• Auction 13380

    From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints from 18th to 20th Century

    14 June 2016 - 28 June 2016, London, South Kensington

    SALE TOTAL: 451,188 (GBP)
108 Lots for Sale 13380
Lot 1
Torii Kiyomitsu I (1735–1785)
The actor Sakakiyama Sangoro holding a parasol
Hosoban (31.4 x 14.2cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£2,000
($2,662)
Lot 2
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
The Habit of Looking Clever
Vertical oban (37 x 24cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,125
($1,497)
Lot 3
Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790)
The courtesan Matsunoi
Vertical oban (36.5 x 25cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £4,500
($4,693 - $6,034)

price realized
£16,250
($21,628)
Lot 4
Chobunsai Eishi (1756–1829)
Courtesans of the Chojiya
Vertical oban (38.6 x 25.3cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,072 - $1,341)

price realized
£4,750
($6,322)
Lot 5
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Kado-Tamaya
Vertical oban (37 x 24.9cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,705 - $10,728)

price realized
£10,625
($14,141)
Lot 6
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?–1806)
A young woman pealing fruit whilst her child watches intently
Vertical oban (38.1 x 24.4cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,341 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,875
($2,495)
Lot 8
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806) Isoda Koryusai (1735–1790)
Two prints depicting courtesans
Both vertical oban:
37 x 24.5cm.
33.4 x 24.8cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£2,750
($3,660)
Lot 9
Chobunsai Eishi (1756–1829)
The courtesan Takigawa of the Ogiya
Vertical oban (38.5 x 25.4cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £12,000
($13,410 - $16,092)

price realized
£11,875
($15,805)
Lot 10
Attributed to Isoda Koryusai (1735–1790)
On the Street in the Yoshiwara
Horizontal chuban (18.7 x 25.6cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£1,875
($2,495)
Lot 11
Suzuki Harunobu (1724 - 1770)
Evening Glow of the Lamp
Horizontal chuban (19 x 25.8cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,609 - $2,011)

price realized
£2,750
($3,660)
Lot 13
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
Two prints depicting playful puppies
34.4 x 22.4cm. and 21.3 x 16.1cm. respectively
estimate
£600 - £800
($804 - $1,072)

price realized
£625
($831)
Lot 14
Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)
The Courtesan Mitsuhama of the Hyogoya
Vertical oban (37 x 25.4cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,341 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,125
($1,497)
Lot 15
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Peacock and Peonies
Otanzaku (38.5 x 17.4cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($1,877 - $2,413)

price realized
£5,250
($6,987)
Lot 16
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?–1806)
Tatsumi Roko
Vertical oban (38.3 x 25.4cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£11,875
($15,805)
Lot 17
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Mariko
Double-width horizontal kokonotsugiri (one-ninth oban) (13.5 x 36.4cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£2,750
($3,660)
Lot 18
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
Gentle-looking (Otonashiso)
Vertical oban (37.5 x 25.6cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£875
($1,164)
Lot 19
Kikukawa Eizan (1787–1867)
Courtesan climbing Stairs
Vertical oban, upright diptych (67.9 x 22.1cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($804 - $1,072)

price realized
£687
($915)
Lot 20
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
A Courtesan holding a fan
Vertical oban, upright diptych, each sheet approx. 37.2 x 24.6cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,609 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,375
($1,830)
Lot 22
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Snow in the Precincts of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido
Horizontal oban (24 x 37.2cm.)
estimate
£2,200 - £2,500
($2,950 - $3,352)

price realized
£6,000
($7,986)
Lot 23
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Fukagawa Lumberyards
Vertical oban (36.6 x 24.2cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,023 - $5,364)

price realized
£7,500
($9,982)
Lot 24
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Snow at Zojo-ji Temple
Horizontal oban (23.9 x 36.2cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,413 - $2,950)

price realized
£2,750
($3,660)
Lot 25
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Atagoshita and Yabu Lane
Vertical oban (37.6 x 25.3cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £4,000
($4,693 - $5,364)

price realized
£7,500
($9,982)
Lot 26
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake
Vertical oban (35.2 x 23.6cm.)
estimate
£14,000 - £18,000
($18,774 - $24,138)

