Duke's: Asian Art, 52126, Dorchester
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 21, 2026 - May 22, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | A SET OF FIVE ETHNOGRAPHIC ENGRAVINGS |
18th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 396 | Utagawa Yoshitora (active circa 1836-1887) | A WOMAN PLAYING THE SHAMISEN |
c.1847 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 397 | Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806); Ishikawa Toyomasa (active c.1770–1780) | A GROUP OF FOUR JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS |
late 18th-early 19th century; late 18th/early 19th century; late 18th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 398 | Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | Courtesan Shohi |
N/A | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 400 | Utagawa Toyohiro | ACT VII |
late 18th/early 19th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 401 | Portrait of a kabuki actor |
19th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 58.50 | ||
| 402 | Yoshitora Utagawa (c.1830-c.1880); Kunisada | Scene from The Great Battle at Kawanakajima |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 104.00 | |
| 403 | Hishikawa Sori (active circa 1789-1818) | GRASSHOPPER AND PERSIMMON |
c.1890s | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 404 | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | A SURIMONO |
19th century | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 405 | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | A SURIMONO |
19th century | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 406 | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | TWO BOOK PLATES |
19th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 143.00 | |
| 407 | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | TWO BOOK PLATES |
19th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 408 | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | TWO BOOK PLATES |
19th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 409 | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | TWO BOOK PLATES |
19th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 410 | Ryuryukyo Shinsai (1764-1820) | YOUNG MAN WITH A FALCON AND TWO WOMEN |
19th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 411 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | NUMAZU: TWILIGHT |
c.1833-34 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 45.50 | |
| 412 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | THE WILLOW TREE AT THE GATE OF THE SHIMABARA PLEASURE QUARTER |
c.1834 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 413 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | KUWANA: SHICHIRI CROSSING (KUWANA, SHICHIRI WATASHIGUCHI) |
c.1833-34 | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 414 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | MUSASHI PROVINCE: SUMIDARIVER, SNOWY MORNING |
1853 | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 117.00 | |
| 415 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | SHINAGAWA: SUNRISE (SHINAGAWA, HINODE) |
c.1833-34 | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 156.00 | |
| 416 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | A HARIMAZE |
1852 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 104.00 | |
| 417 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | ARAI |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 364.00 | |
| 418 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | MIKAWA, OWARI, AND TOTOMI |
1852 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 419 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | YOSHIDA: THE TOYOKAWA RIVER BRIDGE |
c.1833-34 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 420 | Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | EJIRI: DISTANT VIEW OF MIHO |
c.1833-34 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 260.00 |
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