Aste Bolaffi: Asian Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Asian Art | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,743.75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 15, 2026 - April 15, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 4,360.00 |
| Sale Number | #831 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 5,235.00 |
| Total Lots | 18 | ||
| Sold Lots | 15.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 6,585.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 7,905.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 72.66% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Twelve volumes Japan, Edo period, 1798 |
Edo period, 1798 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,250.00 | |
| 138 | Utamaro (1753) | KITAGAWA UTAMARO 1753-1806 Picture book: selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi) |
Edo period, 1788 | EUR 875.00 - 1,050.00 | EUR 875.00 |
| 129 | Hiroshige (1797) | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858 No. 53, Kusatsu: From Kusatsu to Yabase, a Bow and Bowstring (Kusatsu, Kusatsu kara Yabase michi no yumi to tsuru) |
Edo period, 1855 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 531.25 |
| 135 | Toyohara Kunichika | TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA 1835-1900 Kabuki theatre actors |
Meiji period, 1898 | EUR 185.00 - 225.00 | EUR 406.25 |
| 242 | Buddhist manuscript, kammacava Burma, early 20th Century |
early 20th Century | EUR 125.00 - 150.00 | EUR 343.75 | |
| 243 | Buddhist manuscript, kammavaca Burma, early 20th Century |
early 20th Century | EUR 125.00 - 150.00 | EUR 281.25 | |
| 128 | Toyokuni Utagawa | UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI 1769-1825 The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of Genkuro Kitsune |
Edo period, circa 1815-1820 | EUR 150.00 - 180.00 | EUR 275.00 |
| 127 | Toyokuni Utagawa | UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI 1769-1825 The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of Genkuro Kitsune |
Edo period, circa 1815-1820 | EUR 150.00 - 180.00 | EUR 250.00 |
| 130 | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869 No. 23, Myoken Temple at Yanagishima (Yanagishima Myoken) |
Edo period, 1860 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 250.00 | |
| 131 | Shokoku | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869 The Gion Festival in Kyoto (Kyoto Gion sairei) |
Edo period, 1859 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 250.00 |
| 133 | Kuniyoshi | UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI 1798-1861 Honjo: Shirai Gonpachi |
Edo period, 1852 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 250.00 |
| 134 | Kuniyoshi | UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI 1798-1861 Omiya: Abe Muneto |
Edo period, 1852 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 250.00 |
| 132 | Kuniaki (1835) | UTAGAWA KUNIAKI II 1835-1888 The sumo wrestler Onikage Seishichi |
Meiji period, 1875 | EUR 125.00 - 150.00 | EUR 218.75 |
| 244 | Manuscript Thailand, early 20th Century |
early 20th Century | EUR 125.00 - 150.00 | EUR 187.50 | |
| 241 | Manuscript Burma, 19th Century |
19th Century | EUR 125.00 - 150.00 | EUR 125.00 |
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Book of Hours.- Heures de nostre dame a l'usaige de Romme, Paris, Antoine Chappiel pour Germain Hardouin, [1504]. £6,000-8,000Forum, May 28: Colonna (Francesco). La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, second edition, Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1545. £15,000-20,000Forum, May 28: The Christ Child holding a crystal orb and surrounded by banderoles with devotional exhortations, on a leaf most probably from a Book of Hours, [Southern Netherlands, last decades of the fifteenth century]. £2,000-3,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Jackson (Shirley). The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Claude Fredericks, 1960. £2,000-3,000Forum, May 28: Lennon (John). In His Own Write, first edition, first impression, signed by the author, 1964. £3,000-4,000Forum, May 28: Doves Press.- Keats (John). [Poems], one of 200 copies on paper, Doves Press, 1914. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Rodrigues (João Barbosa). Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium, 2 vol., first and only edition, Brussels, 1903. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Newton (Sir Isaac). Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica…editio ultima, auctior et emendatior, Amsterdam, Sumptibus Societatis, 1714. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Kepler (Johannes). Ad Vitellionem paralipomena, wuibus astronomiae pars optica traditur, first edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1604. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000Forum, May 28: Lootsman (Jacobsz). The Lightning Colomne, or Sea-Mirrour, containing the Sea-Coasts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Navigation..., 1670. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Ribelles y Helip (José), Attributed to. An album comprising 33 finely executed watercolours of Spanish costume, bull-fighting scenes, and other genre subjects, [circa 1830]. £10,000-15,000 -