price realized
£15,000
($19,965)
Lot 27
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Bikuni Bridge in Snow
Vertical oban (36.4 x 24.3cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
($3,352 - $4,023)

price realized
£3,750
($4,991)
Lot 28
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Kanbara: Night Snow
Horizontal oban (24.1 x 36.8cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,023 - $6,705)

price realized
£5,625
($7,486)
Lot 29
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Senju in Musashi Province
Horizontal oban (25.7 x 38.3cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,364 - $8,046)

price realized
£17,500
($23,292)
Lot 30
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Enjoying the Cool of Evening on the Riverbed at Shijo (Shijo-gawara
Horizontal oban (24.3 x 37.1cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($670 - $1,072)

price realized
£1,000
($1,331)
Lot 31
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road
Each horizontal oban:
25 x 38cm.
25.2 x 37.7cm.
22 x 33.7cm.
23.1 x 36cm.
25.1 x 38cm.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,011 - $2,682)

price realized
£5,250
($6,987)
Lot 32
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Shono: Driving Rain
Horizontal oban (24.8 x 37.3cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,728 - $16,092)

price realized
£13,750
($18,301)
Lot 33
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Old View of the Eight-part Bridge at Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province
Horizontal oban (24.7 x 37cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,023 - $5,364)

price realized
£5,250
($6,987)
Lot 34
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Riverbank at Sukiya in Edo
Vertical oban (37.6 x 25.5cm.)
estimate
£2,800 - £3,200
($3,754 - $4,291)

price realized
£5,000
($6,655)
Lot 35
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
The Complete Set of the series Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces
Each vertical oban (each approx. 37.5 x 25.7cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,046 - $10,728)

price realized
£35,000
($46,585)
Lot 36
Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)
Tatsunokuchi Mountain in Bizen Province
Vertical oban (37.4 x 24.9cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,682 - $3,352)

price realized
£6,875
($9,150)
Lot 38
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Two prints from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road
Both horizontal oban (24.7 x 36.5cm.) and (24.9 x 37.5cm.) respectively
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£1,500
($1,996)
Lot 39
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Eight prints from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road
Each horizontal oban:
22.5 x 35.2cm.
24.6 x 36.2cm.
24.4 x 36.3cm.
24.3 x 36.2cm.
25.2 x 36.1cm.
24.9 x 36.2cm.
25.1 x 36.4cm.
24.5 x 36.5cm.
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,413 - $2,950)

price realized
£1,875
($2,495)
Lot 40
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Kinryuzan Temple
Vertical oban (36 x 24.3cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,023 - $6,705)

price realized
£6,250
($8,318)
Lot 41
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Mimasaka Province: Yamabushi Valley
Vertical oban (36.3 x 24.8cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,341 - $1,609)

price realized
£5,250
($6,987)
Lot 42
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869) Utagawa...
Forty-five prints from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tokaido
Each vertical oban (each approx. 37 x 25.3cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£4,750
($6,322)
Lot 43
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Fourteen designs from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Each horizontal aiban (each approx. 22.7 x 33.7cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£6,250
($8,318)
Lot 44
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Hamamatsu: Winter Scene
Horizontal oban (25.2 x 38cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,000
($2,413 - $2,682)

price realized
£6,875
($9,150)
Lot 46
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858),
The Suruga District in Edo
Vertical oban (35.2 x 24cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,625
($2,162)
Lot 47
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Four prints from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Each vertical oban:
35.4 x 23.9cm.
35.8 x 24cm.
35 x 22cm.
35.2 x 23.6cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,609 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,062
($1,414)
Lot 48
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Twenty prints from the series Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari
All vertical oban (approx. 36 x 24.8cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£4,375
($5,823)
Lot 49
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Three prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road
Each horizontal oban:
23.9 x 36.3cm.
24 x 36.4cm.
23.3 x 35.6cm.
estimate
£1,500 - £1,600
($2,011 - $2,145)

price realized
£2,000
($2,662)
Lot 50
Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1864)
An album of fifty-three designs from the series Fifty-three Stations of the
The album 26 x 19.3 x 2.7cm.
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($938 - $1,341)

