Auction Reports

Freeman's | Hindman

Auction Info

Auction Name
Asian Works of Art
Auction Date
12/16/2025 - 12/16/2025
Sale Number
#6419
Total Lots
25
Sold Lots
12.0
Lots Sold
48.00%
Unsold Lots
13
Total Sales (USD)
17,088.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
12,400.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
17,800.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
29,100.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
42,800.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
39.93%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
331 Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957)

Two woodblocks comprising:-Spring Moon at Ninomiya Beach; -Soshu Maekawa no ame (Rain at Maekawa in Sagami Province), from the series Tokaido fukei senshu (Views of the Tokaido Road)

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,840.00
324 Utagawa Kuniyoshi, (Japanese, 1798-1861)

Tenjiku Tokubei Riding a Giant Toad, circa 1825-30

circa 1825-30 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,048.00
323 Utagawa Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822-1866),

Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic, 1858

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,048.00
321 Utagawa Hiroshige, (Japanese, 1797-1858)

Three Woodblock Prints from The Grand Series of Fish, Uozukuski

circa 1832-1842, USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,920.00
325

Ten Japanese Shunga Albums, 19th to First Half 20th century

19th to First Half 20th century USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,408.00
327 Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, 1836-1880) and Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active 1853-1870),

Two Woodblock Triptychs, the Yoshitora depicting a battle by a bay, 1856; the Yoshikazu depicting Minamoto no Mitsunaka Sumiyoshi Sanro Mojigen (Apparition of the Thunder God at Sumiyoshi Shrine Before Minamoto no Mitsunaka)

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,216.00
318 Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849),

Two Woodblock Prints: Hara: Three Ri and Six Cho to Yoshiwara and Kambara, with Kyoka Poem; and Kambara, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

circa 1804, circa 1805-6 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,024.00
313 Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)

Five Woodblock Prints

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 960.00
309 Hiroshige, Hiroshige II and Kunisada

Three Japanese Woodblock Triptychs, including Hiroshige, Hiroshige II and Kunisada

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 832.00
330 Elizabeth Keith (Scottish, 1887-1956)

New Years Lanterns, Singapore (Malacca)

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 768.00
329 Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877-1945) and Kotozuka Eiichi (Japanese, 1906-1981),

Two Woodblock Prints, the first depicting Two Pheasants in the Snow; the second the O-Mizutori of the Nigatsudo Hall,

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 704.00
314 Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese 1726-1793)

Actor in Female Role with Box of Combs

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 320.00
308 Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese 1786-1864)

Two Framed Kabuki Triptychs

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
310 Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese 1786-1864)

Four Unframed Woodblock Triptychs

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
311 Kunisada (Toyokuni III, Japanese 1786-1865) and Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900),

Five Actor Portraits

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
312 Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)

Woodblocks printed in colors; Village by Tamagawa and The Messanger of Bishamon on the Third Day of the New Year, The first from the series Edo Meisho

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
307

An Assembled Album of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Circa 1852-1887

Circa 1852-1887 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
315 Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735-1790)

Young Woman Dreaming of an Amorous Encounter

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
316

Six 18th and early 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Depicting Actors

18th and early 19th Century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
317 Katsukawa Shuncho (Japanese, 1726-1793)

Wisteria Time (From a Pentatych), woodblock printed in colors, unframed

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold

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  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000