Sothebys: Japanese Woodblock Prints from an Important Private European Collection, pf2527, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 13, 2025 - June 13, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu (d. 1694) | Kamiedo Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjinsha) |
Edo period, 17th century | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 5,080.00 | |
| 501 | Hishikawa Moronobu (died in 1694) | Workman sweeping cherry blossoms near the Komagata Hall in Ueno |
Edo period, 17th century | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 2,540.00 | |
| 502 | Anonymous | Courtesan and Kaidomaru |
Edo period, late 17th century -- early 18th century | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 503 | Attributed to Sugiwara Jihei (active circa 1680-1698) | An amorous couple |
Edo period, late 17th century | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 504 | Nishimura Shigenaga (1697-1756) | Sparrows, morning glory and young bamboo |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,810.00 | |
| 505 | Nishimura Shigenaga (1697-1756) | Chapter Twenty-four, Butterflies (Kocho) |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 506 | Nishimura Shigenobu (active circa 1729-39) | The actor Ogino Isaburo in the role of an Itinerant Flower Vendor |
Edo period, early 18th century | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 507 | Nishimura Shigenobu (active circa 1724-1735) | Guan Yu (Kan'u) |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 508 | Nishimura Shigenobu (active circa 1724-1735) | Courtesan of Edo |
Edo period, early 18th century | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 509 | Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1750) | The actor Segawa Kikujiro I in the role of Oshichi the Greengrocer's Daughter |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 | |
| 510 | Okumura Toshinobu (active circa 1718-1749) | Actors in the roles of Oshichi and Kichisaburo |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 511 | Anonymous | Stylish Benkei on Board (Furyu funa Benkei) |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 512 | Tamura Sadanobu (active circa 1725-1748) | The actor Sanjo Kantaro II in the role of Kosho Kichisaburo in the play Shochikubai Kongen Soga, performed at the Ichimura Theatre |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 513 | Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764) | Golden Pheasant (Kinkei cho) |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 8,890.00 | |
| 514 | Attributed to Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764) | Large Perspective Picture of the Kabuki Theatre District in Sakai-cho and Fukiya-cho (Sakai-cho Fukiya-cho shibai-machi o-uki-e) |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 31,750.00 | |
| 515 | Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I (active circa 1696-1716) | The Banquet of the Shutendoji |
Edo period, late 17th -- early 18th century | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 40,640.00 | |
| 516 | Torii Kiyomasu II (1706-1763) | Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii no bansho) |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 2,540.00 | |
| 517 | Torii Kiyomasu II (1706-1763) | The actor Sanjo Kantaro in the role of Oshichi |
Edo period, early 18th century | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 518 | Torii Kiyoshige (active circa 1720-1769) | Uesugi Kenshin on horseback |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 519 | Torii Kiyotada (active circa 1720-1750) | The actors Ichikawa Danjuro and Sanogawa Ichimatsu in the roles of Soga no Goro and Oiso no Tora |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 520 | Torii Kiyonobu II (active circa 1725-1760) | Actors Ichiyama Dengoro and Ichimura Manzo |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 521 | Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu II (active circa 1725-1760) | The actor Ichikawa Ebizo II in the role of Kagekiyo holding a scroll of a spiny lobster before another actor |
Edo period, early 18th century | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 522 | Torii Kiyotomo (active circa 1720-1740) | The actor Ichikawa Danjuro II in the role of Soga no Goro |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 523 | Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | The complete set of Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma), known as the Marriage series |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 524 | Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Tethered hawk |
Edo period, 18th century | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 12,700.00 |
![Forum, July 17: Henry VII (King) & Philip the Fair (Duke of Burgundy). [Intercursus Magnus], [Commercial and Political Treaty between Henry VII and Philip Duke of Burgundy], manuscript copy in Latin, original vellum, 1499. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/148a7ca4-9746-44c9-a75e-86229b6f10d2.png "<b>Forum, July 17:</b> Henry VII (King) & Philip the Fair (Duke of Burgundy). [Intercursus Magnus], [Commercial and Political Treaty between Henry VII and Philip Duke of Burgundy], manuscript copy in Latin, original vellum, 1499. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![Forum, July 17: Sowerby (George Brettingham). Album comprising 22 leaves of original watercolour drawings of fossil remains of Cheltenham and Vicinity, [c.1840]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/863855a8-4b41-4512-b168-a4a3eab5d6a6.png "<b>Forum, July 17:</b> Sowerby (George Brettingham). Album comprising 22 leaves of original watercolour drawings of fossil remains of Cheltenham and Vicinity, [c.1840]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