price realized
£3,000
($3,993)
Lot 51
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Maisaka, from the series The Tokaido Road - The Fifty-three Stations
Horizontal oban (24.2 x 36.7cm.)
estimate
£500 - £600
($670 - $804)

price realized
£1,125
($1,497)
Lot 52
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798 – 1861)
Nitta Shiro Tadatsune and the White Dragon Ghost
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.3 x 24.5cm.)
estimate
£2,600 - £2,800
($3,486 - $3,754)

price realized
£3,250
($4,325)
Lot 53
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Miyamoto no Musashi attacking the Giant Whale
Vertical oban triptych (35.2 x 73.6cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,820 - $40,230)

price realized
£50,000
($66,550)
Lot 54
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
Gentoku Jumps His Horse into the Tan Gorge
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 35.9 x 24.8cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($1,877 - $2,413)

price realized
£5,250
($6,987)
Lot 55
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)
The Fever of Taira no Kiyomori
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.2 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,750
($2,329)
Lot 56
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1828–1889)
The quarrel between Yoshitsune and Kajiwara Kagetoki before the Battle of
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 38.2 x 25.7cm.)
estimate
£500 - £700
($670 - $938)

price realized
£1,500
($1,996)
Lot 57
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)
The Great Battle at Yashima
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.1 x 24cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($670 - $1,072)

price realized
£2,125
($2,828)
Lot 58
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
A Warrior triptych and a single-sheet warrior print
Vertical oban triptych (38 x 76.4cm.)
Vertical oban (36 x 25.2cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($670 - $1,072)

price realized
£1,187
($1,580)
Lot 59
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)
Two prints depicting warriors of the 47 Ronin
Each vertical oban:
36.6 x 24.7cm.
36 x 24.6cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£625
($831)
Lot 60
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900)
Two triptychs
Both oban triptychs:
1. (each sheet 35.1 x 23.9cm.)
2. (each sheet 34.7 x 23.7cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($804 - $1,072)

price realized
£500
($665)
Lot 62
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
Cooling off during summer on the river
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.3 x 25.2cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($1,877 - $2,413)

price realized
£1,750
($2,329)
Lot 63
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)
Ladies in a pleasure boat drinking sake
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36 x 24.4cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £4,000
($4,693 - $5,364)

price realized
£4,000
($5,324)
Lot 64
Yashima Gakutei (1786?–1868)
Document Box (Bunko)
Shikishiban surimono (21.3 x 18.8cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
($3,352 - $4,023)

price realized
£5,625
($7,486)
Lot 66
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
Four woodblock prints
Each vertical oban:
37.3 x 24.7cm.
37.2 x 24.8cm.
37.5 x 24.9cm.
36.7 x 24.6cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,375
($1,830)
Lot 67
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
The actor Nakamura Utaemon IV in the role of Hidari Jingoro carving a wood
Uchiwa-e (22.2 x 28.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,000
($1,331)
Lot 68
Totoya Hokkei (1780 - 1850)
Image in the Style of Hishikawa Moronobu (Hishikawa Moronobu zu)
Shikishiban surimono (20.9 x 18cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($1,877 - $2,413)

price realized
£4,750
($6,322)
Lot 70
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Six prints from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon and another
All vertical oban (each approx. 35.8 x 24.2cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,011 - $2,682)

price realized
£1,750
($2,329)
Lot 71
Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
Kintaro dreaming of his childhood
Shikishiban surimono (20.8 x 17.9cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,682 - $4,023)

price realized
£5,000
($6,655)
Lot 73
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) Utagawa Kunisada II...
Two triptychs depicting beautiful women and a third of Prince Genji
Each an oban triptych:
1. Each sheet approx. 36 x 25cm.
2. Each sheet approx. 35.8 x 24.8cm.
3. Each sheet approx. 35.6 x 24.6cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,625
($2,162)
Lot 74
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)
Five prints depicting Prince Genji
Each horizontal oban (each approx. 25 x 36.4cm.)
estimate
£500 - £700
($670 - $938)

