Chiswick Auctions: Arts of Japan
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Arts of Japan | Total Sales (GBP) | 13,835.00 |
| Auction Date | September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 6,780.00 |
| Sale Number | #90925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 10,320.00 |
| Total Lots | 33 | ||
| Sold Lots | 21 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 10,830.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 63.64% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 16,220.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 85.30% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957) | Showa era Sengakuji (Sengaku Temple) |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 5,292.00 | |
| 77 | Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (Japanese, 1871-1945) | Showa era Rural Winter Landscape |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,008.00 | |
| 95 | Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) | Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred famous views of Edo) |
Edo period | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 76 | Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871-1945) | Showa era Katsushika (Water God at Katsushika) |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 819.00 | |
| 83 | Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876-1950) | Rishirisan (Peaceful Rishiri) |
Showa era | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 78 | Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (Japanese, 1871-1945) | Showa era Mt. Fuji seen from Fujinuma; Moonrise at |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 630.00 | |
| 74 | Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790-1848) | Toto Ryogoku-bashi yususumi no zu |
Edo period | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 605.00 |
| 96 | Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) | Eight Views of Omi |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 529.00 | |
| 80 | Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920) | Nihon hana zukushi; Fujin fozoku zukushi; Genji goju |
Meiji period | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 454.00 |
| 73 | Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) | Utsuzushiki |
Edo period | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 403.00 |
| 99 | Tsukiyoka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892); Tsukioka Kogyo (Japanese, 1869 - 1927); Utagawa Hiroshig | Six woodblock prints |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 378.00 | |
| 85 | Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877-1945) | Frog on lotus pond; Sparrow perched on bamboo |
Taisho period | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 277.00 |
| 101 | Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865) | Kabuki actors |
Edo - Meiji period | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 277.00 |
| 102 | Japanese woodblock prints by various artists, Meiji period |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 214.00 | ||
| 90 | Kawarazaki Shodo (Japanese, 1889 -- 1973) | Magnolia; Forsythia |
Showa era | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 202.00 |
| 97 | Utagawa Kunisada II (Japanese, 1823-1880); Toyoharu Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900) | Portraits of Kab |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 202.00 | |
| 84 | A Japanese woodblock sugoroku print, Roku yao koto gyo naka toshi joshi sho |
Meiji period, 1909 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 189.00 | |
| 89 | Ito Sozan (Japanese, 1884-?) | a woodblock print depicting a pheasant, together with another print depicting a peacock perched atop blossoming branches |
Showa period | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 189.00 |
| 86 | Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877-1945) | Sparrows perched on bamboo; Pheasants perched on a |
Taisho period | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 176.00 |
| 103 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892) | Samanosuke Mitsutoshi |
Meiji period | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 139.00 |
| 94 | Utagawa Kunisada II (Japanese, 1823--1880) | Japanese woodblock print depicting actor Iwai Hanshiro V in the role of Koaki, |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 88.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")