Sothebys: Japanese Woodblock Prints from an Important Private European Collection, pf2527, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
June 13, 2025 - June 13, 2025
Page Size: 305 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
775 Ogata Gekko (1859-1920)

Two woodblock prints

Meiji period, late 19th century EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,651.00
776 Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)

Sleeping cat and butterfly

Meiji period, late 19th century EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 Not Sold
777 Koun (dates unknown) Niwa Tokei (1758-1820)

Two large surimono

Edo period, 19th century EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
778 Attributed to Setsuan (dates unknown) Hasegawa Settan (1778-1843)

Two small surimono

Edo period, 19th century EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 127.00
779 Yabu Chosui (1813-1867) Matsukawa Hanzan (1818-1882) Sato Gyodai II (active circa 1871-1897)

Three surimono

Edo period, 19th century EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 127.00
780 Suzuki Nanrei (1775-1844) Takashima Chiharu (1777-1859) Ri'in (dates unknown)

Four surimono

Edo period, 19th century EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 381.00
781 Various artists including Harada Keigaku (1803-1885), Yamagata Soshin (1818-1862), Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913), Senko (active circa 1850s), Terukazu (dates unknown)

A group of eleven nagaban surimono

Edo -- Meiji period, 19th century EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
782 Various artists including Ogino Kosetsu (active circa 1860s), Hada Gesshu (born in 1841), Suzuki Hyakunen (1828-1891), Tamate Baishu (active circa 1850s-1860s) and Sato Hodai (active circa 1833-1870 )

A group of twenty-eight surimono

Edo period, 19th century EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
783 Various artists including Tani Buncho (1763-1841), Watanabe Nangaku (1767-1813), Suzuki Nanrei (1775-1844), Matsumura Keibun (1779-1843), Yokoyama Seiki (1793-1865), Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871) and Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)

Twenty-two large and rare surimono formerly in the collection of Jack Hillier

Edo -- Meiji period, 19th century EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
784 Various artists including Harada Keigaku (active circa 1850--1860), Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), Kawanabe Kyosui (1868-1935), Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) and Ayaoka Yushin (1846-1910)

A group of twenty-seven surimono with original envelopes

Edo - Meiji period, 19th century EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
785 Various artists including Tamate Baishu (active circa 1850-1860), Matsukawa Hanzan (1818-1882), Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913), Sato Hodai (active circa 1833-1870) and Sato Gyodai II (1871-1897)

A group of eight surimono with original envelope

Edo - Meiji period, 19th century EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 EUR 508.00
786 Various artists including Kita Busei (1776-1856), Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), Suzuki Nanrei (1775-1844) and Takashima Chiharu (1777-1859)

A group of ten surimono

Meiji period, late 19th century EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 381.00
787 Various artists including Tanaka Shutei (1810-1858), Hirafuku Suian (1844-1890), Sato Gyodai II (active circa 1871-1897) and Yabu Chosui (1813-1867)

A group of seventeen surimono

Edo -- Meiji period, 19th century EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
788 Various artists including Suzuki Nanrei (1775-1844)

A group of six surimono

Edo period, 19th century EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 63.00
789 Various artists including Harada Keigaku (active circa 1850-1860), Tanaka Nangai (active circa 1850-1880) and Hojo Katei (1780-1823)

A group of twenty nagaban surimono

Edo -- Meiji period, 19th century EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
790 Various artists including Sato Hodai (active circa 1833-1870), Katsukawa Shunsei (dates unknown) and Sato Gyodai II (active circa 1871-1897)

A group of six surimono

Edo period, 19th century EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 EUR 508.00
791 Various artists including Iijima Koga (1829-1900), Eisai (dates unknown), Yamaguchi Kogetsu (active circa 1890s-1910s)

A group of six variously sized surimono

Edo - Meiji period, 19th century EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 381.00
792 A group of fourteen small paintings and sketches, a woodblock-printed kimono design, a small surimono and woodblock print

Edo - Taisho period, 19th - 20th century

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 508.00
793 Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki, 1870-1945)

Sweet pea and butterflies

Taisho period, early 20th century EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 1,651.00
794 Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Kibatan Parrot (Kibatan omu)

Taisho period, early 20th century EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 6,985.00
795 Hashiguchi Goyo (1880-1921)

Yaba Gorge (Yabakei)

Taisho period, early 20th century EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
796 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)

Spring (Haru)

Taisho period, early 20th century EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
797 Hashiguchi Goyo (1880-1921)

Woman with a Tray (Bon moteru onna)

Taisho period, early 20th century EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,620.00
798 Hashiguchi Goyo (1880-1921)

Woman with a Towel (Tenugui no onna)

Taisho period, early 20th century EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
799 Hasegawa Sadanobu III (1881-1963)

Wait Just a Minute! (Shibaraku): Kamakura Gongoro Kagemasa

Showa period, 20th century EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 635.00
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