price realized
£750
($998)
Lot 76
Ashiyuki (act. circa 1814-1833) Hokucho (act. circa 1822-1830) ...
Twenty-five Osaka Actor Prints
Various sizes from (24 x 17.8cm.) to (38 x 26cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£1,000
($1,331)
Lot 77
Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro 7th as Benkei, in the Fudo Myo-o Pose
Shikishiban surimono (21 x 18.4cm.)
estimate
£1,600 - £1,800
($2,145 - $2,413)

price realized
£5,000
($6,655)
Lot 78
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
Four prints from the series “Eight Views of Accomplished Women”
Each chu-tanzaku (each approx. 35 x 12.2cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£2,375
($3,161)
Lot 79
Yashima Gakutei (1786?–1868)
Red Carp Ascending a Waterfall
Shikishiban surimono (20.8 x 18cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,609 - $2,011)

price realized
£10,000
($13,310)
Lot 80
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Five prints from an untitled series known as Large Fish
Each horizontal oban (each approx. 24.7 x 36cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,682 - $4,023)

price realized
£3,250
($4,325)
Lot 81
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of Soga no Goro
Shikishiban surimono (20.7 x 18cm.)
estimate
£1,600 - £1,800
($2,145 - $2,413)

price realized
£1,750
($2,329)
Lot 82
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Utagawa Kunisada...
Nine prints from the series Fifty-three Pairings for the Tokaido Road
Each vertical oban (each approx. 36.6 x 25.2cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,250
($1,663)
Lot 83
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji
Ehon 22.4 x 15.7cm.
estimate
£700 - £900
($938 - $1,206)

price realized
£6,875
($9,150)
Lot 84
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Act VI from The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers
Horizontal oban (26.5 x 38.6cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($536 - $804)

price realized
£1,375
($1,830)
Lot 85
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) Utagawa Kunisada II (1823–1880)
A Genji triptych and two actor prints
35.2 x 72.6cm.
35.4 x 24.7cm.
35.7 x 24.5cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£750
($998)
Lot 86
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Utagawa Kunisada...
Twenty prints from the series Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One
Each vertical oban (approx. 37.1 x 24.9cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £1,800
($2,011 - $2,413)

price realized
£4,375
($5,823)
Lot 88
Utagawa Kunisada II (1823–1880) and Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)...
Thirty-four prints from the series Miracles of Kannon
Vertical oban album (36.2 x 24.6cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,609 - $2,011)

price realized
£5,000
($6,655)
Lot 90
Utagawa Toyonobu (1859-1886)
Two diptychs from the series Newly Selected Records of the Taiko Hideyoshi
Both oban diptychs:
Each sheet 35.7 x 24.7cm.
Each sheet 35.2 x 23.1cm.
estimate
£600 - £800
($804 - $1,072)

price realized
£687
($915)
Lot 91
Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Utagawa Kunichika (1835-1900)
Twelve Actor Prints
Each vertical oban (each approx. 36.8 x 25cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£875
($1,164)
Lot 92
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864)
Ten prints from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted
Each vertical oban (approx. 36.4 x 24cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£812
($1,081)
Lot 93
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Fifteen Designs of Beautiful Women
Each vertical oban (each approx. 36.9 x 24.9cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,000
($1,331)
Lot 94
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Two woodblock prints
Both vertical oban:
35.7 x 23.9cm.
35.2 x 25.2cm.
estimate
£700 - £900
($938 - $1,206)

price realized
£1,062
($1,414)
Lot 95
Shodo Yukawa (1868-?)
Twenty-one designs of beautiful women
Each vertical oban (each approx. 42.3 x 27.5cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,500
($1,996)
Lot 96
Shodo Yasuda (1874-?)
Picture of Murasame and Matsukaze in the old days
Oban triptych (each sheet 37.2 x 24.9cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($804 - $1,072)

