• Auction 10430

    Iconic Prints from the Japanese Masters: Online Only

    7 April 2015 - 21 April 2015, London, South Kensington

    SALE TOTAL: 330,750 (GBP)
116 Lots for Sale 10430
Lot 1
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
GREAT BATTLE AT ANE RIVER FROM THE ‘CHRONICLE OF GREAT PEACE’ (TAIHEIKI
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet 37 x 25.1cm.)
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,046 - $1,345)

price realized
£750
($1,114)
Lot 2
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
THE THREE WORTHIES PLEDGING THEIR LOYALTY IN THE PEACH ORCHARD (SANKETSU
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.4 x 24.3cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,875
($2,786)
Lot 3
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
MASAKIYO CONQUERING KOREA (MASAKIYO SANKAN TAIJI (NO) ZU)
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.2 x 25.3cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£937
($1,393)
Lot 4
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
TWO WARRIOR TRIPTYCHS
Both oban triptychs (each mounted as one sheet), each complete triptych approx. 38.4 x 78.5cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£937
($1,393)
Lot 5
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
THE GREAT BATTLE OF KAWANAKAJIMA (KAWANAKAJIMA DAIKASSEN NO ZU)
Oban triptych, each sheet 36.7 x 24.5cm.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,241 - $2,988)

price realized
£1,875
($2,786)
Lot 6
Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836-1887)
THE GREAT SEA BATTLE BETWEEN THE MINAMOTO AND THE TAIRA AT YASHIMA DANNOURA
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.2 x 24.9cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,195 - $1,494)

price realized
£2,375
($3,529)
Lot 7
Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873) Utagawa Kuniaki (active circa 1844-68) ...
THREE WOODBLOCK-PRINTED TRIPTYCHS
All oban triptychs:
Each sheet (approx. 36.5 x 25.4cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($747 - $1,195)

price realized
£1,000
($1,486)
Lot 8
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904)
FIVE WARRIOR PRINTS
All vertical oban:
Each sheet approx. 37.3 x 25.1cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£750
($1,114)
Lot 9
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
THE GREAT BATTLE OF KAWANAKAJIMA (KAWANAKAJIMA DAIKASSEN NO ZU)
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.2 x 25cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,062
($1,578)
Lot 10
Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836-1887)
PICTURE OF DEPARTURE FROM THE FRONT AT FUJI RIVER, 1557 (KOJI SANNEN,
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 35.8 x 25.7cm.)
estimate
£500 - £700
($747 - $1,046)

price realized
£500
($743)
Lot 12
Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836-1887)
PICTURE OF THE GREAT BATTLE OF FUJI RIVER, 1557 (KOJI SANNEN,
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 35.8 x 25.8cm.)
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,046 - $1,345)

price realized
£1,125
($1,671)
Lot 13
Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836-1887) Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni...
FOUR BATTLE SCENE TRIPTYCHS
All vertical oban triptychs:
Each sheet approx. 36.9 x 24.7cm.
estimate
£400 - £600
($598 - $896)

price realized
£437
($650)
Lot 14
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
TWO BATTLE SCENE TRIPTYCHS
Both oban triptych, each sheet approx. 36.3 x 24.7cm.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,046 - $1,494)

price realized
£687
($1,021)
Lot 15
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
KARUMO, THE DEVOTED DAUGHTER OF MATSUYAMA (MATSUYAMA NO KOJO KARUMO)
Vertical chuban (26 x 18.3cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£625
($928)
Lot 16
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
THREE LANDSCAPE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
All horizontal oban:
21.4 x 33.4cm.
24.8 x 37.1cm.
24.4 x 35.8cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£2,500
($3,715)
Lot 17
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
FIVE PRINTS FROM THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO
All vertical oban:
36 x 24cm.
35.7 x 24.3cm.
34.5 x 24.3cm.
35 x 22.9cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,793 - $2,241)

