• Auction 18945

    From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints

    11 June 2020 - 18 June 2020, London

    SALE TOTAL: 739,375 (GBP)
94 Lots for Sale 18945
Lot 1
CHOBUNSAI EISHI (1756-1829)
Mitsuhana of the Obishiya with the names of her girl attendants, Kikushi and...
Vertical oban: 39 x 26.3 cm. (15 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,165 - $8,631)

price realized
£20,000
($25,080)
Lot 3
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
Parody of the killing of the Nue (Nue taiji)
Vertical oban: 38.7 x 25.7 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 1/8 in.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,849 - $2,466)

price realized
£1,875
($2,351)
Lot 4
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
The Courtesans Hinazuru and Hinamatsu of the Chojiya (Chojiya uchi Hinazuru to...
Vertical oban: 38.8 x 25.6 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 1/8 in.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,165 - $9,864)

price realized
£15,000
($18,810)
Lot 6
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
Practicing Calligraphy (Sho)
Vertical oban: 38.2 x 25.4 cm. (15 x 10 in.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,219 - $2,712)

price realized
£3,500
($4,389)
Lot 9
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Five woodblock prints
Each a vertical oban:
The first: 37.3 x 24.4 cm. (14 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
The second: 37.4 x 25.8 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 1/8 in.)
The third: 36.7 x 25.6 cm. (14 ½ x 10 1/8 in.)
The fourth: 37.2 x 25.7 cm. (14 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
The fifth: 36.3 x 24.8 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 ¾ in.)
(5)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($986 - $1,479)

price realized
£4,375
($5,486)
Lot 11
KIKUKAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
No. 1, Newly hatched silkworms
Vertical oban: 37.2 x 25 cm. (14 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,479 - $2,219)

price realized
£1,500
($1,900)
Lot 14
KATSUKAWA SHUN'EI (1762-1819)
The pirate Watonai subduing a tiger
Vertical oban: 38.2 x 25.7 cm. (15 x 10 1/8 in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,233 - $1,849)

price realized
£1,500
($1,881)
Lot 15
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
Boy's hawking party in front of Mount Fuji
Vertical oban triptych: each sheet 37.6 x 25.8 cm. (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
(3)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,932 - $7,398)

price realized
£5,000
($6,270)
Lot 17
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
Kawazu Saburo Sukeyasu wrestling Matano Goro Kagehisa, with Ebina Genpachi...
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 36 x 24.8 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.)
Centre sheet: 36 x 24.8 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.)
Right sheet: 36 x 24 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ½ in.)
(3)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,699 - $4,932)

price realized
£3,750
($4,702)
Lot 18
SHUNKOSAI HOKUSHU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1810-1832)
The actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) in the role of Kumagai Jiro Naozane
Vertical oban: 37.6 x 26.6 cm. (14 7/8 x 10 ½ in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,233 - $1,849)

price realized
£1,250
($1,567)
Lot 19
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu)
Horizontal oban: 25.5 x 38.1 cm. (10 x 15 in.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,495 - $24,660)

price realized
£16,250
($20,377)
Lot 22
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori)
Horizontal oban: 25.5 x 36.8 cm. (10 1/8 x 14 ½ in.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,165 - $8,631)

price realized
£16,250
($20,377)
Lot 23
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Shichirigahama Beach in Sagami Province (Soshu Shichirigahama)
Horizontal oban: 25.4 x 37.1 cm. (10 x 14 5/8 in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,466 - $3,699)

price realized
£62,500
($78,375)
Lot 24
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
A wayside scene at Oji
Horizontal oban: 26.8 x 39.2cm. (10 ½ x 15 ½ in.)
estimate
£4,500 - £5,000
($5,548 - $6,165)

price realized
£5,625
($7,053)
Lot 25
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Poem by Chunagon Yakamochi (Otomo no Yakamochi)
Horizontal oban: 24.5 x 36.6 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 3/8 in.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,932 - $7,398)

price realized
£15,000
($18,810)
Lot 26
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason
Horizontal oban: 22.7 x 34.2 cm. (9 x 13 ½ in.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
($3,082 - $3,699)

