Christies: Japanese and Korean Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Japanese and Korean Art | Total Sales (USD) | 2,508,534.00 |
| Auction Date | March 18, 2025 - March 18, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,224,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #23492 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,817,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 127 | ||
| Sold Lots | 111.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,437,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.40% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,117,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 118.48% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) ["Great Wave"] |
USD 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 | USD 882,000.00 | |
| 225 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) ["Great Wave"] |
USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 252,000.00 | |
| 231 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Gaifu kaisei (Fine wind, clear weather) ["Red Fuji"] |
1831 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 252,000.00 |
| 233 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Washu Yoshino, Yoshitsune umaarai no taki (Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province) |
circa1832 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 94,500.00 |
| 235 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Kinoe no Komatsu (Pining for love) |
USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 56,700.00 | |
| 215 | KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867) | Furyu yusuzumi san bijin (Three fashionable beauties cooling off in the evening) |
circa1814-17 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 216 | UTAGAWA TOYOHARU (1735-1814) | Beauties of the Four Seasons |
USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 | |
| 257 | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) | The Fuji River in snow |
circa1842-44 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 37,800.00 |
| 280 | KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) | Yuki ni fururu Terajima mura (Evening snow at Terajima Village) |
1920 | USD 12,000.00 - 22,000.00 | USD 37,800.00 |
| 103 | SUGIMOTO HIROSHI (B. 1948) | Cabot Street Cinema, Massachusetts |
1978 | USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 35,280.00 |
| 279 | KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) | Shiobara Arayu no aki (Autumn in Arayu, Shoibara) |
1920 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 278 | KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) | Zojoji no yuki (Snow at Zojoji temple) |
1953 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 318 | KAMISAKA SEKKA (1866-1942) | Momoyogusa (Flowers of a hundred worlds) |
1909-10 | USD 12,000.00 - 22,000.00 | USD 23,940.00 |
| 315 | TAKAHASHI HIROAKI (SHOTEI) (1871-1945) | Nude playing with a cat |
circa1927-30 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,420.00 |
| 101 | SUGIMOTO HIROSHI (B. 1948) | Ligurian Sea, Saviore |
1993 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 |
| 259 | UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864) | Kan Shojo |
1814 | USD 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 |
| 281 | KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) | Shiba Zojoji (Zojoji Temple, Shiba) |
1925 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 |
| 221 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760--1849) | Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu (Eight-plank bridge in Mikawa province, classic view) |
circa1834 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 269 | KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) | Fukagawa Kaminohashi (Kaminohashi Bridge in Fukagawa) |
1920 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 224 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Poem by Onakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason |
circa1835-36 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 229 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Edo Surugacho Mitsui mise ryakuzu (The Mitsui Shop at Surugacho) |
circa1830-31 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 268 | KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) | Ikaho no natsu (Summer at Ikaho) |
circa1919 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 102 | SUGIMOTO HIROSHI (B. 1948) | Sea of Buddha (011), 1995 |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 | |
| 246 | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) | Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi mode (Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival) |
1857 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 283 | KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) | Ame no Ushibori (Ushibori in rain) |
1929 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
