• Auction 16310

    From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online

    5 July 2018 - 12 July 2018, London

    SALE TOTAL: 695,500 (GBP)
139 Lots for Sale 16310
Lot 1
SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725–1770)
Daikoku playing with boys in Chinese clothes (karako) under pine with the
Vertical chuban (28.1 x 20.6 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,960 - $6,600)

price realized
£4,375
($5,775)
Lot 6
CHOBUNSAI EISHI (1756–1829)
The Oiran Hinazuru of the Chojiya holding a Fan
Vertical oban (38.8 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£2,375
($3,135)
Lot 7
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
The courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsubaraya
Vertical oban (37.6 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,750
($2,310)
Lot 10
ATTRIBUTED TO KATSUNO (FL. CIRCA 1807)
The beauty Koichi of the Senkyu tea house holding a plectrum
Hosoban (32.4 x 15.4 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 11
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
Karakoto of the Chojiya with a kamuro
Vertical oban (38.4 x 25.8 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,056 - $1,584)

price realized
£2,125
($2,805)
Lot 13
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
The Manipulative Type (Tetori)
Vertical oban (37.7 x 25.8 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($9,240 - $11,880)

price realized
£8,125
($10,725)
Lot 14
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
Lovers Parting in the Morning
Vertical oban (38.1 x 25.9 cm.)
estimate
($2,640 - $3,960)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 15
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
The Merchant's Wife (Okami-san)
Vertical oban (37 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,920 - $10,560)

price realized
£7,500
($9,900)
Lot 16
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787–1867)
A woman writing a letter
Vertical oban (40.3 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£2,500
($3,300)
Lot 17
CHOKOSAI EISHO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1780–1800)
The Chojiya Pleasure House by Day (Chojiya hiru-mise)
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 38 x 25.7 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,056 - $1,584)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 20
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
The courtesan Asajiu of the Daimonjiya and Nanatsu-ume Sake by Momenya
Vertical oban (38.9 x 25.8 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,960 - $5,280)

price realized
£5,625
($7,425)
Lot 21
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
No.7 (Higashioji), from Picture Book: Pulling Komachi (Ehon
Horizontal oban (25.2 x 37.1 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,320 - $1,980)

price realized
£2,000
($2,640)
Lot 23
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)
Twelve shunga prints
Each horizontal oban (each approx. 36.2 x 24.9 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,600 - $9,240)

price realized
£6,250
($8,250)
Lot 25
KEISAI EISEN (1790–1848)
A courtesan beneath an autumn moon
Vertical oban (39 x 26.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,584 - $1,980)

price realized
£1,750
($2,310)
Lot 26
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)
Two beauties and a maidservant lighting their way with a lantern and
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 39.7 x 27.4 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,640 - $3,960)

price realized
£7,500
($9,900)
Lot 27
UTAGAWA SADATORA (ACTIVE CIRCA 1818-1844)
Two beauties and a maidservant cross a bridge beside irises and hanging
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 39.5 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 29
KITAGAWA UTAMARO II (D. CIRCA 1831)
Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya House (Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki)
Vertical oban (38.7 x 26.2 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,320 - $1,980)

price realized
£1,000
($1,320)
Lot 30
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1865)
The Great Wrestling Match between Momotaro and Kaidomaru
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.9 x 25.7 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £3,500
($3,960 - $4,620)

price realized
£3,750
($4,950)
Lot 31
YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786?–1868)
A courtesan and attendant seated beside a brazier
Horizontal chuban (19.3 x 27.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,250
($1,650)
Lot 32
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1865)
Two women playing a shamisen and koto in front of a folding screen
Chuban surimono (20.6 x 27.7 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,960 - $6,600)

price realized
£3,750
($4,950)
Lot 33
YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786-1868)
A woman seated smoking a pipe beside a folding screen
Shikishiban surimono (20.8 x 18 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£1,250
($1,650)
Lot 34
YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU II (ACTIVE CIRCA 1830–60)
Chrysanthemum Dew (Kiku no tsuyu)
Shikishiban surimono (21.4 x 18.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£1,250
($1,650)
Lot 35
UTAGAWA SADAKAGE (FL. 1818-1844)
A courtesan styling her hair in front of a mirror
Shikishiban surimono (20.4 x 18.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,200 - £2,800
($2,904 - $3,696)

price realized
£6,250
($8,250)
Lot 36
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780–1850)
A woman wearing an elaborate kimono beside a small rock garden and standing
Shikishiban surimono (21.5 x 18.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,400 - £2,600
($3,168 - $3,432)