price realized
£2,375
($3,529)
Lot 18
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)
TEN LANDSCAPE PRINTS
All horizontal oban:
Each sheet approx. 25 x 36.8cm.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,988 - $4,482)

price realized
£4,000
($5,944)
Lot 19
Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867)
THREE WOODBLOCK PILLAR PRINTS (HASHIRA-E)
Each hashira-e:
68.4 x 12.1cm.
64.5 x 11.5cm.
59.7 x 9.9cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 20
Katsukawa Shuncho (active circa 1780-1801) Kitagawa Utamaro II (died...
THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF WOMEN
All vertical oban:
Each sheet approx. 36.7 x 25cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£812
($1,207)
Lot 21
Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806) Keisai...
FOUR WOODBLOCK PILLAR PRINTS (HASHIRA-E)
All hashira-e:
59.2 x 9.9cm.
60.3 x 9.9cm.
60.2 x 9.9cm.
62.9 x 10.6cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£1,062
($1,578)
Lot 22
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Sadahide...
SEVEN WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
All vertical oban:
Each sheet approx. 36.8 x 25.2cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£750
($1,114)
Lot 23
Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829)
TWO PRINTS DEPICTING COURTESANS
Vertical aiban (31.4 x 21.8cm.)
Vertical oban (38.6 x 25.9cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,625
($2,414)
Lot 26
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865) and Utagawa Kunihisa (1832-1891) ...
THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF WOMEN
All vertical oban:
37.2 x 25.7cm.
37.2 x 24.8cm.
37.3 x 25.3cm.
estimate
£600 - £800
($896 - $1,195)

price realized
£687
($1,021)
Lot 27
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) Toyohara...
SIX WOODBLOCK PRINTS DEPICTING WOMEN
Vertical oban, each sheet approx. 37.2 x 25.4cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£875
($1,300)
Lot 29
Artist unidentified, possibly Matsuki Toko (1836-1891) Utagawa Kunisada...
FIVE WOODBLOCK SUMO PRINTS
All vertical oban:
Each sheet approx. 36.8 x 24cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,793 - $2,241)

price realized
£2,375
($3,529)
Lot 30
Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873) Utagawa Yoshikazu (active circa 1848-1863)...
FOUR YOKOHAMA WOODBLOCK PRINTS
All vertical oban:
Each sheet approx. 35.3 x 24.4cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,195 - $1,494)

price realized
£625
($928)
Lot 31
Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908)
THREE WOODBLOCK-PRINTED WAR TRIPTYCHS
All vertical oban triptychs joined as one sheet:
35.5 x 72.2cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£750
($1,114)
Lot 32
Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908)
THREE WOODBLOCK-PRINTED WAR TRIPTYCHS
All vertical oban triptychs mounted as one sheet:
Each 35.9 x 71.3cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£687
($1,021)
Lot 33
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Okura Koto (?-1910)
FIVE WOODBLOCK-PRINTED WAR TRIPTYCHS
All vertical oban triptychs:
Each mounted on card, approx. 35.2 x 72cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,793 - $2,241)

price realized
£875
($1,300)
Lot 34
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
FIVE PRINTS OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
All vertical oban:
36.9 x 24.6cm.
37 x 24.5cm.
35.9 x 23.6cm.
38.4 x 24.4cm.
35.7 x 23cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£13,750
($20,432)
Lot 35
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?–1806)
TWO PRINTS DEPICTING BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
The first, oban triptych, each sheet approx. 36.8 x 24.6cm.
The second, vertical oban, 36.1 x 25.4cm.
estimate
£400 - £600
($598 - $896)

price realized
£5,250
($7,801)
Lot 36
Anonymous, late 18th-early 19th century
A GROUP OF EROTIC PRINTS (SHUNGA)
Each horizontal oban (approx. 37 x 24.7cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,988 - $3,735)

