Bonhams: Fine Japanese and Korean Art, including the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection of Japanese Art, 30801, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 20, 2025 - March 20, 2025
Page Size: 128 items in 6 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
501 ISODA KORYUSAI (1735-1790)

Two hashira-e, the first of two beauties, one adjusting the other's obi

18th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,088.00
502 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

A chuban tate-e print titled Warai Hannya (Laughing Demoness), from the series Hyaku monogatari (100 Ghost Stories)

circa 1831-1832 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 32,000.00
503 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

A chuban tate-e print titled Shunen (Memorial Anniversary), from the series Hyaku monogatari (100 Ghost Stories)

circa 1831-1832 USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 17,920.00
504 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

An oban yoko-e print titled Yodogawa (Moonlight on the Yodo River), from the series Setsugekka (Snow, Moon, and Flowers), with a poem

circa 1833 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,176.00
505 TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)

A surimono shikishiban print with embossing, with an abalone shell, lacquer stand, an oversized sake cup in a storage box, and plum blossoms, from the series Hanazono bantsuzuki (Series for the Hanazono Group)

1822-1823 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 896.00
506 ATTRIBUTED TO KUBO SHUNMAN (1757-1820)

A surimono shikishiban depicting court ladies making paper dolls

circa 1790 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 960.00
507 KUBO SHUNMAN (1757-1820)

A surimono shikishiban print with embossing of a votive painting of Tamura attacking the demons, from the series Hisakataya shichiban (Seven Pictures for the Hisakataya Club), sealed Shunman

1820 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,088.00
508 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)

A surimono shikishiban print of the actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Ishikawa Goemon, and Iwai Shijaku as the Courtesan Segawa

circa 1831 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,792.00
509 KATSUKAWA SHUNTEI (1770-1820)

A surimono shikishiban print with embossing, depicting Chohi (General Zhang Fei) on horseback

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,280.00
510 KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)

An oban tate-e print of three beauties enjoying fireworks on Ryogoku Bridge, a single sheet from an untitled triptych

circa 1800 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,600.00
512 UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)

An oban tate-e print of the actor Matsumoto Yonezo as the courtesan Miyagino

circa 1805 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
513 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

Four Woodblock Prints

19th century USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,792.00
514 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865)

An oban tate-e print depicting Ichikawa Danjuro as Usui Arataro Sadamitsu from the play Shibaraku

circa 1818 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,664.00
515 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865), UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), TOYOHARU KUNICHIKA (1835-1900) AND UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (1848-1920)

17 Woodblock Prints

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 512.00
516 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864), AND OTHERS

63 oban tate-e prints, plus a title page from the series Seichu gishi den (Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai), comprising portraits of actors in the roles of the 47 ronin

19th century USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,200.00
517 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865)

Comprising three oban tate-e triptychs, the first titled Natsu no bu (Summer Section), from the series Tosei shiki no nagame (Modern Views of the Four Seasons)

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,280.00
518 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)

An oban tate-e print of the actor Onoe Baiko III as a female ghost, from the series Kokon miso kufu no yurei (Famous Ghosts of the Past and Present)

1838 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
519 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)

An oban tate-e print titled Sakura ni uma (Cherry Blossoms and Horse)

circa 1830 USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,560.00
520 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865),

Comprising an oban tate-e print of the actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Nikki Danjo

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,664.00
521 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865) AND UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (1823-1880)

Comprising six oban tate-e print triptychs (some joined), the first of the actors Onoe Kikigoro as Akishino, Ichikawa Kodanj as Bungonosuke, and Ichikawa Ichizo as Toriyama Akisaku;

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
522 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865) UTAGAWA AND HIROSHIGE II (SHIGENOBU, 1826-1869)

Two oban tate-e prints, the first, a memorial portrait of Utagawa Hiroshige

1858 and 1859 USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,152.00
523 UTAGAWA KUNIYASU (1794-1832) AND IKEDA EISEN (1790-1848)

The first, an oban tate-e print titled Shinkigunshi Shubu no mitate (Parody of Zhu Wu, the Divine Strategist), depicting the courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya, from the series Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori (108 Heroes of the Popular Shuihu

18th/19th century USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,048.00
524 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-18610