price realized
£5,000
($6,600)
Lot 37
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1865)
Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of Konoshita Tokichi and Segawa Kikunojo V
Shikishiban surimono (20.5 x 18 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,320 - $1,980)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 38
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)
Miura Daisuke drinking wine
Shikishiban surimono (19.6 x 17.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($1,848 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 39
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780–1850)
A beauty beside a large kite with a design of a large head of the actor
Shikishiban surimono (20.5 x 18.5 cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £2,800
($3,300 - $3,696)

price realized
£3,000
($3,960)
Lot 40
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII
Shikishiban surimono (21 x 18.4 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,750
($2,310)
Lot 41
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1865)
An onnagata actor holding down with her foot a rope attached to a horse
Chuban surimono (20.5 x 27.6 cm.)
estimate
£300 - £500
($396 - $660)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 42
HASEGAWA SADANOBU I (1809-1879)
Actors in cartouches surrounded by poems and fruiting branches
39 x 52.9 cm.
estimate
£500 - £700
($660 - $924)

price realized
£1,250
($1,650)
Lot 43
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
A still life comprising a double gourd flask, a suzuribako in the form of a
Shikishiban surimono (19.9 x 17.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,320 - $1,980)

price realized
£5,000
($6,600)
Lot 44
RYURYUKYO SHINSAI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1799-1823)
A seabream in a Nabeshima dish beside a sake cup on a lacquer stand beside a
Shikishiban surimono (21.4 x 18.6 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£1,750
($2,310)
Lot 45
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)
A warbler in a cage
Shikishiban surimono (21.3 x 18.5 cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £4,000
($4,620 - $5,280)

price realized
£4,375
($5,775)
Lot 46
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780–1850)
A Good Time for a Wedding (Yometori yoshi)
Shikishiban surimono (19.7 x 17.3 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£1,250
($1,650)
Lot 47
SHUNKOSAI HOKUEI (ACTIVE 1824-1837)
A double okubi-e portrait of two actors
Vertical oban (26.4 x 39 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,960 - $5,280)

price realized
£4,750
($6,270)
Lot 49
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)
The actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Baigyoku) in the role of Gotobei
Vertical oban (39.4 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£3,000
($3,960)
Lot 50
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)
The actor Ichikawa Ebizo V in the role of Musashibo Benkei
Vertical oban (37.7 x 25.5 cm)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£2,000
($2,640)
Lot 51
UTAGAWA YOSHITORA (1836–1887)
The Actor Ichikawa Ichizo III as Iwami Jutaro
Vertical oban (36.7 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 52
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki with a gun overcoming a giant snake
Vertical oban (39.1 x 26.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£3,500
($4,620)
Lot 53
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
I no Hayata Hironao seizing the Nue as it falls to the ground
Vertical oban (39.6 x 26.7 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£3,750
($4,950)
Lot 54
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Kazusanosuke Hirotsune Battling the Nine-Tailed Fox on Nasu Moor
Vertical oban (38.8 x 27 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 55
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Zhu Gui, the Dry-land Crocodile (Kanchi Kotsuritsu Shuki)
Vertical oban (39.1 x 26.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£3,000
($3,960)
Lot 57
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Sasaki Saburo Moritsuna strangling the fisherman Fujidayu
Vertical oban (38.8 x 25.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,600
($1,848 - $2,112)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 58
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Two Warrior Woodblock Prints
Both vertical oban (39.6 x 27 cm. and 38.5 x 26.1 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 59
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Not a Very Lucky Day (Senbu)
Vertical oban (37.7 x 26.2 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£7,500
($9,900)
Lot 60
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Two Woodblock Prints from the series One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular
Both vertical oban (38.7 x 27.2 cm. and 38.7 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 61
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Grand Sumo Tournament on Mount Akazawa (Akazawayama ozumo)
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 38.1 x 25.7 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,600 - $10,560)

price realized
£16,250
($21,450)
Lot 62
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
The Ghosts of the Taira Attack Yoshitsune in Daimotsu Bay
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.4 x 24.6 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,400 - $39,600)

price realized
£81,250
($107,250)
Lot 63
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)
May: Shoki the Demon Queller riding a tiger, subjugating Demons
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 38.7 x 26.5 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,640 - $3,960)