price realized
£500
($665)
Lot 97
Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873) Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1850–80)
Two Yokohama prints
Both vertical oban triptychs (each sheet approx. 36.5 x 25 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,250
($1,663)
Lot 98
Ikkei (active early 1870s)
A Steam Engine on the Railroad at Takanawa
Oban triptych (each sheet 37.2 x 25cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£875
($1,164)
Lot 99
Einen (active 1894–1895) Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) Ogata Gekko (1859–1920)...
Twelve triptychs depicting episodes of the Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese
Each a vertical oban triptych (each approx. 37 x 72.5cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($804 - $1,072)

price realized
£1,062
($1,414)
Lot 100
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912)
Two triptychs
Each oban triptych (each sheet approx. 35.3 x 23.8cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($536 - $804)

price realized
£562
($748)
Lot 101
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
Clearing Sky after Snow
Vertical oban (38.7 x 26.2cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£2,750
($3,660)
Lot 102
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
The Road to Nikko
Vertical oban (38.8 x 26.1cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£2,000
($2,662)
Lot 103
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
Three Landscape Prints
Each horizontal oban:
27.2 x 38.5cm.
26.1 x 39.2cm.
26 x 38.6cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,609 - $2,011)

price realized
£2,375
($3,161)
Lot 104
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
Three Landscape Prints
Each horizontal oban:
25.8 x 38.6cm.
26.2 x 39cm.
26.4 x 39.7cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£3,250
($4,325)
Lot 105
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950)
View from Otenjodake
Horizontal oban (27.8 x 41.5cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,625
($2,162)
Lot 106
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
Three Landscape Prints
Each vertical oban:
39 x 26.4cm.
38.8 x 26.3cm.
39.1 x 26.2cm.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,011 - $2,682)

price realized
£2,500
($3,327)
Lot 107
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)
Pagoda in Rain at Nightfall, Yanaka, Tokyo
Vertical oban (38.9 x 26.4cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£812
($1,081)
Lot 108
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
Early Summer Rain at the Sanno Shrine
Vertical oban (50 x 37cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,011 - $2,682)

price realized
£2,375
($3,161)
Lot 109
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
The Garden in Autumn
Horizontal oban:
26.2 x 38.8 cm. (paper only)
39.8 x 55.3 cm. (including frame)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,609 - $2,011)

price realized
£2,125
($2,828)
Lot 110
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950) Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870–1949)
Four landscape woodblock prints
Horizontal oban (27.3 x 40.6cm.)
Horizontal oban (27.3 x 40.6cm.)
Vertical oban (40 x 26.8cm.)
Vertical oban (42.5 x 28.3cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,341 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,625
($2,162)
Lot 111
Takahashi Shotei (1871-1945)
Starry Night (Hoshi no yoru)
17.1 x 37.5cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,187
($1,580)
Lot 112
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)
The United States Series: Lake Moraine
Vertical oban (41 x 27cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,375
($1,830)
Lot 113
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950)
Night in the Harbour
Horizontal oban (27.2 x 40.4cm.)
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($938 - $1,341)

price realized
£875
($1,164)
Lot 114
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950)
El Capitan
Vertical oban (41.6 x 27.5cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,023 - $5,364)

price realized
£4,375
($5,823)
Lot 115
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950)
Morning Mist in Taj Mahal
Horizontal double oban (40.2 x 55.6cm.)
estimate
£2,200 - £2,500
($2,950 - $3,352)

price realized
£2,750
($3,660)
Lot 118
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
A white egret on a snowy tree
Tanzaku (37.9 x 17cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,200
($1,341 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,000
($1,331)
Lot 119
Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918)
A bird on a branch in the pouring rain
111 x 35cm. (excluding brocade mount)
198 x 37cm. (including mount)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($2,011 - $3,352)

price realized
£1,875
($2,495)
Lot 120
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Two woodblock prints
Both o-tanzaku:
37 x 19.2cm.
33.6 x 18.3cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£812
($1,081)
Lot 121
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Two woodblock prints
Both o-tanzaku:
36.3 x 19.1cm.
34.7 x 19cm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,187
($1,580)
Lot 122
Ohara Koson (1878-1945)
Scops Owl, Cherry Blossoms, and Moon
Vertical oban (39 x 26.3 cm.)
estimate
£400 - £500
($536 - $670)

price realized
£1,062
($1,414)
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