An oban tate-e print triptych titled Tamatori-hime Ryugu no zu (Tamatori-hime at the Dragon Palace)

1853 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,960.00
525 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKINI III, 1786-1865), KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848), AND UTAGAWA SADAFUSA (CIRCA 1818-1850)

Comprising two oban tate-e pentaptychs, the first titled Shun'ei, atai senkin (Songs for Spring Worth 1,000 Gold Coins)

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 704.00
526 SHUNKOSAI HOKUSHU (ACTIVE 1810-1832)

An oban okubi-e print of the actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Ishikawa Goemon at the Battle of Okehazama

1826 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,176.00
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Johnson (C.). A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most Notorious Pyrates, 1724. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Ordonez de Cevallos (Pedro). Viage del Mundo, 1st edition, Madrid: Luis Sanchez, 1614. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: North America. Merian (Matthaus), Virginia..., 1627 or later. £1,500-2,500
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: World. Waldseemuller (Martin), Tabula Nova Totius Orbis, Vienne: 1541. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Erasmus (Desiderius). The ... paraphrase of Erasmus... 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1549. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Bible [English]. [The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament, 1562]. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Smith (Lucy). Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, 1st edition, 1853. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Derain (Andre). Pantagruel, signed limited edition, Albert Skira, 1943. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Austen (Jane). Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, Large Paper edition, 1894. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Ellison (Ralph). Invisible Man, 1st edition, New York: Random House, 1952. £200-300
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Taschen Collector's Edition. Annie Leibovitz, limited edition, 2014. £1,000-1,500
  • Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 1: Bob Dylan, his high school classmate's yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 4: Various entertainers, Group of 30 items, signed or inscribed, various dates. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 27: John Adams, Autograph Letter Signed to Benjamin Rush introducing Archibald Redford, Paris, 1783. $35,000 to $50,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 36: Robert Gould Shaw, Autograph Letter Signed to his father from Camp Andrew, Boston, 1861. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 53: Martin Luther King Jr., Time magazine cover, signed and inscribed "Best Wishes," 1957. $5,000 to $7,500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 127: Paul Gauguin, Autograph Letter regarding payment for paintings, with woodcut letterhead, 1900. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 169: Suck: First European Sex Paper, complete group of eight issues, 1969-1974. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 173: Black Panthers, The Racist Dog Policemen Must Withdraw Immediately From Our Communities, poster, 1969. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 187: Marc Attali & Jacques Delfau, Les Erotiques du Regard, first edition, Paris, 1968. $300 to $500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 213: Andy Warhol, Warhol's Index Book, first printing, New York, 1967. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 215: Cookie Mueller, Archive of 17 items, including 4 items inscribed and signed. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 249: Jamie Reid, The Ten Lessons / The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle; Sex Pistols, chromogenic print with collage, signed, circa 1980. $20,000 to $30,000.
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    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Bonhams, Apr. 8: First report outside of the colonies of the American Revolution, from American accounts. Printed broadsheet, The London Evening-Post, May 30, 1775. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Joyce, James. The earliest typescript pages from Finnegans Wake ever to appear at auction, annotated by Joyce, 1923. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Joyce's Ulysses, 1923, one of only seven copies known, printed to replace copies destroyed in customs. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: ATHANASIUS KIRCHER'S COPY, INSCRIBED. Saggi di naturali esperienze fatte nell' Accademia del Cimento, 1667. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Bernoulli's Ars conjectandi, 1713. "... first significant book on probability theory." $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Aristotle's Politica. Oeconomica. 1469. The first printed work on political economy. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: John Graunt's Natural and political observations...., 1662. The first printed work of epidemiology and demographics. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: William Playfair's Commercial and Political Atlas, 1786. The first work to pictorially represent information in graphics. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Anson's A Voyage Round the World, 1748. THE J.R. ABBEY-LORD WARDINGTON COPY, BOUND BY JOHN BRINDLEY. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: La Perouse's Voyage de La Perouse autour du monde..., 1797. LARGE FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL BOARDS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Francesca Woodman's Some Disordered Interior Geometries, 1981. Untrimmed publisher's proof sheets. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Charles Schulz original 8-panel Peanuts Sunday comic strip, 1992, pen and ink over pencil, featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Lucy as a psychiatrist. $20,000 - $30,000
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