Strycker's Collection, Act 4: A Trip to Japan

Published on 30 March 2023, by Christophe Provot

Auction on 05 April 2023 - 11:00 (CEST) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

And this makes four! Will this new opus be as successful as the previous ones? Let's hope so.

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), oban tate-e, from the series "Shokoku Taki Meguri,... Strycker's Collection, Act 4: A Trip to Japan

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), oban tate-e, from the series "Shokoku Taki Meguri, Waterfalls of the Different Provinces", plate Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki, Amida's Waterfalls in the Vicinity of the Kisokaido Road, 37.3 x 25.7 cm/13.8 x 10.1 in.

Estimate: €8,000/12,000.

The names of Robert (1903-1968) and Isabelle (1915-2010) de Strycker are among those that regularly reappear in auction rooms, and resonate for insiders as the promise of outstanding pieces with impeccable provenance. The three sales organized by Piasa in 2007 and 2013 introduced the general public to the impeccable taste of this Belgian collecting couple, and played a role in Drouot's heyday. Let's go back to the beginning of this century: on December 5, 2007, Chinese lacquerware launched this cycle of auctions and raised €2,935,000. A few years later, on June 10 and December 9, 2013, porcelain was fiercely contested over two days and raised €3,169,000 and €2,176,000 respectively. While all these sales were dedicated to China, this year's auction, led by Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés,…

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