price realized
£8,750
($10,972)
Lot 27
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Three woodblock prints
The first a vertical chuban: 22.3 x 17.4 cm. (8 ¾ x 6 ¾ in.)
The second a vertical chuban: 23.1 x 17.5 cm. (9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
The third a horizontal kokonotsugiri (one-ninth oban): 12.8 x 17.7 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
(3)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,233 - $1,849)

price realized
£4,000
($5,016)
Lot 28
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
The Moon Seen through Leaves (Hagoshi no tsuki)
Otanzaku: 38.3 x 16 cm. (15 1/8 x 6 ¼ in.)
estimate
£22,000 - £25,000
($27,126 - $30,825)

price realized
£27,500
($34,485)
Lot 29
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Mountain River on the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa)
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 34.8 x 24.8 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ¾ in.)
Centre sheet: 34.8 x 25.3 cm. (13 ¾ x 10 in.)
Right sheet: 34.8 x 25.2 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 7/8 in.)
(3)
estimate
£7,000 - £9,000
($8,757 - $11,259)

price realized
£30,000
($37,620)
Lot 30
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Cranes flying over waves before the setting sun
Vertical oban diptych:
Top sheet: 36.2 x 24.7 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.)
Bottom sheet: 36.2 x 24.6 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 5/8 in.)
(2)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,753 - $5,004)

price realized
£11,250
($14,107)
Lot 31
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Shishi training cub
Otanzaku: 36.1 x 16 cm. (14 ¼ x 6 ¼ in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,753 - $5,004)

price realized
£3,000
($3,762)
Lot 32
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Sparrows and Camellia in Snow (Settchu sazanka ni suzume)
Otanzaku: 38.5 x 17.5 cm. (15 ¼ x 6.7.8 in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,753 - $6,255)

price realized
£25,000
($31,350)
Lot 33
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Kingfisher and bellflowers
Sanchogake: 25.1 x 12.5 cm. (9 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,502 - $3,753)

price realized
£3,500
($4,389)
Lot 34
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Shishi training cub
Cut from vertical oban sheet (harimaze): 33 x 15.1 cm. (13 x 6 in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,502 - $3,753)

price realized
£2,250
($2,821)
Lot 35
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Shishi training cub
Vertical oban diptych: 71 x 23.9 cm. (28 x 9 3/8 in.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,501 - $1,876)

price realized
£4,000
($5,016)
Lot 36
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
Tiger and bamboo
Vertical oban diptych:
Top sheet: 36 x 24.3 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ½ in.)
Bottom sheet: 37 x 24.7 cm. (14 5/8 x 9 ¾ in.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,276 - $1,914)

price realized
£1,750
($2,194)
Lot 37
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival (Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi mode)
Vertical oban: 35.7 x 24.2 cm. (14 x 9.12 in.)
estimate
£12,000 - £15,000
($15,312 - $19,140)

price realized
£27,500
($34,485)
Lot 38
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake (Ohashi Atake no yudachi)
Vertical oban: 36.8 x 24 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ½ in.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,520 - $38,280)

price realized
£52,500
($65,835)
Lot 39
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Suijin no mori...
Vertical oban: 36.5 x 24 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 ½ in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,490 - $3,735)

price realized
£5,000
($6,270)
Lot 40
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Shono: Driving Rain (Shono, hakuu)
Horizontal oban: 23.7 x 36 cm. (9 3/8 x 14 1/8 in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,735 - $6,225)

price realized
£10,625
($13,323)
Lot 41
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Shirasuka: View of the Shiomizaka (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka zu)
Horizontal oban: 25 x 38.1 cm. (9 ¾ x 15 in.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,494 - $1,867)

price realized
£3,750
($4,702)
Lot 42
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Numazu: Twilight (Numazu, tasogare zu)
Horizontal oban: 24 x 36 cm. (9 ½ x 14 1/8 in.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£3,750
($4,702)
Lot 43
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Futakawa: Monkey Plateau (Futakawa Sarugababa)
Horizontal oban: 24.5 x 37.8 cm. (9 5/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£5,625
($7,053)
Lot 44
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Chiryu: Early Summer Horse Fair (Chiryu, shuka uma ichi)
Horizontal oban: 24.8 x 37 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 5/8 in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,490 - $3,735)

