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Plastic Art, Calligrapher, b. 1900 - d. 1979

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  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU (1900-1979)
    Apr. 28, 2025

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU (1900-1979)

    Est: €15,000 - €20,000

    Six-part screen

    Campo & Campo
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979)
    Oct. 09, 2024

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979)

    Est: €12,000 - €15,000

    Untitled. C. 1970. Wood sculpture. Description FR Sans titre. Ca. 1970. Sculpture en bois. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Ca. 1970. Houtsculptuur.

    Bernaerts Auctioneers
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979)
    Oct. 09, 2024

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979)

    Est: €5,000 - €6,000

    Untitled. C. 1970. Wooden structure with copper plates. With pedestal. Description FR Sans titre. Epoque 1970. Structure en bois, cloutée avec des plaques de cuivre. Avec socle. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Ca. 1970. Houten structuur, beslagen met koperen plaatjes. Met sokkel.

    Bernaerts Auctioneers
  • Illusion
    Jul. 18, 2024

    Illusion

    Est: ¥100,000 - ¥150,000

    sealed (lower left), framed

    Mallet Auction
  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU (JAPANESE 1900-1979), UNTITLED
    May. 14, 2024

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU (JAPANESE 1900-1979), UNTITLED

    Est: £10,000 - £15,000

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU (JAPANESE 1900-1979) UNTITLED Sheet Copper Signed and dated 1962 approximately 399 x 95 x 50cm; 157 x 37½ x 19½ in. The recent sculpture of the master Teshigahara Sofu has served as a major step in establishing a new aesthetic [...]. Until a new order is born, "adjacency" is the most abstract concept we have. The term "composition", which now enjoys currency in aesthetics and art criticism, is too classical, and I am even of the opinion that it should be replaced with "arrangement" Michel Tapié "A Mental Reckoning of My First Trip to Japan (1957)", in From Postwar to Postmodern: Art in Japan 1945-1989, (New York, 2012), p. 99-100. Born in Tokyo in 1900, Teshigahara is regarded as one of the most important Japanese Avant-Garde artists. In 1927 he started the Sogetsu-ryu school of Ikebana flower arranging for which he received the Minister of Education Awards for Art in 1962. From these roots in his mastered field of one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement Teshigahara expanded his artistic endeavors into painting, calligraphy and sculpture. He first exhibited as a sculptor at Tokyo's Bridgestone Museum in 1957. This untitled work bears similarities with work exhibited in 2020 at the Sogetsu WEST, gallery in Japan which were titled "八百万の神" (YAOYOROZU no KAMIGAMI). TIME Magazine called him the 'Picasso of Flowers' and he was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 1960 and the Legion of Honor in 1961.

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) Composition Sumi ink, gouache and silver leaf
    Apr. 23, 2024

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) Composition Sumi ink, gouache and silver leaf

    Est: €2,000 - €3,000

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) Composition Sumi ink, gouache and silver leaf on paper laid on plywood 182 x 91cm.

    Christie's
  • Teshigahara Sofu
    Oct. 31, 2023

    Teshigahara Sofu

    Est: £25,000 - £30,000

    The Property of a Gentleman Teshigahara Sofu (1900-1979) The Sun (Nichirin) a six-panel folding screen: sumi ink and gold on paper, signed with artist's red seal, black lacquer mounts, pierced and engraved copper mounts 172 x 375 cm., 67¾ x 147⅝ in. (when unfolded)

    Sotheby's
  • Sofu Teshigahara "Untitled" wood and brass h cm 251 Provenance Palma Bucarelli collection, Rome Private collection, Avellino...
    Nov. 29, 2022

    Sofu Teshigahara "Untitled" wood and brass h cm 251 Provenance Palma Bucarelli collection, Rome Private collection, Avellino...

    Est: €4,000 - €6,000

    (Tokyo 1900 - 1979) "Untitled" wood and brass h cm 251 Provenance Palma Bucarelli collection, Rome Private collection, Avellino IT "Senza titolo" legno e rame h cm 251 Provenienza Collezione Palma Bucarelli, Roma Collezione privata, Avellino

    Il Ponte Auction House
  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU(1900-1979)
    Oct. 25, 2022

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU(1900-1979)

    Est: €600 - €800

    'untitled'

    Campo & Campo
  • Sofu Teshigahara Soft Cover Portfolio, 1959
    Mar. 03, 2022

    Sofu Teshigahara Soft Cover Portfolio, 1959

    Est: $100 - $200

    Sofu Teshigahara (Japanese, 1900-1979) soft cover portfolio. By Michel Tapie and Soichi Tominaga for Institut Internation de Recherches Estiques XXI. Published by Sogetsu Tokyo, 1959. Mounted photographs on board of the artist's flower arrangements. Photos: 9" x 7 1/2". Pages: 14 3/4" x 11 1/4". Wear to the binding to the corners and edges of the folio.

