Natsuo Kano Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Natsuo Kano Art Value Price Guide

May. 27, 2022
KANO NATSUO: A SUPERB INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH A CARP
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
KANO NATSUO: A SUPERB INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH A CARP By the studio of Kano Natsuo, signed Natsuo with kakihan Japan, Natsuo School, 19th century Of mokko shape with slightly raised rim, the iron superbly patinated with a fine finish, carved in relief with a carp leaping from the water, a minutely detailed wasp above it, the details finely worked in copper and gold takazogan, the water rendered in takabori with fine incision work, the dew drops inlaid in gold. The tranquil backside with an incised stream and a few gold grasses, signed NATSUO with kakihan. SIZE 8.4 x 7.7 cm WEIGHT 153.6 g Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: An important East German private collection, mostly assembled in the 1970s and 80s. Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) was born to a rice merchant in Yanagiba Oike, Kyoto. At the age of 7, he was adopted by Jisuke Kano, a sword merchant, and naturally became fascinated by the beauty of tsuba and began to chisel by imitation. Literature comparison: Compare with a closely related tsuba by Kano Natsuo depicting a similar motif at the Walters Art Museum, accession number 51.397. Auction comparison: Compare with a closely related tsuba by the studio of Kano Natsuo depicting a similar motif at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19 March 2014, New York, lot 3337 ( sold for 7,500 USD).
Galerie Zacke
Sep. 22, 2020
A SILVER EWER AND COVER - MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED NATSUO (KANO NATSUO; 1828-1898)
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
A SILVER EWER AND COVER MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED NATSUO (KANO NATSUO; 1828-1898) 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) including handle
Christie's
May. 16, 2019
Ф Attributed to Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Est: £18,000 - £20,000
Attributed to Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryA pair of kakejiku (vertical hanging scrolls), ink on paper in silk mounts with ivory jikusaki (roller-ends), depicting Ebisu (right) and Daikoku (left), two of the Gods of Good Fortune; each sealed Na-tsu-o and Nihon kinko (Japanese metalwork); with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Ebisu Daikoku tsuifuku Senko Natsuo shohitsu Taisho jusannen kinoe-nedoshi risshu no hi Kano Akio kore o shikisu (A pair of scrolls of Ebisu and Daikoku, a true work from the brush of my father Natsuo, recorded by Kano Akio in mid-August 1924) and sealed Shusui. Each overall: 175.5cm x 42.3cm (69 1/8in x 16 5/8in); image: 91cm x 25.2cm (35¾in x 10in). (3). For the two seals used on these paintings, see Miyake Teruyoshi, Natsuo taikan: Kano Natsuo kaisetsu (A Comprehensive Collection of Natsuo: Commentary on Kano Natsuo), Tokyo, Chugoku Paaru Hanbai, 1990, p.78, left and centre images in the fourth row.
Bonhams
May. 16, 2019
A metal curved-rectangular chaki (tea scoop) By Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), Edo period, 19th century
Est: £15,000 - £18,000
A metal curved-rectangular chaki (tea scoop) By Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), Edo period, 19th centuryPatinated to simulate sentoku, finely engraved in delicate katakiri-bori and kebori with rain falling over a lotus bud and two large partially worm-eaten leaves, the reverse silvered, signed on bottom right Natsuo koku; with double wood storage boxes, inscribed outside the lid of the inner box Shinchu [...]te hasu kebori chaki (Brass [...] tea scoop with design of lotus in kebori), inside the lid with two seals, one reading Natsuo. 14.7cm x 5.1cm (5¾in x 2in). (2). The drawing for the tea scoop presented here is Published: by Miyake Teruyoshi, ed., Natsuo taikan: Kengu shitazu soko (A Comprehensive Collection of Natsuo: Preliminary Drawings and Drafts for Sword Fittings), Tokyo, Chugoku Pearl Hanbai Kabushikigaisha, 1990, p.306 (image on far right).For a similar example, see Tabako to Shio no Hakubutsukan (Tobacco and Salt Museum), Meiji no chokin: Kano Natsuo to sono jidai (Metalwork in the Meiji Era: Kano Natsuo and His Times), Kyoto, 1987, cat. no.26.
Bonhams
May. 16, 2019
A copper and bamboo pipe By Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Est: £4,000 - £4,500
A copper and bamboo pipe By Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe bamboo stem stained, the copper and silver mouthpiece and bowl engraved and inlaid in copper and silver, depicting a crow perched on an ancient branch, signed Natsuo with an inlaid gold seal Koi; with a fitted wood storage box. 20.1cm (7 7/8in). (2). For similar examples by the artist, see Ikeda Suematsu and Yoshida Teruzo, Kano Natsuo meihinshu (Collected Masterpieces of Kano Natsuo), Tokyo, Yuzankaku, 1972, p.153, nos.108-110.
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2014
Goto Ichijo (1791-1876) and Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) Fine Japanese Art
Est: £5,000 - £6,000
1870 Kakejiku, ink on paper, depicting a sprig of camellia below a waka poem (see below), the painting signed Natsuo utsusu (Drawn by Natsuo) with a seal, the poem signed Jinen hachiju-o Hogen Ichijo (Hogen Ichijo, aged 80); with fitted wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Hogen Ichijo Natsuo-o gassaku (A joint work by Hogen Ichijo and Natsuo). 93.9cm x 26.7cm (36 15/16in x 10½in). (2).
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2014
Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) Fine Japanese Art
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
1866 Kakejiku, ink and slight colour on paper, depicting the bodhisattva Kannon floating on waves with the rising sun in the background, signed Hinoe-tora moshun no hi Natsuo keisha (Respectfully drawn by Natsuo in the first month of the hinoe-tora year [1866]) with seal Natsuo; with wooden storage box; with accompanying certificate and letter. 67.5cm x 20.1cm (26 9/16in x 7 15/16in). (4).