price realized
£2,250
($2,970)
Lot 64
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
Taira Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain (Taira
Vertical oban diptych (each sheet 38 x 26.3 cm. and 37.9 x 26.3 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£3,500
($4,620)
Lot 65
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
The Battle of Ichinotani (Ichinotani kassen)
Vertical oban diptych (each sheet approx. 38.9 x 26.3 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£5,625
($7,425)
Lot 66
KATSUKAWA SHUNTEI (1770–1824)
Minomoto no Yorimitsu (Raiko) and his Retainers Kill the Shuten-doji
Vertical oban triptych approx. (39.6 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($1,848 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 67
SHIRAI TOSHINOBU II (1866-1903)
Nitta no Shiro Tadatsune encountering the Goddess of Mount Fuji and her
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.9 x 25.3 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,980 - $3,300)

price realized
£2,750
($3,630)
Lot 68
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Fujiwara Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight (Fujiwara Yasumasa Gekka
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.8 x 24.9 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($9,240 - $11,880)

price realized
£17,500
($23,100)
Lot 69
UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866)
Shuten doji at Oeyama (Oeyama Shuten-doji)
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.6 x 25.1 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£2,500
($3,300)
Lot 70
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798–1861)
Sakata Kaidomaru (Kintaro) fighting a giant carp
Vertical oban (37.7 x 25.7 cm.)
estimate
£700 - £900
($924 - $1,188)

price realized
£1,625
($2,145)
Lot 71
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Hatsuhana doing penance under the Tonozawa Waterfall
Vertical oban (37.2 x 26.2 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,320 - $1,980)

price realized
£1,625
($2,145)
Lot 72
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Gongsun Sheng, The Dragon in the Clouds (Nyuunryu Kosonsho)
Vertical oban (38.9 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
£2,800 - £3,200
($3,696 - $4,224)

price realized
£4,375
($5,775)
Lot 73
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
The Ghost of Asakura Togo
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 35.8 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
£2,600 - £2,800
($3,432 - $3,696)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 74
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Raiko severing the head of the Shuten-doji, while his followers destroy
Each sheet approx. 37.5 x 25.3 cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,584 - $1,980)

price realized
£1,250
($1,650)
Lot 75
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
Ghosts Appearing in Shirazunoyabu Forrest at Yawata (Shirazunoyabu Yawata no
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.9 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£2,375
($3,135)
Lot 76
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
Lu Chi Sen in a drunken fury smashing the guardian figure at the temple on
Vertical oban diptych (each sheet 38.1 x 26.2 cm. and 38.1 x 26 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,640 - $3,960)

price realized
£2,750
($3,630)
Lot 77
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
Flowers: Ichikawa Sadanji I in the role of Gosho no Gorozo
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.6 x 25.3 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,960 - $6,600)

price realized
£5,250
($6,930)
Lot 78
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
Moon: Ichikawa Sansho (Ichikawa Danjuro IX) in the role of the pirate Kezori
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.6 x 25.3 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,280 - $7,920)

price realized
£17,500
($23,100)
Lot 79
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Summer: Cooling off Between the Bridges (Natsu, Hashima no suzumi)
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 37.7 x 25.8 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £700
($660 - $924)

price realized
£1,125
($1,485)
Lot 80
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Beauties watching fireworks in boats beside the Ryogoku Bridge
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 38.7 x 25.7 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,280 - $7,920)

price realized
£5,250
($6,930)
Lot 81
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798–1861)
Wind (kaze)
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 35 x 23.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,625
($2,145)
Lot 82
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Plover Jewel River in Mutsu Province (Mutsu no kuni chidori no Tamagawa)
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 38 x 25.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,640 - $5,280)

price realized
£2,500
($3,300)
Lot 83
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
A woman holding a slice of watermelon
Uchiwa-e (23.2 x 29.7 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £6,000
($6,600 - $7,920)

price realized
£6,875
($9,075)
Lot 85
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
The Complete Set: Thirty-Two Aspects of Daily Life (Fuzoku Sanjuniso)
Each vertical oban (each approx. 37.2 x 25.6 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,400 - $39,600)

price realized
£30,000
($39,600)
Lot 86
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1832–1892)
Uesugi no Terutora (Kenshin), riding into battle through clouds of smoke
Vertical oban (36.2 x 24.3 cm.)
estimate
£300 - £500
($396 - $660)

price realized
£1,625
($2,145)
Lot 87
HARA ZAIMEI (1778-1844)
A cat asleep beside plants
58.7 x 36.2 cm.(excluding mount)
111 x 72.8 cm.(including mount)
7 x 7.5 x 83.5 cm. (dimensions when rolled in box)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,960 - $5,280)