price realized
£6,875
($10,216)
Lot 37
Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904)
THE ACTOR OTANI HIROJI V
Vertical oban (35.6 x 24cm.)
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,046 - $1,494)

price realized
£125
($185)
Lot 38
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
FOUR WOODBLOCK-PRINTED DIPTYCHS AND PART TRIPTYCHS, AND FOUR SINGLE-SHEET
Each oban tate-e:
The first each sheet 36.5 x 25.2cm.
The second each sheet 37.7 x 25.5cm.
The third each sheet approx. 35.7 x 24.8cm.
The fourth each sheet approx. 36.6 x 5.6cm.
The fifth, 35.1 x 23.3cm.
The sixth, 36.1 x 24.8cm.
The seventh, 35.3 x 23.8cm.
The eighth, 35.5 x 25.2cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£562
($835)
Lot 39
Katsukawa Shunei (1762-1819)
THE ACTOR ICHIKAWA DANJURO V
Hosoban (32.2 x 14.5cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($598 - $896)

price realized
£437
($650)
Lot 40
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
FUKAGAWA LUMBERYARDS (FUKAGAWA KIBA)
Vertical oban (35.3 x 23.54cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£2,500
($3,715)
Lot 41
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
SUDDEN SHOWER OVER SHIN-OHASHI BRIDGE AND ATAKE (OHASHI ATAKE NO
Vertical oban (36.1 x 24.4cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,964 - $11,952)

price realized
£15,000
($22,290)
Lot 42
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
FOUR PRINTS FROM THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (MEISHO EDO
All vertical oban:
37 x 25cm.
35.7 x 24cm.
36.4 x 24.9cm.
37.2 x 25.2cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£2,500
($3,715)
Lot 43
Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)
NO. 55, KODO: CORMORANT FISHING BOATS ON THE NAGAE RIVER (KODO, NAGAEGAWA
Horizontal oban (24 x 35.7cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,793 - $2,689)

price realized
£1,000
($1,486)
Lot 44
Utagawa Hiroshige (1794-1858)
NO. 47, OI
Horizontal oban (23.6 x 37.3cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,988 - $4,482)

price realized
£5,250
($7,801)
Lot 45
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
NO. 64, TORIIMOTO
Horizontal oban (23.9 x 36.2cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,241 - $2,988)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 46
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
NO. 19, KARUIZAWA
Horizontal oban (23.3 x 36.8cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,689 - $3,287)

price realized
£2,250
($3,343)
Lot 49
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
FOUR PRINTS FROM THE SERIES THE SIXTY-NINE STATIONS OF THE KISOKAIDO ROAD
All horizontal oban:
22.2 x 34.5cm.
23.5 x 35.6cm.
23.8 x 35.8cm.
23.2 x 35.2cm.
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,988 - $3,735)

price realized
£1,875
($2,786)
Lot 50
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
NO. 15, ITAHANA
Horizontal oban (24.8 x 36.6cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,482 - $5,976)

price realized
£11,250
($16,717)
Lot 51
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
NO. 14, TAKASAKI
Horizontal oban (25.3 x 37.5cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,988 - $4,482)

price realized
£5,000
($7,430)
Lot 52
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
FIVE PRINTS FROM THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (MEISHO EDO
All vertical oban:
36 x 24.2cm.
35.5 x 24.8cm. (excluding added margin)
34.6 x 24cm. (excluding added margin)
35.1 x 23.6cm.
35.5 x 24.4cm.
estimate
£1,400 - £1,600
($2,092 - $2,390)

price realized
£2,250
($3,343)
Lot 53
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
SPIRAL HALL, FIVE HUNDRED RAKAN TEMPLE (GOHYAKU RAKAN SAZAIDO)
Vertical oban (37.4 x 25.3cm.)
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,046 - $1,345)

