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Bonhams: Fine Japanese & Korean Art

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Auction Name Fine Japanese & Korean Art Total Sales (USD) 1,078,069.60
Auction Date March 25, 2026 - March 25, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 331,300.00
Sale Number #31871 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 475,700.00
Total Lots 48
Sold Lots 40.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 350,300.00
% of Lots Sold 83.33% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 504,500.00
Unsold Lots 8 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 213.69%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
920 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

An oban yoko-e print titled Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa), from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (36 Views of Mount Fuji), depicting a towering wave above three boats, the series' eponymous mountain in the distance, signed Hokusai arata

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830-1831 USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 USD 889,500.00
945 TORII KOTONDO (1900-1976)

A dai oban tate-e print entitled Kamisuki (Combing the Hair)

Showa era (1926-1989), 1933 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 40,960.00
916 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

Fugaku Hyakkei (100 Views of Mount Fuji) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834-1834

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834-1834 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 25,600.00
948 MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)

An oversized monochrome print titled Monju bosatsu no saku (Bodhisattva Manjushri), from the series Shaka judai deshi (Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha Sakyamuni),

Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,360.00
928 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban tate-e print titled Kameido Umeyashiki (Plum Estate, Kameido) from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo), signed Hiroshige ga,

Edo period (1615-1868), 1857 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 12,160.00
937 UTAGAWA SADAHIDE (GOUNTEI, 1807-1873)

An oban tate-e hexaptych titled Amerika koku taisen no zu (The Great American Ship), each sheet with the exception of the top center signed Gountei Sadahide hitsu, the exception signed Sadahide [ ],

Edo period (1615-1868), 1864 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,880.00
927 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban tate-e print titled Massaki-hen yori Suijin no mori Uchigawa Sekiya no sato o miru zu (View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya), from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 Famous Views of Edo) signed Hiroshige ga,

Edo period (1615-1868), 1857 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 7,680.00
919 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

An oban yoko-e print titled Aoyama Enza-no-matsu (The Cushion Pine at Aoyama), from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (36 Views of Mount Fuji), signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu,

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830-1831 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,120.00
947 ONCHI KOSHIRO (1891-1955)

An oversized memorial edition print portrait of the poet Hagiwara Sakutaro, sealed in the bottom left,

Showa era (1926-1989), 1955 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,120.00
918 SOME IN THE MANNER OF KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) AND TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

A GROUP OF DRAWINGS AND PRINTS, Comprising a framed ink drawing of Hotei with his bag, unsigned, with the collection seal of Henri Vever;

Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,096.00
939 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

An oban yoko-e print titled Maebashi Shikishima-gawara (Maebashi Shikishima Riverbank) signed Hasui and sealed Kawase, printed by Watanabe Shozaburo

Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1942 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,096.00
941 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Two Oban Prints Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1946 and 1931

Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1946 and 1931 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,096.00
938 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892), TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA (1835-1900), AND OTHERS

11 Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/20th century

Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,584.00
943 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Two Oban Prints Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1932 and 1933

Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1932 and 1933 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,584.00
913 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1707-1861)

An oban yoko-e print titled Sashu Tsukahara setchu (Nichiren in the Snow at Tsukahara on Sado Island) from the series Koso goichidai ryakuzu (Sketches of the Life of Nichiren), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi hitsu,

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1832 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,200.00
924 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban yoko-e print titled Tsuchiyama, haru no ame (Tsuchiyama

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1833-4 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,200.00
933 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

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

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,816.00
942 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Two Oban Tate-e Prints Showa era (1926-1989), mid-20th century

Showa era (1926-1989), mid-20th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,560.00
910 KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848)

A rare oban yoko-e print depicting Chusenko Teitokuson fighting a giant snake, signed Eisen ga

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,304.00
926 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban yoko-e print titled Tadasugawara no yudachi (Shower at Tadasugawara) from the series Kyoto meisho (Famous Views of Kyoto), signed Hiroshige ga and sealed Ichiryusai

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,304.00
932 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Two Oban Tate-e Prints Edo period (1615-1868), 1853

Edo period (1615-1868), 1853 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,304.00
934 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Four Yoko-e Prints Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s-50s

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s-50s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,304.00
908 YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU (1787-1832)

A complete set of three ehon titled Ama no ukibashi (The Floating Bridge of Heaven), bound in blue covers with paper title slips, the first with the deities Izanagi and Izamami on a bridge, the second with mandarin ducks swimming among reeds, and the thir

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,048.00
936 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) AND UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (SHIGENOBU, 1826-1869)

Two Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1835-38 and 1860

Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1835-38 and 1860 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,048.00
946 SHIMURA TATSUMI (1907-1980)

Two Oban Tate-e Prints Showa era (1926-1989), 1980

Showa era (1926-1989), 1980 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,920.00
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