price realized
£6,875
($9,075)
Lot 88
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Sparrows and morning glory
Vertical chuban (21.3 x 16.1 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£4,375
($5,775)
Lot 89
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Blue Bird on a Yellow-Flowered Hibiscus
Chutanzaku (37.5 x 13 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,640 - $3,960)

price realized
£2,500
($3,300)
Lot 90
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
The Fuji River in Snow
Vertical oban diptych (each sheet approx. 37.3 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,920 - $10,560)

price realized
£16,250
($21,450)
Lot 91
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Lower Meguro (Shimo-Meguro)
Horizontal oban (25.2 x 37.3 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,280 - $7,920)

price realized
£18,750
($24,750)
Lot 92
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Tsukuda-jima [in Edo] in Musashi Province (Buyo Tsukuda-jima)
Horizontal oban (25.8 x 37.8 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,280 - $7,920)

price realized
£9,375
($12,375)
Lot 93
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu Senju)
Horizontal oban (24.5 x 37 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,920 - $10,560)

price realized
£8,125
($10,725)
Lot 94
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha)
Horizontal oban (25.9 x 38.3 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,600 - $9,240)

price realized
£6,875
($9,075)
Lot 95
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Fuji View Plain in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimi-ga-hara)
Horizontal oban (26.1 x 38 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,600 - $9,240)

price realized
£8,125
($10,725)
Lot 96
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Two landscape prints from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku
Both horizontal oban:
1. 25.5 x 34.3 cm.
2. 25.5 x 37.8 cm.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,640 - $3,960)

price realized
£3,250
($4,290)
Lot 97
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori)
Horizontal oban (24.2 x 36.4 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£4,375
($5,775)
Lot 98
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Poem by Motoyoshi Shinno
Horizontal oban (26.1 x 36.9 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,600 - $9,240)

price realized
£6,250
($8,250)
Lot 99
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Old View of the Eight-part Bridge at Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province (Mikawa
Horizontal oban (25 x 37.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 100
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Banana Garden at Chuto (Chuto shoen)
Horizontal oban (26.6 x 38.5 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,600 - $9,240)

price realized
£6,250
($8,250)
Lot 101
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa)
Horizontal oban (24.8 x 36.6 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,960 - $6,600)

price realized
£6,000
($7,920)
Lot 102
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
The Waterfall at Ono on the Kisokaido Road (Kisokaido Ono no bakufu)
Vertical oban (38.5 x 26.1 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,200 - $19,800)

price realized
£16,250
($21,450)
Lot 103
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Hakone: View of the Lake (Hakone, kosui no zu)
Horizontal oban (24.8 x 38.2 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£4,375
($5,775)
Lot 104
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Shono: Driving Rain (Shono, hakuu)
Horizontal oban (25.2 x 37.2 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($9,240 - $11,880)

price realized
£10,000
($13,200)
Lot 105
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Snow in the Precincts of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido (Kameido
Horizontal oban (25.3 x 39.3 cm.)
estimate
£3,500 - £4,000
($4,620 - $5,280)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 106
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Maple Trees at Mama, Tekona Shrine and Linked Bridge (Mama no momiji Tekona
Vertical oban (36.6 x 24.9 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,960 - $5,280)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 107
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake (Ohashi Atake no
Vertical oban (36.2 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,200 - $19,800)

price realized
£20,000
($26,400)
Lot 108
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Fukagawa Susaki and Jumantsubo
Vertical oban (35.5 x 23.9 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,960 - $5,280)

price realized
£11,875
($15,675)
Lot 109
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi)
Vertical oban (36.1 x 23.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£1,875
($2,475)
Lot 110
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi)
Vertical oban (36.8 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($9,240 - $11,880)

price realized
£13,750
($18,150)
Lot 111
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Fukagawa timber yards (Fukagawa kiba)
Vertical oban (37.1 x 25.1 cm.)
estimate
£2,800 - £3,200
($3,696 - $4,224)

price realized
£3,250
($4,290)
Lot 112
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya (Massaki-hen
Vertical oban (36.7 x 25.4cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£2,125
($2,805)
Lot 113
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Fudo Falls, Oji (Oji Fudo no taki)
Vertical oban (37.1 x 24.7 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£2,125
($2,805)
Lot 114
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Bikuni Bridge in Snow (Bikunibashi setchu)
Vertical oban (34.2 x 23.6 cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($792 - $1,056)