    Willow Auction House
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE Cuivre peint sur bois
    Dec. 08, 2021

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE Cuivre peint sur bois

    Est: €4,000 - €6,000

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE Cuivre peint sur bois h: 156 w: 55 d: 35 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, France A l'actuel propriétaire par descendance Commentaire : Painted copper on wood Estimation 4 000 - 6 000 €

    Artcurial
  • Sofu TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979)
    Nov. 24, 2021

    Sofu TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979)

    Est: €1,500 - €2,000

    Sofu TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) Untitled Red iron sculpture. Signed. Red iron sculpture. Signed. H_26 cm Provenance: - Galerie Numaga, Switzerland - Acquired from this gallery by the present owner - Private collection Sans titre Sculpture en fer rouge. Signée. Red iron sculpture. Signed. H_26 cm Provenance : - Galerie Numaga, Suisse - Acquis auprès de cette galerie par l'actuelle propriétaire - Collection privée

    Pierre Bergé & Associés
  • Sofu TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979)
    Nov. 24, 2021

    Sofu TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979)

    Est: €4,000 - €6,000

    Sofu TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) Woman, 1967 Copper sculpture. Signed. Unique piece. Copper sculpture. Signed. Unique piece. H_92 cm Provenance : - Galerie Numaga, Switzerland - Acquired from this gallery by the present owner - Private collection Femme, 1967 Sculpture en cuivre. Signée. Pièce unique. Copper sculpture. Signed. Unique piece. H_92 cm Provenance : - Galerie Numaga, Suisse - Acquis auprès de cette galerie par l'actuelle propriétaire - Collection privée

    Pierre Bergé & Associés
  • Teshigahara Sofu
    Nov. 20, 2021

    Teshigahara Sofu

    Est: CHF640 - CHF800

    "Calligraphy". Tusche auf Goldpapier. Signaturstempel. Gerahmt. Bildmasse 38 cm × 46 cm

    Auktionshaus Zofingen
  • Sofu Teshigahara, (1900-1979, Japanese), "Moon Light," circa 1962, Ink on Japanese paper laid to Japanese paper under Plexiglas, Sheet:
    Nov. 09, 2021

    Sofu Teshigahara, (1900-1979, Japanese), "Moon Light," circa 1962, Ink on Japanese paper laid to Japanese paper under Plexiglas, Sheet:

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979, Japanese) "Moon Light," circa 1962 Ink on Japanese paper laid to Japanese paper under Plexiglas Signed with the artist's red chop mark lower right Sheet: 23.25" H x 35.25" W Notes: This work is titled "Composizione 50" and dated 1962 on a label affixed to the verso of the frame. However, the image itself is created from the traditional Japanese characters for "moon" and "light." Additionally, the Japanese calligraphy affixed to the verso of the frame, when read vertically as intended, says the same thing.

    John Moran Auctioneers
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE Bois
    Jun. 28, 2021

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE Bois

    Est: €7,000 - €9,000

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE Bois h: 145 w: 67 d: 59 cm Commentaire : Wood Estimation 7 000 - 9 000 €

    Artcurial
  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU
    Apr. 28, 2021

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU

    Est: €500 - €700

    Composition

    Campo & Campo
  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU: (1900-1979)
    Dec. 02, 2020

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU: (1900-1979)

    Est: €100 - €150

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU: (1900-1979) Japanese Painter, Sculptor and interior Architect, founder of the "Sogetsu-ryu" school of Ikebana flower arranging. Bold green ink signature `Sofu Teshigahara´, a good and large example, one page, 4to, on his attractive printed stationery. EX

    International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
  • Sofu Teshigahara (Tokyo 1900-1979) - Ikebana
    Oct. 22, 2020

    Sofu Teshigahara (Tokyo 1900-1979) - Ikebana

    Est: €8,000 - €12,000

    wood and copper PROVENANCE Private collection. This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights

    Finarte
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA | Untitled
    May. 22, 2020