price realized
£3,750
($4,702)
Lot 45
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Kuwana: Shichiri Crossing (Kuwana, Shichiri watashiguchi)
Horizontal oban: 24.6 x 37.7 cm (9 ½ x 14 7/8 in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,735 - $4,980)

price realized
£3,500
($4,389)
Lot 46
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Twilight Snow at Mount Hira (Hira bosetsu)
Horizontal oban: 25.3 x 37.8 cm. (10 x 14 7/8 in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,490 - $3,112)

price realized
£3,750
($4,702)
Lot 47
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Mackerel, Crab, and Morning Glory
Horizontal oban: 25.5 x 37.2 cm. (10 x 14 ¾ in.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£2,750
($3,448)
Lot 48
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
The complete set of Wrestling Matches between Mountains and Seas (Sankai...
Each horizontal oban: approx. 25.5 x 37.5 cm. (10 x 14 ¾ in.)
(20)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,900 - $37,350)

price realized
£118,750
($148,912)
Lot 49
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Enjoying the Evening Cool with the Great Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku...
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 37.9 x 25.5 cm. (15 x 10 in.)
Centre sheet: 37.7 x 25.7 cm. (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Right sheet: 37.7 x 25.6 cm. (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
(3)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,490 - $3,735)

price realized
£6,875
($8,621)
Lot 50
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama (Gotenyama hanami no zu)
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 37.1 x 25.7 cm. (14 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Centre sheet: 37.3 x 25.7 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 1/8 in.)
Right sheet: 37.3 x 25.7 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 1/8 in.)
(3)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£11,250
($14,107)
Lot 51
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Moon at Takanawa (Takanawa tsuki no kei)
Vertical oban triptych: each sheet 38 x 25.6 cm. (15 x 10 1/8 in.)
(3)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,735 - $4,980)

price realized
£8,750
($10,972)
Lot 52
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Crowds Visiting the Shrine of Benzaiten at Enoshima in Sagami Province on the...
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 37.5 x 25.8 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 1/8 in.)
Centre sheet: 37.3 x 25.8 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 1/8 in.)
Right sheet: 37.3 x 25.8 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 1/8 in.)
(3)
estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($2,490 - $3,112)

price realized
£7,500
($9,405)
Lot 53
KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)
Sunset Glow at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku-bashi no sekisho)
Horizontal oban: 25.5 x 37.3 cm. (10 x 14 ¾ in.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£2,000
($2,508)
Lot 54
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
From Nihonbashi to Edobashi (Nihonbashi Edobashi)
Horizontal oban: 25 x 37.2 cm. (10 x 14 5/8 in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£3,750
($4,702)
Lot 55
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Hyuga Province: Aburatsu Port, Obi Oshima Province (Aburatsu no minato, Obi...
Vertical oban: 36.2 x 24.6 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($996 - $1,494)

price realized
£2,125
($2,664)
Lot 56
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Futamigaura in Ise Province (Ise Futamigaura)
Vertical oban: 36.7 x 24.9 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($996 - $1,494)

price realized
£3,250
($4,075)
Lot 57
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Kasumigaseki in Snow (Kasumigaseki setchu)
Vertical oban: 36.3 x 24.5 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£3,000
($3,762)
Lot 58
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Clear Weather after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi yukibare no zu)
Horizontal oban: 25.3 x 37.3 cm. (10 x 14 5/8 in.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,241 - $2,739)

price realized
£6,875
($8,621)
Lot 59
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
The complete set of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido [The Kyoka...
Horizontal chuban: each approx. 17.6 x 22.5 cm. (7 x 8.78 in.) (including backing)
(56)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,735 - $6,225)