price realized
£1,625
($2,145)
Lot 115
UTAGAWA HIROSHGE (1797-1858)
Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi)
Vertical oban (37.6 x 25.3 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,920 - $10,560)

price realized
£8,125
($10,725)
Lot 117
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
New Year's eve foxfires at the changing tree, Oji (Oji shozoku enoki omisoka
Vertical oban (34.6 x 23.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,980 - $3,300)

price realized
£5,000
($6,600)
Lot 118
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Misaka Pass in Kai Province (Kai Misaka-goe)
Vertical oban (36.8 x 24.3 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,320 - $1,980)

price realized
£2,000
($2,640)
Lot 119
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
In the Mountains of Izu Province (Izu no sanchu)
Vertical oban (36.8 x 23.9 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£2,500
($3,300)
Lot 120
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Riverbank at Sukiya in Edo (Toto Sukiya-gashi)
Vertical oban (35.7 x 23.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,640 - $3,960)

price realized
£2,250
($2,970)
Lot 121
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Fuji Seen from the Left on the Tokaido Road (Tokaido hidari Fuji)
Vertical oban (36.9 x 24.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £1,800
($1,980 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,625
($2,145)
Lot 122
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Entrance To Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sagami Enoshima iriguchi)
Vertical oban (36.8 x 24.3 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £1,800
($1,980 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,625
($2,145)
Lot 124
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Hoki Province: Ono, Distant View of Mount Daisen (Hoki, Ono, Daisen
Vertical oban (36.6 x 25 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,960 - $6,600)

price realized
£6,250
($8,250)
Lot 127
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Inaba Province: Karo, Koyama (Inaba, Karo, Koyama)
Vertical oban (37 x 25.6 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£2,250
($2,970)
Lot 128
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Bizen Province: Tanokuchi Coast, Yugasan torii (Bizen, Tanokuchikaihin,
Vertical oban (37.1 x 25.6 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£2,250
($2,970)
Lot 129
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Kozuke Province: Mount Haruna Under Snow (Kozuke, Harunasan setchu)
Vertical oban (36.7 x 25 cm.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,600
($1,848 - $2,112)

price realized
£3,250
($4,290)
Lot 131
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (SHIGENOBU) (1826–1869)
Gathering Cliff Fungus at Kumano in Kii Province (Kishu Kumano iwatake
Vertical oban (37.2 x 25.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,000
($1,320)
Lot 133
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
Five prints from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Edo Meisho
Each vertical oban:
1. 35.5 x 23.8 cm.
2. 36 x 24.4 cm.
3. 35.1 x 23.6 cm.
4. 35.8 x 23.8 cm.
5. 32.2 x 22.2 cm.
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,300 - $4,620)

price realized
£3,750
($4,950)
Lot 134
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)
One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fujimi hyakuza)
22.4 x 15.5 cm.
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
Lot 136
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786–1864)
The Poet Hitomaro at the Beach of Akashi
Horizontal oban (25.2 x 38.2 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£3,000
($3,960)
Lot 137
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Six Stations: Maisaka, Arai, Shirasuka, Futakawa, Yoshida, and Goyu
Horizontal oban (25.7 x 38.5 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,640 - $3,300)

price realized
£4,000
($5,280)
Lot 138
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861)
Enoshima in Sagami province (Soshu Enoshima no zu)
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 37.7 x 25.1 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,056 - $1,584)

price realized
£1,375
($1,815)
Lot 141
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
Seven warrior prints
Each vertical oban (36.8 x 24.7 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£2,750
($3,630)
Lot 143
TOYOHARA CHIKANOBU (1838-1912)
Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Kintaro
Vertical oban (36.1 x 25.9 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,056 - $1,584)

price realized
£625
($825)
Lot 144
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839–1892)
The Story of Tamiya Botaro
Vertical oban, diptych (approx. overall 36 x 48.4 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($660 - $1,056)

price realized
£750
($990)
Lot 145
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861) KEISAI EISEN (1790–1848)
Two prints: A sumo wrestler and a standing courtesan
Both vertical oban:
35.6 x 25.1 cm.
38 x 25.4 cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,320 - $1,980)

price realized
£1,000
($1,320)
Lot 146
OKURA KOTO (D. 1910) UTAGAWA YOSHIIKU (1833-1904)
A Sino-Japanese War triptych, and four warrior chuban prints
The first: vertical oban triptych (37.9 x 75.1 cm.)
The rest: vertical chuban (each approx. 25.3 x 18.6 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,056 - $1,584)