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA | Untitled

    Est: $220,000 - $420,000

    melded metal

    Sotheby's
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA | Dragon (folding screen)
    May. 22, 2020

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA | Dragon (folding screen)

    Est: $300,000 - $500,000

    ink and gouache on paper mounted on panel

    Sotheby's
  • Sofu Teshigahara - Calligraphy
    Mar. 31, 2020

    Sofu Teshigahara - Calligraphy

    Est: $500 - $800

    Lot 138 Sofu Teshigahara Japanese (1900-1979) Calligraphy (1961-7) ink on paper mounted to panel artist chop lower left 27 1/4 x 40 inches Provenance: from a private Connecticut collection

    Capsule Gallery Auction
  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU: ( 1900-1979)
    Oct. 30, 2019

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU: ( 1900-1979)

    Est: €110 - €170

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU: ( 1900-1979) Japanese Painter, Sculptor and interior Architect, founder of the ''Sogetsu-ryu'' school of Ikebana flower arranging. Bold green ink signature `Sofu Teshigahara´, a good and large example, one page, 4to, on his attractive printed stationery. EX £100-150

    International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
  • Abstraction
    Nov. 19, 2018

    Abstraction

    Est: €600 - €700

    Paint on ceramic, signed 'Sofu' and bearing an engraved seal on the back.

    Haynault
  • Abstraction
    Nov. 19, 2018

    Abstraction

    Est: €600 - €700

    Paint on ceramic, signed 'Sofu' and bearing an engraved seal on the back.

    Haynault
  • Abstraction
    Nov. 19, 2018

    Abstraction

    Est: €600 - €700

    Paint on ceramic, signed, bearing an engraved seal on the back. Sōfu Teshigahara was a 20th century Japanese painter and sculptor born in Tokyo in 1900 and died in 1979. He founded the Sogetsu Institute, one of the most famous modern schools teaching the floral art of 'ikebana'.

    Haynault
  • TESHIGAHARA, Sofu. Three Calligraphy Ink on
    Sep. 09, 2018

    TESHIGAHARA, Sofu. Three Calligraphy Ink on

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Paper Works. All signed with red chop mark. Thibault Gallery, New York labels on the reverse. Sofu Teshigahara (Japanese, 1900-1979).

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • Sofu TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) - Tableau graphisme, aquarelle et encre sur toile , Série Gouthier 1971 - Cachet en bas à droite - 142 x 79 cm - Provenance : Christies 6 mars 2007
    May. 16, 2018

    Sofu TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) - Tableau graphisme, aquarelle et encre sur toile , Série Gouthier 1971 - Cachet en bas à droite - 142 x 79 cm - Provenance : Christies 6 mars 2007

    Est: €2,000 - €3,000

    Graphism, 1971 - watercolour and ink on canvas - Stamped lower right- 142 x 79 cm - Provenance : Christies 6 mars 2007

    Expertisez Enchères
  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU | Untitled
    Apr. 01, 2018

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU | Untitled

    Est: $200,000 - $300,000

    Executed in 1968

    Sotheby's
  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU | Dragon (folding screen)
    Apr. 01, 2018

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU | Dragon (folding screen)

    Est: $250,000 - $350,000

    Executed circa 1970

    Sotheby's
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979): LIFE
    Dec. 02, 2017

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979): LIFE

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979): LIFE Hammered copper and wood. 30 x 42 x 30 in. Provenance: Gift of the artist. Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, TN

    STAIR
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979): SUN
    Dec. 02, 2017

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979): SUN

    Est: $1,500 - $3,000

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979): SUN Hammered copper on a steel base. 66 x 26 x 20 in. Provenance: Gift of the artist. Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, TN

    STAIR
  • TESHIGAHARA Sofu - Work
    Jul. 15, 2017

    TESHIGAHARA Sofu - Work

    Est: ¥150,000 - ¥250,000

    Oil on paper board, , 33.2x24.0cm

    SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
  • TESHIGAHARA Sofu - Work
    Jul. 15, 2017

    TESHIGAHARA Sofu - Work

    Est: ¥150,000 - ¥250,000

    Oil on paper board, , 24.0x33.2cm

    SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) Sans titre bois peint et cuivre 20 x 90 x 3
    Jun. 08, 2017

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) Sans titre bois peint et cuivre 20 x 90 x 3

    Est: €1,000 - €1,500

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900-1979) Sans titre bois peint et cuivre 20 x 90 x 30 cm. (7 7/8 x 35 3/8 x 11 ¾ in.)