price realized
£875
($1,300)
Lot 54
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
FOUR PRINTS FROM THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (MEISHO EDO
All vertical oban:
37 x 24.7cm.
35.5 x 23.8cm.
36.7 x 24.5cm.
33.3 x 21.8cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£2,500
($3,715)
Lot 55
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
NO. 32, SEBA
Horizontal oban (21.8 x 34.9cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,689 - $3,287)

price realized
£3,750
($5,572)
Lot 56
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
TWO PRINTS FROM THE SERIES THE SIXTY-NINE STATIONS OF THE KISOKAIDO ROAD
Both horizontal oban:
24.7 x 36cm.
21.7 x 34.3cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,000
($1,486)
Lot 59
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
FIVE PRINTS FROM TWO SERIES OF FAMOUS PLACES IN THE EASTERN CAPITAL (TOTO
Each horizontal oban:
24 x 36.4cm.
24.8 x 37cm.
23.6 x 34.2cm.
23.6 x 36.2cm.
22.5 x 36cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,793 - $2,241)

price realized
£2,000
($2,972)
Lot 60
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
THREE PRINTS FROM VARIOUS FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO SERIES (EDO MEISHO)
All horizontal oban:
24 x 36.3cm.
24.5 x 36.2cm.
21.8 x 33.1cm
estimate
£500 - £700
($747 - $1,046)

price realized
£625
($928)
Lot 61
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
SEVEN PRINTS FROM THE SERIES THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI (FUJI
Each vertical oban:
35.1 x 23.5cm.
33.7 x 24.5cm.
36 x 24.5cm.
35.2 x 23.5cm.
33.9 x 21.9cm.
35.2 x 23.5cm.
35.1 x 23.8cm.
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,046 - $1,345)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 63
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
FOUR PRINTS FROM THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (MEISHO EDO
All vertical oban:
35.5 x 24cm.
35.9 x 25.3cm.
34.2 x 23.5cm.
36 x 23.6cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£4,750
($7,058)
Lot 66
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)
THE SET OF THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED ASPECTS OF THE MOON (TSUKI HYAKUSHI)
Each vertical oban (approx. 35.6 x 24.7cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £22,000
($26,892 - $32,868)

price realized
£18,750
($27,862)
Lot 67
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?–1806)
ACT X (JUDANME), FROM THE SERIES THE STOREHOUSE OF LOYAL RETAINERS
Vertical oban (37.1 x 25.2cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,241 - $2,988)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 70
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
TWO PRINTS: KINGFISHER AMONG REEDS AND A HARIMAZE-E
The first, chutanzakuban (33.6 x 11.5cm.)
The second, vertical oban (34.6 x 23.8cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($747 - $1,195)

price realized
£875
($1,300)
Lot 71
Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835)
TIGER AND BAMBOO
Vertical diptych (73 x 24.5cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,689 - $3,287)

price realized
£3,250
($4,829)
Lot 72
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
THE FALLING MIST WATERFALL AT MOUNT KUROKAMI IN SHIMOTSUKE PROVINCE
Vertical oban (37.6 x 25.2cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($11,952 - $14,940)

price realized
£13,750
($20,432)
Lot 73
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (1826–1869)
AN ALBUM OF 46 PRINTS FROM THE SERIES FORTY-EIGHT FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (EDO
Vertical chuban album 24.8 x 18.2cm.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,241 - $2,988)

price realized
£1,750
($2,600)
Lot 74
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
NIGHT RAIN AT KARASAKI (KARASAKI YAU), FROM THE SERIES EIGHT VIEWS OF
Horizontal oban (24 x 36.3cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £1,800
($2,241 - $2,689)

price realized
£1,750
($2,600)
Lot 75
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
SURUGA-CHO, FROM THE SERIES ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO (MEISHO EDO
Vertical oban (36.3 x 24.6cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,600
($2,092 - $2,390)

price realized
£5,625
($8,358)
Lot 76
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
FINE VIEWS OF THE EASTERN CAPITAL AT A GLANCE (TOTO SHOKEI ICHIRAN),
25.3 x 17.9cm.
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,482 - $5,976)