price realized
£1,375
($1,815)
Lot 147
UTAGAWA SADAHIDE (1807-1873)
Great military drill (Uchoren no zu)
Vertical oban (each sheet approx. 36.2 x 25 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,056 - $1,584)

price realized
£1,000
($1,320)
Lot 148
UTAGAWA SADAHIDE (1807-1873)
Sailing from California Harbour, America (Amerikashu Karuharunia Minato
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 37.1 x 25.6 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,960 - $6,600)

price realized
£3,750
($4,950)
Lot 149
UTAGAWA YOSHIHARU (1828-1888)
The great elephant from a foreign land (Ikoku watari dai zo no zu)
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 36.4 x 25.7 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,280 - $7,920)

price realized
£5,000
($6,600)
Lot 150
UTAGAWA YOSHITORA (ACTIVE CIRCA 1850-1870)
America (Amerika koku)
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 37.3 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,640 - $5,280)

price realized
£2,500
($3,300)
Lot 151
KAWASE HASUI (1883–1957)
Nagare Pleasure Quarter, Kanazawa (Kanazawa nagare no kuruwa)
Vertical oban (38.6 x 26.2 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,640 - $3,960)

price realized
£6,875
($9,075)
Lot 152
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Kozu, Osaka
Vertical oban (39.1 x 26.7 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£2,750
($3,630)
Lot 153
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Tsuta Marsh in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Tsutanuma)
Vertical oban (39.6 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£3,250
($4,290)
Lot 154
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Moonlight over Lake Kamo, (Sado) (Getsumei no Kamoko (Sado))
Horizontal oban (27 x 39.4 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,640 - $3,960)

price realized
£5,250
($6,930)
Lot 155
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Snow at Kamibashi Bridge in Nikko (Nikko kamibashi no yuki)
Horizontal oban (28.8 x 41.2 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,980 - $2,640)

price realized
£3,000
($3,960)
Lot 156
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Dogashima Island in Izu District (Midday) (Izu Dogashima, Hiru)
Horizontal oban (27.7 x 40.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,376 - $2,904)

price realized
£3,000
($3,960)
Lot 157
KAWASE HASUI (1883–1957)
The Great Buddha at Kamakura (Kamakura daibutsu)
Vertical oban (39.3 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,584 - $1,980)

price realized
£6,875
($9,075)
Lot 158
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Kozu, Osaka
Vertical oban (39.1 x 26.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,584 - $2,376)

price realized
£2,250
($2,970)
Lot 159
OHARA KOSON (1877-1945) TAKAHASHI BIHO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1904-5) TSUCHIYA...
Three woodblock prints
Vertical oban (24.5 x 25.3 cm. and 23.7 x 24.5 cm. and 42.5 x 29.3 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($1,056 - $1,320)

price realized
£1,000
($1,320)
Lot 161
ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972)
Hair (Kami)
Vertical dai oban (52.4 x 37.9 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,240 - $13,200)

price realized
£8,750
($11,550)
Lot 163
TSUKIOKA KOGYO (1869–1927)
Two diptychs and four single sheet prints depicting Noh actors
Each vertical oban (each approx. 38.4 x 26 cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($528 - $792)

price realized
£875
($1,155)
Lot 164
KIKUCHI KEIGETSU (1879-1955) EIHO HIREZAKI (1880-1968) TOMIOKA EISEN...
Four prints depicting women
The first: vertical dai oban (22.7 x 30.4 cm.)
The second: (17.7 x 23.7 cm.)
The third: (18.5 x 25.7 cm.)
The fourth: (43.5 x 29.2 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £700
($660 - $924)

price realized
£1,000
($1,320)
Lot 165
KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847–1915)
A cat chasing a rat into a toppled lantern
34.2 x 46.2 cm.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,320 - $1,980)

price realized
£1,375
($1,815)
Lot 167
GAKU ONOGI (1924-1976)
Landscape C (Fukei C)
45.5 x 31.9 cm.
estimate
£700 - £900
($924 - $1,188)

price realized
£1,500
($1,980)
The currency conversion rates on Christies.com are updated daily. Any conversion of a pre-sale estimate or price realized into a currency different from that of the saleroom site is solely for your convenience. Errors may occur in such conversion and currencies fluctuate. We do not accept liability for such errors or fluctuations or for any reliance you or others may have on the converted currency amounts. All purchase must be made in the currency of the country where the saleroom is located.