Ando Jubei cloisonne & Japanese screens grace Hindman’s March 25 sale
Left, Anonymous, 19th century, ‘Hunting Scenes,’ est. $5,000-$6,000; Right, Japanese cloisonne-enamel and partial plique-a-jour square bowl by Ando Jubei, Meiji period, est. $60,000-$80,000
CHICAGO – Items ranging from a cloisonne-enamel and plique-a-jour bowl by legendary cloisonne artist Ando Jubei to a private Chicago collection of Japanese silver bonbonnieres will be offered in Hindman’s March 25 Japanese and Korean Works of Art auction. Japanese ink and color paintings from the collection of L. Harrison Bernbaum of Chicago and a vast offering of samurai swords from the collection of a prominent private collector will be presented alongside a selection of ceramic wares, woodblock prints and baskets from various private collections and estates. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Ando Jubei’s Cloisonne-Enamel and Plique-a-Jour Square Bowl
Among the highlights of the auction is a Japanese cloisonne-enamel and partial plique-a-jour square bowl by Ando Jubei, a celebrated cloisonne artist who was also admired for the presentation wares that he created for the Imperial family. The bowl carries an estimate of $60,000-$80,000.
Japanese cloisonne-enamel and partial plique-a-jour square bowl by Ando Jubei, Meiji period, est. $60,000-$80,000
Jubei’s work was revolutionary and contributed to the height of cloisonne artistry in the late 19th century. From the Meiji period, this bowl depicts multicolor chrysanthemums, enclosed by brown enameled borders imitating bamboo atop an enameled metal body, with a single crab in the interior of the bowl.
Spectacular Silver
A selection of silver bonbonnieres, containers that were commonly used for gifts or to store treats and candy, from a Chicago collector are among the most anticipated lots of the auction. A Japanese silver rabbit-form bonbonniere, estimated at $1,000-$2,000, should draw strong bidding activity for its excellent craftmanship and the fact that it was made as a souvenir for the marriage of Princess Nagako of Kuni no Miya, known as the Empress Kojun. The bonbonniere group also includes a silver house-form and also a fan-shaped form, thought to be an Imperial object (lots 10 and 21; estimated at $1,000-$2,000 and $2,000-$4,000, respectively).
Japanese Ink and Color Paintings from the Collection of L. Harrison Bernbaum
A selection of Japanese ink and color paintings from the collection of L. Harrison Bernbaum, a keen collector of Japanese and Korean works of art and paintings, will be offered.
Anonymous, 19th century, ‘Hunting Scenes’ est. $5,000-$6,000
The works illustrate the variety of subject matters which were shown on 18th- and 19th-century Japanese screens, featuring everything from classic Japanese stories and fairy tales, to Japanese and Chinese landscapes, to scenes taken from Chinese classic novels. Most notable within this group is a 19th-century screen titled Hunting Scenes, estimated at $5,000-$6,000.
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