price realized
£3,250
($4,829)
Lot 79
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
THE STATUE OF FUGEN (FUGEN-ZO), 1790
25.4 x 18.2cm.
estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
($14,940 - $17,928)

price realized
£11,250
($16,717)
Lot 80
Katsukawa Shunsho (florished circa 1780-1795)
TWO WOODBLOCK-PRINTED ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
21.6 x 15cm. and 21.8 x 15.4cm. respectively
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,988 - $4,482)

price realized
£5,250
($7,801)
Lot 81
Kameda Bosai (1754-1826)
MOUNTAINS OF THE HEART (BOSAI SENSEI GAFU) KYOCHUZAN, 1816
25.5 x 18.5cm.
estimate
£4,000 - £5,000
($5,976 - $7,470)

price realized
£5,000
($7,430)
Lot 82
Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and Kitao Shigemasa (1739-1820)
PICTURE BOOK OF BROCADES WITH PRECIOUS THREADS (EHON TAKARA NO ITOSUJI),
29.2 x 20.4cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,793 - $2,689)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 83
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
SADDLE WITH PLUM BRANCH, WRINGER AND SMOKING UTENSILS
Shikishiban surimono (21.1 x 18.9cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,793 - $2,241)

price realized
£3,000
($4,458)
Lot 84
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850)
STILL LIFE WITH A PAPERWEIGHT IN THE FORM OF A RABBIT ON TOP OF A SMALL LACQUER
20.9 x 18.8cm.
estimate
£500 - £600
($747 - $896)

price realized
£875
($1,300)
Lot 85
Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Utagawa Toyohiro (1773-1828)
TWO SURIMONO
Both shikishiban surimono:
19.8 x 17.5cm.
20.7 x 18.3cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,793 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,500
($2,229)
Lot 86
Anonymous, 19th Century
NEW YEAR IN EDO (EDO NO SHOGATSU)
Shikishiban surimono (20.8 x 18.1cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£3,500
($5,201)
Lot 87
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60)
KOTOBA NO HANA [FLOWER OF WORDS]
Shikishiban surimono (25 x 18.1cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,195 - $1,494)

price realized
£3,750
($5,572)
Lot 88
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786 - 1865)
THE ACTOR ICHIKAWA DANJURO VII IN THE ROLE OF OTOMO NO KURONUSHI
Shikishiban surimono (21.1 x 18.8cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,494 - $1,793)

price realized
£4,000
($5,944)
Lot 89
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
THE GREEDY OLD WOMAN (DON'YOKU NO BABA)
Vertical oban (35.6 x 24.3cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($896 - $1,195)

price realized
£4,000
($5,944)
Lot 90
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
THE YUGAO ('EVENING FACES') CHAPTER FROM THE TALE OF GENJI (GENJI YUGAO NO
Vertical oban (36.3 x 24.4cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($2,092 - $2,689)

price realized
£3,250
($4,829)
Lot 91
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)
THE ACTORS ICHIKAWA DANJURO IX AND ONOE KIKUGORO IN BANSHU SARA YASHIKI
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet 36.9 x 25cm.)
estimate
£1,600 - £2,200
($2,390 - $3,287)

price realized
£2,125
($3,157)
Lot 92
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
HAKAMADARE YASUSUKE AND KIDOMARU FIGHTING WITH MAGIC
Vertical oban diptych (each sheet 38.7 x 26.4cm.)
estimate
£1,600 - £2,200
($2,390 - $3,287)

price realized
£2,750
($4,086)
Lot 93
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
LU CHI SEN IN A DRUNKEN FURY SMASHING THE GUARDIAN FIGURE AT THE TEMPLE ON
Vertical oban diptych (top sheet 35.3 x 24.3cm., bottom sheet 35.3 x 24.5cm.)
estimate
£1,600 - £2,200
($2,390 - $3,287)

