Christies: Japanese and Korean Art, 23495, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 16, 2025 - September 16, 2025
Page Size: 171 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
191 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

The false Ikkyu preaching to the bill collectors

circa 1843-47 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
192 UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)

Chofu no Tamagawa (The Jewel River at Chofu)

circa 1800 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,540.00
193 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

Musashi no kuni Chofu Tamagawa (The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province)

1847-52 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
194 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)

Odori keiyo gakuya no zu, Odori keiyo nikai-iri no zu (View of backstage and dressing rooms, backstage at a newly opened theater)

1856 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,302.00
195 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861)

Oyama Roben taki no kei (View of the Roben Falls at Oyama)

circa 1840s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,080.00
196 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861)

Oyama Roben taki (The Roben Falls at Oyama)

1847-52 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,890.00
197 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

Komei mutabi Mokaku o toriko ni su (Kong ming's sixth capture of Meng Huo)

1854 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
198 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI(1797-1861)

The Capture of Kidomaru by Minamoto no Yorimitsu

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,556.00
199 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

Ushiwakamaru fights Benkei on Gojo Bridge with the help of the Tengu

1850 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
200 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861)

Kanzeon no reigen (A Miracle of Kannon)

circa 1839-41 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
201 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

Nitta Tadatsune encountering the goddess of Mount Fuji and her dragon

circa 1844 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,540.00
202 UTAGAWA YOSHIFUSA (ACT. 1837-1860)

The Ghost of Akugenta Taking Revenge on Nanba at the Nunobiki Waterfall

1856 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,302.00
203 UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866)

Jiraiya Mikozan no zu (Jiraiya at Mount Myoko)

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
204 UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866)

Uto Yasukata chugiden (The tale of loyalty and righteousness of Uto Yasukata)

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
205 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

Yorimitsu shiten-o Oeyama kishin taiji nozu (Yorimitsu and his four companions conquering the demon of Oe Mountai)

1864 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,302.00
206 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

Shimura Masazo Katsutoyo captures Yamauba alive

1865 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,620.00
207 UTAGAWA YOSHITORA (ACT. C. 1850-1870)

Goho ga tsuji adauchi no zu (The Vendetta at Goho Crossroads)

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,270.00
208 UTAGAWA YOSHITORA (ACT. C. 1850-1870)

Oeyama kijin taiji no zu (Defeating the monster at Mount Oe)

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
209 UTAGAWA SADAHIDE (1807-1873)

Edo no umi yoake no zu (Sunrise of Edo Sea)

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
210 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

Fujiwara Yasumasa gekka roteki zu (Fujiwara Yasumasa plays the flute by moonlight)

1883 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 19,050.00
211 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

Actor Onoe Kikugoro in the role of the old woman in the play Hitotsuie

1890 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,540.00
212 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

Fuzoku sanjuniso (Thirty-two aspects of customs and manners)

1888 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
213 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

Oshu adachigahara hitotsuya no zu (The Lonely House on Adachi Moor)

1885 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,620.00
214 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

Omono Kaijyo no tsuki Benkei (Benkei gazing at the moon over waves)

1884 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
215 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Mutsu Mishimagawa (The Mishima River in Mutsu Province)

1919 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 22,860.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.