    Christie's
  • TESHIGAHARA Sofu - Work for ad balloon of the International Sky Festival in Osaka, 1960
    Feb. 18, 2017

    TESHIGAHARA Sofu - Work for ad balloon of the International Sky Festival in Osaka, 1960

    Est: ¥500,000 - ¥800,000

    TESHIGAHARA Sofu - Work for ad balloon of the International Sky Festival in Osaka, 1960

    SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
  • SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE - 1966 Encre de Chine sur tissu monté sur paravent de 6 feuilles
    Oct. 17, 2016

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE - 1966 Encre de Chine sur tissu monté sur paravent de 6 feuilles

    Est: €15,000 - €20,000

    SOFU TESHIGAHARA (1900 - 1979) SANS TITRE - 1966 Encre de Chine sur tissu monté sur paravent de 6 feuilles Cachet de l'artiste, signé et daté en bas à droite du panneau d'extrême droite "Sofu Teshigahara, juin 1966" Dimensions d'un panneau : 176 x 64,5 x 1,5 cm h: 176 w: 378 d: 1,50 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, France Commentaire : INDIA INK ON FABRIC MOUNTED ON SCREEN (6 PANELS); ARTIST'S STAMP, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT ON THE FAR RIGHT PANEL

    Artcurial
  • Sofu Teshigahara (1900 - 1979) Myokan
    Oct. 11, 2016

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900 - 1979) Myokan

    Est: £25,000 - £30,000

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900 - 1979) Myokan folding screen, ink on paper 172.5 x 360 cm.

    Christie's
  • TESHIGAHARA SOFU | Setsugetsu ka - Snow Moon Flower (hexaptych folding screens)
    Apr. 03, 2016

    TESHIGAHARA SOFU | Setsugetsu ka - Snow Moon Flower (hexaptych folding screens)

    Est: $300,000 - $500,000

    marked with artist's seal; titled in Japanese and dated 1970 on a label affixed to the reverse, framed

    Sotheby's
  • Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Abstract,
    Jun. 26, 2013

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Abstract,

    Est: £50 - £80

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Abstract, watercolour, signed, 40cm x 25cm DDS

    Bellmans Auctioneers
  • Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for
    May. 12, 2012

    Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for

    Est: £180 - £220

    Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for sculpture; watercolour, signed and dated 1970, 39.5x24.5cm

    Roseberys
  • Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for
    Apr. 14, 2012

    Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for

    Est: £300 - £400

    Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for sculpture; watercolour, signed and dated 1970, 39.5x24.5cm

    Roseberys
  • Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for
    Feb. 04, 2012

    Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for

    Est: £500 - £700

    Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for sculpture; watercolour, signed and dated 1970, 39.5x24.5cm

    Roseberys
  • Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for
    Dec. 13, 2011

    Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for

    Est: £700 - £900

    Sofu Teshigahara, Japanese 1900-1979- Study for sculpture; watercolour, signed and dated 1970, 39.5x24.5cm

    Roseberys
  • Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Composition, a
    Jun. 27, 2011

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Composition, a

    Est: €3,000 - €5,000

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Composition, a six-leaf folding screen with gold paper and colage, executed in 1970, dim. 176 x 376 cm, Provenance: Christie's 2000

    Venduehuis Dickhaut Maastricht
  • Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Untitled, ink on
    Jun. 27, 2011

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Untitled, ink on

    Est: €900 - €1,500

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Untitled, ink on silverpaper laid down on plywood, executed 1968, inscribed verso, dim. 182 x 91 cm., Provenance: Christie's 2003

    Venduehuis Dickhaut Maastricht
  • Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Untitled, ink on
    Jun. 27, 2011

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Untitled, ink on

    Est: €900 - €1,500

    Sofu Teshigahara (1900-1979), Untitled, ink on goldpaper laid down on plywood, executed 1968, signed with the artist's stamp, dim. 182 x 91 cm., Provenance: Christie's 2003

    Venduehuis Dickhaut Maastricht
  • Teshigahara Sofu (1900-1979)
    Mar. 23, 2011

    Teshigahara Sofu (1900-1979)

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    Teshigahara Sofu (1900-1979) Vitality, 1966-67 Brass, nails and wood in three connected parts 93¼ x 70 7/8 x 89¾in. (237 x 180 x 228cm.) each approx. (2)

    Christie's
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