price realized
£2,750
($4,086)
Lot 94
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) Migita Toshihide...
AN ALBUM OF 46 TRIPTYCH PRINTS
The album 35 x 35.5 x 3.8cm.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,988 - $4,482)

price realized
£6,000
($8,916)
Lot 95
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
TWO WARRIOR PRINTS
Both vertical oban:
37.2 x 25.5cm.
36.7 x 24.7cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,195 - $1,494)

price realized
£4,000
($5,944)
Lot 96
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
NO. 5 - HODOGAYA: THE KATABIRA RIVER AND KATABIRA BRIDGE (HODOGAYA,
Horizontal oban (23.8 x 36.3cm.)
estimate
£1,600 - £1,800
($2,390 - $2,689)

price realized
£6,875
($10,216)
Lot 97
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (1826–1869)
SIXTY-EIGHT VIEWS OF THE VARIOUS PROVINCES (SHOKOKU ROKUJU-HAKKEI), 1862
Each print vertical chuban (approx. 24.2 x 18cm.)
The album 28.3 x 21.9 x 5.5cm.
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,976 - $8,964)

price realized
£2,500
($3,715)
Lot 98
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
'RED FUJI', OR SOUTH WIND, CLEAR WEATHER (GAIFU KAISEI)
Horizontal oban (37.8 x 25.2cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,482 - $5,976)

price realized
£17,500
($26,005)
Lot 99
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (1826-1869)
TWO WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE AND ONE BY UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II
The first, oban yoko-e (24.3 x 36.8cm.)
The second, oban yoko-e (24.8 x 36.2cm.)
The third, vertical chuban (25.2 x 18.3cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($598 - $896)

price realized
£750
($1,114)
Lot 100
Utagawa Hirokage (active 1855–1865)
FORTY-FOUR PRINTS FROM THE SERIES COMICAL VIEWS OF FAMOUS PLACES IN EDO (EDO
Each print vertical oban (approx. 33.3 x 21.7cm.)
The album 43.7 x 29.8 x 3.3cm.
estimate
£400 - £600
($598 - $896)

price realized
£1,125
($1,671)
Lot 101
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
TWENTY-THREE GENJI WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Each vertical chuban (each approx. 24.9 x 17.8cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,988 - $4,482)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 103
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
TWO ACTOR PRINTS
Both vertical oban:
36.8 x 25.2cm.
35.4 x 24.7cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£562
($835)
Lot 104
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
TWENTY-FOUR PRINTS FROM THE SERIES MIRRORS FOR COLLAGE PICTURES IN THE MODERN
All vertical oban (each approx. 35.3 x 23.8cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,689 - $3,287)

price realized
£1,875
($2,786)
Lot 105
Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900)
FIVE SINGLE-SHEET PRINTS AND A TRIPTYCH DEPICTING ACTORS
Each vertical oban:
35.1 x 23.7cm.
35.5 x 24.5cm.
34 x 23.6cm.
35.1 x 22.5cm.
36.8 x 24.8cm.
The triptych, each sheet approx. 33.8 x 23.1cm.
estimate
£400 - £600
($598 - $896)

price realized
£375
($557)
Lot 106
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
THREE ACTOR TRIPTYCHS
Each an oban tate-e triptych
The first each sheet 35.2 x 24.5cm.
The second each sheet 37.2 x 24.9cm.
The third each sheet approx. 36.3 x 24cm.
estimate
£700 - £900
($1,046 - $1,345)

price realized
£500
($743)
Lot 107
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
FOUR ACTOR PRINTS
All vertical oban:
35.9 x 24.9cm.
36.1 x 24.8cm.
36.9 x 25.6cm.
35.5 x 24.3cm.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,046 - $1,494)

