CASE INRO WITH DARUMA
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
KAN: A CERAMIC AND LACQUER-INLAID WOOD TWO-CASE INRO WITH DARUMA By Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747) or a follower, signed with two seals and Kan 観 and Shoko 尚行 (Naoyuki) Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of upright rectangular form and oval section, decorated in lacquer-enriched ceramic to depict Daruma meditating. The verso is decorated with a hossu (Buddhist fly whisk) and a mokugyo bell. Signed with two seals KAN and SHOKO (Naoyuki)—both seals were used by Ogawa Haritsu and his followers. The seal Shoko/Naoyuki seems to be predominantly found on this specific type of textured light wood netsuke and inro with ceramic inlays (see auction comparisons). HEIGHT 7.2 cm, LENGTH 6.1 cm Condition: Very good condition with wear and natural imperfections. One tiny chip to the corner near one of the cord holes. Provenance: Ex-collection of Drs. Edmund and Julia Lewis. Drs. Edmund Jean and Julia Breyer Lewis are renowned experts in nephrology who met professionally and later married in 1997, and have since continued to collect Japanese art together, actively seeking the best they could find from the finest dealers in the field. Known for their keen scholarship and high aesthetic standards, for the past three decades Ed and Julie have focused on collecting lacquer art, painting, and Buddhist sculpture from Japan. Auction comparison: Compare a related three-case lacquered and ceramic-inlaid wood inro depicting a caparisoned elephant, signed with the same seals Shoko/Naoyuki and Kan, by Ogawa Haritsu, at Bonhams, The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art, 8 November 2011, London, lot 274 (sold for GBP 10,000). Also compare a related ceramic-inlaid kiri wood netsuke depicting a recumbent deer, sealed Shoko/Naoyuki, at Sotheby’s, The Carlo Monzino Collection of Netsuke, Inro and Lacquer, 21 June 1995, London, lot 341 (sold for GBP 920).
Galerie Zacke
Mar. 27, 2024
Ogawa Haritsu
Est: $800 - $1,200
Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747) A Dry-Lacquer Figure of Hotei the figure depicted standing, dressed in draped robes opening to the bare chest, a cloth sack next to him, the reverse sealed Kan. Height 7 5/8 in., 9.5 cm. Property from the Collection of Edmund and Julia Lewis, Chicago, Illinois Provenance: Fine Japanese Works of Art, Bonhams New York, 15 September 2015, lot 3082A
Hindman
Mar. 21, 2024
OGAWA HARITSU (1663-1747) A Black-Lacquer Three-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
OGAWA HARITSU (1663-1747) A Black-Lacquer Three-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Of lenticular plan with integral cord runners, the ovoid profile resembling a contemporary ōban (gold piece), the black-lacquer ground decorated in gold, silver, red, and black hiramaki-e and high-relief takamaki-e with details inlaid In shell, depicting a Chinese ocean-going vessel in full sail, the reverse with a falcon perched on the stern-post, signed in gold hiramaki-e Ukanshi Ritsuō with a red-lacquer seal Kan; with a wood netsuke carved in the shape of Dutchmen aboard Chinese ship 4 3/8in (11.2cm) high
Bonhams
Jul. 19, 2021
A rare lacquered wood koro (incense burner) in the form of an elephant Attributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), 18th century (2)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
A rare lacquered wood koro (incense burner) in the form of an elephant Attributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), 18th century Formed from soft wood, standing on all fours, facing ahead with its trunk raised, its body lacquered dark brown and carved with an elaborate tasselled cloth over its back and tied beneath, lacquered in red with formal designs, the copper liner surmounted by a bronze cover finely pierced with scrolling flowerheads; unsigned. 20.4cm x 27cm (8in x 10 5/8in). (2). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 16, 2016
OGAWA RITSUO (1663-1747) COURT BEAUTY WITH A CAT Edo period (1615-1868)
Est: $800 - $1,200
OGAWA RITSUO (1663-1747) COURT BEAUTY WITH A CAT Edo period (1615-1868), 18th-19th century Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; portraying an attendant with court lady-inwaiting looking back at a small cat (an allusion to The Third Princess in the Tale of Genji), a waka poem inscribed to the top, signed Ukanshi Ritsuo zu with two seals of the artist 14 x 21 3/4in (35.4 x 55.6cm)
Bonhams
Sep. 16, 2009
Bugaku dancers By Ogawa Haritsu (1663-1747)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
By Ogawa Haritsu (1663-1747) Two-panel screen; ink, color and gold on gold leaf with moriage; signed Bokanshi Ritsuo gyonen shichijuyonsai hitsu and sealed Kan and Ogawa Haritsu 64 1/2 x 66in (163.8 x 167.6cm)
Bonhams
Sep. 16, 2009
Inlaid paulownia wood three-case inro By Ogawa Haritsu, known as Ritsuo (1663-1747)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
By Ogawa Haritsu, known as Ritsuo (1663-1747) The running grain of the wood accentuated and lacquered and inlaid with a crab and shell amid swaying aquatic plants, the reverse with an egret perched on an anchor, signed Ritsuo and sealed kan; with an agate ojime in the form of a crab and an ivory netsuke of a large crab on a closed clam, signed Shukosai Anraku with kakihan 3 5/8in (9.2cm)
Bonhams