price realized
£15,000
($18,810)
Lot 60
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
View of Hollyhock Hill (Aoizaka no zu)
Chutanzaku: 36.4 x 12 cm. (14 3/8 x 4 ¾ in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£1,750
($2,194)
Lot 61
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
No. 2: Kawachi, Settsu, and Izumi Provinces
Vertical oban: 37.6 x 25.4 cm. (14 7/8 x 10 in.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($622 - $996)

price realized
£1,000
($1,254)
Lot 62
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
Elegant Genji at the Salt Kilns at Suma (Furyu Genji Suma no Shiogama)
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 37 x 25.2 cm. (14 5/8 x 10 in.)
Centre sheet: 37.1 x 25.3 cm. (14 5/8 x 10 in.)
Right sheet: 37 x 25.5 cm. (14 5/8 x 10 in.)
(3)
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($996 - $1,245)

price realized
£1,875
($2,351)
Lot 63
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
Two woodblock prints
Each vertical oban:
The first: 37.1 x 24.8 cm. (14 5/8 x 9 ¾ in.)
The second: 35.4 x 25.1 cm. (14 x 10 in.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£1,125
($1,410)
Lot 65
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Three woodblock prints
Each vertical oban:
The first: 36.8 x 24.7 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.)
The second: 36.2 x 24.7 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.)
The third: 36.3 x 25.1 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
(3)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£3,000
($3,762)
Lot 66
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864) KEISAI EISEN
Four woodblock prints
Each vertical oban:
The first: 37 x 25.2 cm. (14 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
The second: 37.7 x 25.2 cm. (14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
The third: 38 x 25.5 cm. (15 x 10 in.)
The fourth: 38.3 x 25.9 cm. (15 1/8 x 10 ¼ in.)
(4)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,750
($2,194)
Lot 67
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
A Fashionable Assortment of Thunderbolts (Ryuko kaminari zukushi)
Vertical oban: 36.6 x 25.2 cm. (15.8 x 10 in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,735 - $4,980)

price realized
£3,500
($4,389)
Lot 68
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Dragon and Tiger (Ryuko)
Vertical oban: 23.9 x 35.5 cm. (9 3/8 x 14 in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,735 - $4,980)

price realized
£4,375
($5,486)
Lot 69
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Three woodblock prints
The first a vertical oban: 37.5 x 25.8 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 ¼ in.)
The second a vertical oban: 37.2 x 25.5 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)
The third an otanzaku: 37.5 x 17.3 cm. (14 ¾ x 6 ¾ in.)
(3)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,625
($2,037)
Lot 70
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
The actors Bando Mitsugoro IV in the role of Uji Hyobunosuke, Iwai Hanshiro in...
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 36.1 x 25.5 cm. (14 ¼ x 10 in.)
Centre sheet: 36.1 x 25.7 cm. (14 ¼ x 10 1/8 in.)
Right sheet: 36.1 x 26 cm. (14 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.)
(3)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,112 - $4,357)

price realized
£7,500
($9,405)
Lot 72
UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866)
Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic (Kijutsu o...
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 36.1 x 25.4 cm. (14 ¼ x 10 in.)
Centre sheet: 36 x 24.8 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.)
Right sheet: 35.8 x 25.4 cm. (14 1/8 x 10 in.)
(3)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,980 - $7,470)

price realized
£5,000
($6,270)
Lot 73
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Dong Yong (To Ei)
Horizontal oban: 24.1 x 36.4 cm. (9 ½ x 14 3/8 in.)
estimate
£700 - £900
($871 - $1,120)

price realized
£875
($1,097)
Lot 74
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
Four woodblock prints and a preparatory drawing
Each vertical oban:
The first: 36.6 x 25.4 cm. (14 3/8 x 10 in.)
The second: 35.7 x 23.6 cm. (14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
The third: 38 x 26.1 cm. (15 x 10 ¼ in.)
The fourth: 36.5 x 25 cm. (14 3/8 x 9.7/9 in.)
The drawing: 42.1 x 28.5 cm. (16 5/8 x 11 ¼ in.) (including backing paper)
(5)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£3,250
($4,075)
Lot 76
YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786-1868) UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
Two surimono
Each a surimono, shikishiban:
The first: 21.1 x 18.9 cm. (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
The second: 21.7 x 19.3 cm. (8 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
(2)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,490 - $3,735)