price realized
£437
($650)
Lot 108
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
FOUR PRINTS FROM AN UNTITLED SERIES OF ACTOR PORTRAITS REFLECTED IN MIRRORS
All vertical oban:
38.1 x 25.4cm.
37 x 26cm.
36.8 x 25.8cm.
36.6 x 24.4cm.
estimate
£400 - £600
($598 - $896)

price realized
£250
($371)
Lot 109
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822–1866) Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)...
SEVEN SINGLE PRINTS, A TRIPTYCH, A DIPTYCH AND A PART TRIPTYCH
Each sheet vertical oban (approx. 33.8 x 24cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£562
($835)
Lot 110
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
FIVE DIPTYCHS AND TWO TRIPTYCH PRINTS OF ACTORS
Vertical oban:
The first, each sheet approx. 37.1 x 25.2cm.
The second, each sheet approx. 37 x 25.3cm.
The third, each sheet approx. 37.2 x 25.5cm.
The fourth, each sheet 37.1 x 25.5cm.
The fifth, each sheet approx. 36.5 x 24.5cm.
The sixth, each sheet 34.5 x 24.5cm.
The seventh, each sheet approx. 36.1 x 25.3cm.
estimate
£1,800 - £2,000
($2,689 - $2,988)

price realized
£500
($743)
Lot 111
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
A GROUP OF ACTOR PRINTS
Each vertical oban, each sheet approx. 36.4 x 24.9cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£562
($835)
Lot 112
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
THE AMAZING PHENOMENON OF POPULAR OTSU-E PAINTINGS (RYUKO OTSU-E
Oban tate-e triptych, each sheet approx. 35.6 x 23.9cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£625
($928)
Lot 113
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864) Utagawa Hiroshige II...
SEVENTEEN DESIGNS FROM THE SERIES MIRACLES OF KANNON (KANNON REIGENKI)
Each vertical oban (approx. 36.2 x 24.5cm.)
estimate
£300 - £400
($448 - $598)

price realized
£562
($835)
Lot 114
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864) Utagawa Hirokage (Japanese,...
EIGHT ACTOR PRINTS
The first, 36.5 x 24.8cm.
The second, 34.7 x 24.7cm.
The third and fourth, 24.1 x 35.4cm.
The fifth, 37.1 x 25.4cm.
The sixth, seventh and eighth, approx. 36.8 x 24.5cm.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,046 - $1,494)

price realized
£437
($650)
Lot 115
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864) Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797–1858)
FASHIONABLE GENJI ENJOYING A PLEASURE BOAT (FURYU GENJI FUNE ASOBI)
Oban triptych:
Left and middle sheets 36.3 x 25.7cm.
Right sheet 36.3 x 23.2cm.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,046 - $1,494)

price realized
£1,500
($2,229)
Lot 116
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864)
TWO PRINTS FROM AN UNTITLED SET OF HALF-LENGTH ACTORS IN LANTERNS
Both vertical oban:
35.9 x 24.3cm.
36 x 24.3cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£312
($464)
Lot 117
Utagawa Kunisada II (1823–1880)
TWO TRIPTYCHS AND THREE SINGLE-SHEET WOODBLOCK PRINTS
The first two oban triptychs, each sheet approx. 37 x 24.8cm.
The last three single oban sheets, each approx. 37 x 25cm.
estimate
£400 - £600
($598 - $896)

price realized
£250
($371)
Lot 118
Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836–1887) Utagawa Yoshimori...
TWO WOODBLOCK-PRINTED TRIPTYCHS
Both vertical oban triptychs
The first, each sheet approx. 35.5 x 24.6cm.
The second, each sheet approx. 36.1 x 24.3cm.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,046 - $1,494)

