Bertolami Fine Art : Oriental Art from the Collection of a Buddhist Gentleman and Other European Collections, 366, Rome

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026
Page Size: 23 items in 1 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
163

5 polychrome woodcuts on paper framed with passepartout depicting Ikebana techniques.

Japan, 20th century. EUR 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
172

Japanese woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicting Nikki Bennosuke, from the series Beautiful and Brave Heroes at the Water's Edge.

late Edo period (1866-1867) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 204.80
173 Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodcut of a historical battle.

Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 102.40
174

Woodblock print of the great battle of the Phoenix in the style of the artists Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Utagawa Yoshiume.

Meiji period (1868-1912) EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
175 Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) depicting the monk Ikkyu and the courtesan of hell.

Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 121.60
176 Utagawa Kunisada

Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) depicting Ume No Yoshibei.

Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
177 Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) depicting a scene from urban cultural life.

Eda period (1603-1868) EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 102.40
178 Utagawa Kunisada

Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) depicting Jiraiya Goketsu.

Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 153.60
179 Utagawa Kunisada

A woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada II, titled 'Chapter 2, Hahakigi' from the series 'Fifty-Four Chapters of Genji' The work depicts a snowy scene in Yoshiwara, a famous entertainment district in Edo (present-day Tokyo). The scene is part of a visual in

Late Edo period (1857) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 166.40
180 Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) depicting a kabuki actor, in the role of a samurai, in a dynamic pose as if about to square a sword.

Edo Period (1603-1868) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
181 Toyokuni III Kunisada

Woodblock print by Toyokuni III Kunisada (1786-1964) depicting a traveler.

Late Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
182 Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicting a calligrapher.

Edo period (1603-1867) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 120.00
183 Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni depicting the actor Nakamura Daikichi, as written in the vertical description on the left of the figure.

Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 153.60
184 Utagawa Kunisada

Utagawa Kunisada.(Toyokuni III) ukiyo-e woodcut depicting an actor in an elegant kimono.

Late Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 153.60
185

Woodcut depicting a male figure in traditional dress with a fan in his hand.

Late Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
186 Shunkosai Hokushu

Woodblock print in the ukiyo-e style depicting the Kabuki actor, Nakamura Utaemon III.

Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
187 Utagawa Kuniteru II

Woodblock print probably made by the artist Utagawa Kuniteru II depicting a sumo wrestler. Portraits of sumo wrestlers were very popular collectibles during the Edo and Meiji periods in Japan. The wrestler is depicted during a ring entrance ceremony, wear

(1829-1874) EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 179.20
188 Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Pair of color woodblock prints depicting actors from the kabuki play 'Imoseyama onna teikin,'

1796-1865 EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 115.20
189

Japanese woodblock print depicting famous actors.

Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
190

Japanese woodblock print depicting two Kabuki actors.

late Edo period (1603-1868) EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
191

An erotic shunga book by Utagawa Kunisada, probably from the Shiki no sugatami (Observation of Forms in the Four Seasons) series.

(1786--1865) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 409.60
192

Printed edition titled 'Nishikawa Sukenobu Ga Fu'

19th century EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 128.00
193

Book of twelve Persian miniatures in color with an introduction by Emil Preetorius.

20th century EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
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