price realized
£5,250
($6,583)
Lot 77
YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786-1868)
A Chinese princess examining a spider's web inside a box
Surimono, shikishiban: 21.6 x 19.4 cm. (8 ½ x 7 5/8 in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,735 - $4,980)

price realized
£3,250
($4,075)
Lot 78
AOIGAOKA KEISAI (ACTIVE 1820s-1830s)
The Princess Kushinada
Surimono, shikishiban: 20.5 x 18 cm. (8 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£2,750
($3,448)
Lot 79
RYURYUKYO SHINSAI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1799-1823)
Dojoji
Surimono, shikishiban: 21.2 x 19 cm. (8 3/8 x 7 ½ in.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,375
($1,724)
Lot 80
RYURYUKYO SHINSAI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1799-1823)
A charcoal brazier, teascoop (chashaku), teapot and cup, beside a branch of...
Surimono, shikishiban: 19.8 x 18.7 cm. 7 ¾x 7 3/8 in.)
estimate
£1,400 - £1,800
($1,743 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,500
($1,881)
Lot 81
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Mimachi
14 x 18.8 cm. (5 ½ x 7 3/8 in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,490 - $3,735)

price realized
£12,500
($15,675)
Lot 82
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)
Sumo wrestlers and scissors
Surimono, shikishiban: 20.1 x 17.5 cm. (8 x 6 7/8 in.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£1,250
($1,567)
Lot 83
ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY)
A picture of a courtier and a branch of plum blossoms
Surimono, shikishiban: 21 x 18 cm. (8 ¼ x 7 in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£2,125
($2,664)
Lot 84
ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY)
A woman beside a standing screen (tsuitate) 
Surimono, shikishiban: 21.5 x 18.3 cm. (8 ½ x 7 ¼ in.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£2,000
($2,508)
Lot 85
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)
Kamo
Surimono, shikishiban: 20.3 x 17.7cm. (8 x 7 in.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,494 - $2,241)

price realized
£1,000
($1,254)
Lot 86
YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786?-1868)
Brush (Fude): Ono no Tofu
Shikishiban surimono: 20.8 x 18.2 cm. (8 ¼ x 7 ¼ in.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($498 - $747)

price realized
£875
($1,097)
Lot 87
UTAGAWA TOYOHARU (1735-1814)
The Noda Jewel River in Mutsu Province
Shikishiban: 21.6 x 18.6 cm. (8 ½ x 7 3/8 in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£2,125
($2,664)
Lot 88
KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)
Fashionable Futamigaura (Furyu Futamigaura)
Verical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 38.9 x 26.2 cm. (15 3/8 x 10 ¼ in.)
Centre sheet: 38.9 x 26.2 cm. (15 3/8 x 10 ¼ in.)
Right sheet: 38.6 x 25.5 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 in.)
(3)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
($3,112 - $3,735)

price realized
£3,000
($3,762)
Lot 89
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)
Summer Section (Natsu no bu)
42.8 x 83 cm. (16 7/8 x 32.5/7 in.) overall, including mount
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($996 - $1,494)

price realized
£1,750
($2,194)
Lot 90
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Summer: Women Bathing at the Daishoro at Nezu (Nezu hanayashiki Daishoro,...
Vertical oban triptych: each sheet 36.1 x 24.3 cm. (14 1/8 x 9 ½ in.)
(3)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,225 - $8,715)

price realized
£8,750
($10,972)
Lot 91
INOUE YASUJI (1864-1889)
Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi no zu)
Vertical oban triptych: each sheet 35.2 x 23.3 cm. (13 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
(3)
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($996 - $1,245)

price realized
£2,000
($2,508)
Lot 92
WATANABE NOBUKAZU (1872-1944)
Moon-viewing Beauties (Bijin no tsukimi)
Vertical oban triptych: 35.5 x 71. cm. (13.3.4 x 28 in.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($498 - $747)