price realized
£1,187
($1,764)
Lot 119
Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822–1866) Utagawa Yoshifusa (active circa...
TWO WOODBLOCK-PRINTED TRIPTYCHS, A PART TRIPTYCH AND SEVEN SINGLE PRINTS
The first, vertical oban triptych, each sheet approx. 36.7 x 25.5cm.
The second, vertical oban triptych, each sheet approx. 36.4cm. x 25.4cm.
The third two oban sheets, each sheet approx. 37.1 x 25.2cm.
The fourth, vertical oban, 33.7 x 22.7cm.
The fifth, vertical oban, 35.2 x 23.2cm.
The last five each vertical oban, each approx. 36 x 25.7cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£562
($835)
Lot 120
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) (illustrations by) Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848)...
AN ILLUSTRATED NEW EDITION OF 'THE WATER MARGIN' (SHINPEN SUIKO GADEN)
Each volume 22.5 x 15.7cm.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($11,952 - $17,928)

price realized
£5,000
($7,430)
Lot 121
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
LAY PRIEST TOKIYORI OF SAIMYO-JI TEMPLE (SAIMYO-JI TOKIYORI NYUDO)
Vertical oban (37.3 x 24.4cm.)
estimate
£500 - £700
($747 - $1,046)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 122
Utagawa Kuniteru II (1830–1874)
ILLUSTRATION OF A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE PASSING SHIODOME IN TOKYO (TOKYO SHIODOME
Oban triptych (each sheet 36.5 x 25.3cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,494 - $1,793)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 123
Utagawa Hiroshige III (1842–1894)
THE NEWLY BUILT MINT BUILDING IN TOKIWABASHI (TOKIWABASHI NO UCHI SHIHEIRYO
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet 36.6 x 24.4cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,793 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,250
($1,857)
Lot 124
Ono Bakufu (1888-1976)
GREAT JAPANESE FISH PICTURE COLLECTION (DAI NIHON GYORUI GASHU), VOLUME
The folio 50 x 38cm x 2cm., each print approx. 42 x 28.2cm.
estimate
£4,000 - £4,500
($5,976 - $6,723)

price realized
£8,750
($13,002)
Lot 125
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
CALENDAR FOR THE PACIFIC TRANSPORT LINES, 1953
The calendar 36.5 x 42.4
(each print 25.7 x 38cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,470 - $10,458)

price realized
£13,750
($20,432)
Lot 128
Torii Kotondo (Torii Kiyotada V) (1900-1976)
AME [RAIN]
Large vertical oban (45.8 x 29.7cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,750
($2,600)
Lot 129
Oda Kazuma (1881–1956) Kotozuka Eiichi (1906-1982) Tsuchiya Koitsu...
THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
All horizontal oban:
26 x 39.1cm.
29.3 x 44.8cm.
26.1 x 38.8cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£1,625
($2,414)
Lot 131
Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)
THREE LANDSCAPE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
All vertical oban:
38.2 x 25.8cm.
40.1 x 27.4cm.
40 x 26.7cm.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($1,046 - $1,494)

price realized
£937
($1,393)
Lot 132
Narazaki Eisho (1868-1936) Bito? (active circa 1848- ) Takahashi...
THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
The first, large vertical oban (38.8 x 27.2cm.)
The second, large vertical oban (41.8 x 26.9cm.)
The third, 37.9 x 16.7cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,195 - $1,793)

price realized
£750
($1,114)
Lot 133
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
EIGHT WOODBLOCK PRINTS DEPICTING BIRDS, FLOWERS AND FISH
All vertical oban:
Each sheet approx. 38.8 x 26.2cm.
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,988 - $3,735)

price realized
£5,625
($8,358)
Lot 134
Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
TWO WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF MOUNT FUJI
Both horizontal oban:
25.8 x 38.7cm.
26.7 x 39.3cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,494 - $1,793)

price realized
£1,187
($1,764)
Lot 135
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
TWO WOODBLOCK PRINTS DEPICTING INDIA
Horizontal and vertical oban:
27.8 x 40.2cm.
40 x 27.1cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,494 - $1,793)

price realized
£2,000
($2,972)
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