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Auction Name Japanese Prints, Paintings, and Screens Total Sales (USD) 186,137.60
Auction Date December 18, 2024 - December 18, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 83,600.00
Sale Number #29536 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 125,000.00
Total Lots 93
Sold Lots 70 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 117,500.00
% of Lots Sold 75.27% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 175,600.00
Unsold Lots 23 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 106.00%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
21 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957), KITANO TSUNETOMI (1880-1947), NATORI SHUNSEN (1886-1960), YAMAKAWA SHUHO (1889-1944), KABURAGI KIYOKATA (1878-1972), AND SHIMURA TATSUMI (1907-1980)

Six Woodblock Prints Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century

20th century USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 12,800.00
33 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Showa era (1926-1989), 1935

1935 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 8,960.00
56 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1831

circa 1831 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,960.00
26 KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915), OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920), ADACHI GINKO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1874-1897), AND OTHERS

An Album of 300 Woodblock Prints Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1894-1895

circa 1894-1895 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,680.00
35 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Three Woodblock Prints Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century

20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,680.00
57 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,680.00
38 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Four Modern Prints Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century

20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,040.00
7 TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850), YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786?-1868), UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825), RYURYUKO SHINSAI (FLOURISHED 1799-1823), KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820), AND ANOTHER ARTIST

Eight Surimono Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,632.00
34 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Three Woodblock Prints Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century

20th century USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,120.00
37 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Four Modern Prints Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century

20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,864.00
85 ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956)

Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1934

dated 1934 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,864.00
15 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Five Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,352.00
41 YOSHIDA HIROSHI (1876-1950)

Six Woodblock Prints Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century

20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,352.00
8 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1833

circa 1833 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,840.00
39 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Four Woodblock Prints Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century

20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,840.00
40 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Two Woodblock Prints Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century

20th century USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,840.00
74 GOSOTEI HIROSADA (DIED CIRCA 1865), GOCHOTEI SADAMASU (KUNIMASU, ACTIVE 1834-1852), GOCHOTEI SADAHIRO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1830-1850), ICHIYOTEI YOSHITAKI (1841-1899), HASEGAWA SADANOBU (1809-1879), AND OTHERS

58 Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century

19th century USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,840.00
36 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century

20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,584.00
81 SHUNKOSAI HOKUSHU (ACTIVE 1810-1832), SHUNKOSAI HOKUEI (DIED 1837), RYUSAI SHIGEHARU (1803-1853), GOCHOTEI SADAMASU (KUNIMASU, ACTIVE CIRCA 1834-1852), HASEGAWA SADANOBU (1809-1879), JUKODO YOSHIKUNI (ACTIVE 1804-1843), GIGADO ASHIYUKI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1814-

70 Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century

19th century USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,072.00
86 ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956)

Three Woodblock Prints Taisho (1912-1926) and Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century

20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,072.00
27 OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920), MIZUNO TOSHIKATA (1866-1908), AND MIYAGAWA SHUNTEI (1873-1914)

An Album of 97 Woodblock Prints Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 19th/20th century

19th/20th century USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,816.00
44 HOSHI JOICHI (1913-1979)

Three Modern Prints Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1974 and 1976

dated 1974 and 1976 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,816.00
22 YOSHIDA TOSHI (1911-1995), KASAMATSU SHIRO (1898-1991), TAKAHASHI HIROAKI (SHOTEI, 1871-1945), AND OHARA KOSON (1878-1945)

Seven Woodblock Prints Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1962-1989) era, 20th century

20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,560.00
59 KITAGWA UTAMARO (1754-1806),

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

19th century USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,560.00
32 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Showa era (1926-1989), 1931

1931 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,432.00
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