price realized
£1,625
($2,037)
Lot 93
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Looking Chilly: Habits of a Concubine of the Bunka Era (Tsumetaso, Bunka nenkan...
Vertical oban: 37.1 x 25.4 cm. (14 5/8 x 10 in.)
estimate
£800 - £1,000
($996 - $1,245)

price realized
£1,250
($1,567)
Lot 94
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) UTAGAWA SADAHIDE (1807-1873)
Two woodblock print triptychs
Each a vertical oban triptych:
The first: 43.3 x 81.2 cm. (17 1/8 x 32 in.) (including frame)
The second: each sheet approx. 36.3 x 24.5 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 5/8 in.)
(2)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($996 - $1,494)

price realized
£1,750
($2,194)
Lot 95
SHOSAI IKKEI (FLOURISHED CIRCA 1860s-70s)
Steam Trains at Shiodome (Shiodome yori jokisha tsuko no zu)
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 36.2 x 24.5 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 5/8 in.)
Centre sheet: 36.3 x 24.8 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 3/8 in.)
Right sheet: 36.5 x 24.2 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 ½ in.)
(3)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£1,250
($1,567)
Lot 96
ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972)
Fragrance of the Hot-spring (Yu no ka)
Vertical dai oban: 43.2 x 28.3 cm. (17 x 11 1/8 in.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
($2,241 - $2,739)

price realized
£5,250
($6,583)
Lot 99
OHARA KOSON (1878-1945)
Snow at Yanagibashi (Yanagibashi no yuki)
Vertical oban: 38.5 x 26.2 cm. (15 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,490 - $3,735)

price realized
£3,250
($4,075)
Lot 100
HASHIGUCHI GOYO (1881-1921)
Evening Moon Over Kobe (Kobe no yoitzuki)
Horizontal dai oban: 29.4 x 48 cm. (11 5/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,494 - $1,867)

price realized
£2,375
($2,978)
Lot 101
ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972)
Sunset at Arashi
Horizontal oban: 25.6 x 37.2 cm. (10 1/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,735 - $4,980)

price realized
£3,000
($3,762)
Lot 102
TAKAHASHI HIROAKI (SHOTEI) (1871-1945)
A black cat
Horizontal oban: 27.5 x 39.3 cm. (10 ¾ x 15 ½ in.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£2,125
($2,664)
Lot 103
ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972)
Rouge (Kuchibeni)
Vertical dai oban: 43.5 x 26.5 cm. (17 1/8 x 10 ½ in.)
estimate
£4,500 - £5,000
($5,602 - $6,225)

price realized
£5,625
($7,053)
Lot 104
ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972)
Reveries of Approaching Spring (Haru chikaki omoi)
Vertical dai oban: 43.1 x 26.4 cm. (17x 10 ½ in.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,735 - $6,225)

price realized
£3,750
($4,702)
Lot 105
ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972)
Hairstyle of a married woman (Marumage)
Vertical dai oban: 40 x 27.5 cm. (15 ¾ x 10 7/8 in.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,490 - $3,735)

price realized
£2,500
($3,135)
Lot 106
YAMAKAWA SHUHO (1898-1944)
Red Collar (Akai eri)
Vertical oban: 39 x 26 cm. (15 3/8 x 10 ¼ in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£3,500
($4,389)
Lot 107
YAMAKAWA SHUHO (1898-1944)
Approaching Snow (Yuki moyoi)
Vertical oban: 38.8 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 3/8 in.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,245 - $1,867)

price realized
£2,750
($3,448)
Lot 110
TORII KOTONDO (1900-1976)
Make-up (Kesho)
Vertical dai oban: 46 x 31 cm. (18 1/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
($3,112 - $3,735)

price realized
£3,500
($4,389)
Lot 113
NATORI SHUNSEN (1886-1960)
The actor Ichikawa Sadanji II in the role of Narukami Shonin
Vertical dai oban: 40.2 x 27.1 cm. (15 7/8 x 10 ¾ in.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,867 - $2,490)

price realized
£1,750
($2,194)
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