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Sothebys: Japanese Woodblock Prints - online 7/11

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Auction Name Japanese Woodblock Prints - online 7/11 Total Sales (GBP) 900,480.00
Auction Date July 18, 2024 - July 18, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 407,000.00
Sale Number #L24211 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 548,000.00
Total Lots 45
Sold Lots 38 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 498,000.00
% of Lots Sold 84.44% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 676,000.00
Unsold Lots 7 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 133.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
37 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

The complete set of One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

circa 1856-58 GBP 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 GBP 312,000.00
42 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Tenno-ji Temple in Osaka (Osaka Tenno-ji)

circa 1924-30 GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 GBP 84,000.00
41 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji)

1925 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 45,600.00
12 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Pining for Love (Kinoe no komatsu)

circa 1814 GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 GBP 42,000.00
10 Kaigetsudo Ando (1677-1752)

Standing beauty with dragon and cloud pattern robe

Edo period, 18th century GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 28,800.00
14 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

The Jewel River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa)

circa 1831 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 26,400.00
23 Katsushika Hokusai (1760--1849)

The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki)

circa 1833 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 26,400.00
9 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

The courtesan Hinazuru from the Chojiya house, kamuro Tsuruji and Tsuruno

1793 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 22,800.00
31 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Awa Province: Naruto Whirlpools (Awa, Naruto no fuha)

, 9th month 1855 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 22,800.00
3 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)

Parody of Bodhidharma crossing the sea on a reed

circa 1766-67 GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 20,400.00
4 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)

Courtesan blowing smoke in man's face

circa 1769-70 GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 GBP 19,200.00
20 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu)

circa 1831-32, blue outline GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 GBP 19,200.00
15 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

The Coast of Noboto (Noboto ura)

circa 1832 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 18,000.00
43 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Inokashira in Snow (Inokashira no yuki)

1928 GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 GBP 18,000.00
36 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake (Ohashi Atake no yudachi)

9th month 1857 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 15,600.00
44 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Evening Snow, Edogawa River (Kure no yuki, Edogawa)

1932 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 13,200.00
19 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi no shita)

circa 1831 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 12,000.00
33 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Horikiri Iris Garden (Horikiri no hanashobu)

intercalary 5th month 1857 GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 12,000.00
7 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

Viewing cherry blossoms by a river

circa 1805 GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 11,400.00
34 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan)

7th month 1856 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 10,800.00
47 Kitano Tsunetomi (1880-1947)

The Heron Maiden (Sagi musume)

circa 1925 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 10,200.00
6 Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)

Ariwara no Narihira

circa 1796 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 9,600.00
16 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Fuji View Plain in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimi-ga-hara)

late 1831 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 9,600.00
25 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1848)

Poem by Sangi Takamura (Ono no Takamura)

circa 1835-36 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 9,000.00
5 Chokosai Eisho (active circa 1780-1800)

The courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya house

circa 1795-97 GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 8,400.00
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