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2014
Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) Fine Japanese Art
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
1865 Kakejiku, ink and slight colour on paper, depicting Daikoku, the God of Wealth, riding on top of two rice bales on the back of an ox, a mallet in his right hand, his left hand grasping his sack which he carries on his back, signed kinoto-ushi haru kasshi no hi Natsuo keisha (Respectfully drawn by Natsuo on the rat [first] day of a 60-day cycle in the kinoto-ushi year [1865]), with seals Natsuo and Shugyo no yokan (Taking a break from study); with fitted wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Daikokuten kinko Natsuo ga (Painting of Daikoku by the metalworker Natsuo).25.8cm x 17.5cm (10 1/8in x 6 7/8in). (2).
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2014
Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) Fine Japanese Art
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
1870 Kakejiku, ink and slight colour on paper, depicting pine saplings, bamboo and matsutake mushrooms, below a waka poem, the painting with two seals, one reading Natsuo, the poem signed Jinen hachiju-o Ichijo (Ichijo, aged 80) with a seal Goto; with fitted wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Komatsu matsutake no zu (Painting of pine saplings and matsutake); inscribed inside Senko Natsuo shinseki Hokkyo Ichijo-o san Showa kanoe-ne shunjitsu Akio dai (A true work by my late father Natsuo with a poem by the venerable Hokkyo Ichijo, inscribed by Akio in the kanoe-ne year of Showa [1960]) with seal Akio. 97.4cm x 23.1cm (38 3/8in x 9 1/8in). (2).
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2014
Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) Fine Japanese Art
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
1864 Kakejiku, a tall vertical scroll, ink on paper, depicting Daikoku (God of Wealth) seated on two rice bales, a mallet in his right hand, his right hand grasping his sack which he carries on his back, signed Kasshidoshi nezuki hatsu ne no hi Natsuo keisha (Respectfully drawn by Natsuo on the rat [first] day of the rat [eleventh] month of the rat [first] year of the cycle [1864]) with seal Natsuo, the textile components of the mount decorated with stylised rice bales, the jiku (rollers) of wood, lacquered in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on black lacquer with takaramono (auspicious objects associated with Daikoku and other gods of good fortune) and rice plants; with fitted wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Daikokuten kinko Natsuo ga (Painting of Daikoku by the metalworker Natsuo). 83.2cm x 17.6cm (32¾in x 6 15/16in). (2).
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2014
Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) Fine Japanese Art
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Mid-late 19th century Kakejiku, ink and slight colour on paper, depicting pine trees and a torii arch at the entrance to the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, with two seals, one reading Natsuo; with fitted wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Kamo no zu (Painting of Kamo), the inside of the lid inscribed Kafu Natsuo shohitsu Showa ni hinoto-u toshi shoka no hi Akio shiki (Certified by Akio on an early summer's day in Showa 2, hinoto-u [1927] as a genuine work by my father Natsuo). 69.4cm x 19.6cm (27 5/16in x 7 11/16in). (2).
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2014
A bronze and silver teascoop Fine Japanese Art
Est: £15,000 - £18,000
By Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), circa 1896 Of standard curved-rectangular form, carved in katakiribori with a lotus blossom and leaves, with grasses, the vertical rims and the back of silver, signed Natsuo kizamu (carved by Natsuo); with wood tomobako storage box sealed Natsuo in hiragana script and an inscription on the outside of the lid. 14.6cm x 5.7cm (5¾in x 2¼in). (2).
Bonhams
Mar. 19, 2014
A mixed metal tsuba and kozuka (futatokoromono)- -By the studio of Kano Natsuo, circa 1900
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
By the studio of Kano Natsuo, circa 1900 The rounded rectangular migaki tsuba with a raised shaped rim finished in a hatched design resembling textile and patinated on the obverse in shakudo and the reverse in gold, both sides decorated with a moored riverboat and geese in a rainy landscape rendered in katakiribori and silver, copper and gold hirazogan and takazogan , inscribed Natsuo with kao and dated; the shakudo migakiji kozuka decorated with an abbreviated version of the design in similar techniques, inscribed Natsuo and with kao ; with wood storage box with attestation, signed and sealed by Sato Kanzan 3 1/8in (8cm) high (tsuba), 3 15/16in (10cm) long (kozuka)
Bonhams
Mar. 25, 2010
A TOBACCO POUCH 19th century, netsuke by Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), clasp by Yoshihiko
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
19th century, netsuke by Kano Natsuo (1828-1898), clasp by Yoshihiko The brocade pouch decorated with colorful flowers on a cream-colored ground, gold highlights, the clasp shakudo and gilt in the form of a flying deity, the underside plate carved with grasses and waves, signed Yoshihiko, with round hardstone ojime, the kagamibuta netsuke with ivory bowl and a gold disc incised with flowers, netsuke signed Hakusei 2 3/4in (7cm)
Bonhams
May. 14, 2008
Kano Natsuo (1828-1898)
Est: £8,000 - £10,000
Kano Natsuo (1828-1898) A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper, depicting Hotei and Ebisu, with red seal Natsuo Each 91 x 25cm.
Christie's
Nov. 09, 2004
f - A FINE IRON TSUBA, BY KANO NATSUO (1828-1898)
Est: £60,000 - £65,000
of shallow mokko form with slightly raised rim, bearing a lightly hammered ground and carved in delicate takabori with a dragon rising amid swirling clouds above a breaking wave, a wave trough on the reverse, the dragon's whisker and several spray drops are inlaid with gold, signed Myochin Muneharu kitae kore (forged or hammered by Myochin Muneharu), Natsuo saku
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