Auction 84, 19-22 May 2026

5 326 lots

Lots

Lot 3962FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Hokusai (1760-1849) (after). Hokusai manga.

Kyoto/ Tokyo, Unsodo, 1984 (Shôwa 59), 16 vols. (incl. commentary booklet), woodcut ills. in black, orange and grey by HOKUSAI, unif. bound as a blockbook w. hashira-title in orig. cloth portfolio w. bone clasps.

Estimation 150 € – 250 €Adjugé 400 €

Lot 3964FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Hôsai, Tomito (1808-1880). (Angler in a boat).

Fan drawing, 14,8x47,5 cm., brush and ink on paper, signed Hôsai, seal unread. Hirano Gogaku (1810-1893). (Landscape). Fan drawing, 14,7x48,5 cm., brush and ink on paper, signed Ko Chikuson ya Gaku, seals Gogaku and Chiu. Watanabe, Nangaku (1767-1813). (Pines). Fan drawing, 17,7x48,9, brush and ink on paper, signed Nangaku, seal Nangaku. And 2 other fan drawings.

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 50 €

Lot 3965FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Hsiung Ping-Ming/ Xiong Bingming (1922-2002). (Blackbird).

Col. lithogr., 50x38,5 cm., signed "Hsiung" in pencil. AND an anonymous (19th cent.) stained col. woodcut ôban of a geisha.

Estimation 40 € – 60 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 3966FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Hsiung Ping-Ming/ Xiong Bingming (1922-2002). (Plants).

Col. lithograph, 49,6x39,8 cm., signed "Hsiung" in pencil. Idem. (Winter landscape). Col. lithograph, 49,6x39,8 cm., signed "Hsiung" and "199/200" in pencil.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 3967FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Indian metal die-cut and embossed panelled book[?]-cover,

19th cent.(?), 30x24,5 cm., rich floral central panel w. a figure holding a snake, within broad ornamental inner and floral outer border, outer border w. various figures in corners and in the centre of all sides.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €

Lot 3969FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Jufukuken Shinkyô (19th cent.). Nichiyo shinpo sho (Annotations of ethics for daily life).

Ehon, Edo Kanasugi, n.publ., Bunsei 10 (1828), 3 vols., 54; 54; 57 lvs., num. woodcut ills., orig. unif. wr. w. (partly worn off) hashira-titles. Tokai Tachibana. Sugiwaigusa (Notes on the management of life). N.pl., Kenkenkyo, 1837, 2 vols., 55; 54 lvs., 10 anonymous (double-p.) woodcuts, orig. unif. col. dec. wr. w. hashira-title. Doka hyakunin isshu fumoto no shiori (Hundred poems by hundred poets, Fumoto no Shiori). Ehon, Fuminoya, n.publ., Tenpo 4 (1833), 26 lvs., num. woodcut ills., orig. cordbound wr. w. (partly worn off) hashira-title, sm. 8vo. Ogura hyakunin isshu (Hundred poems by hundred poets, Ogura). Ehon, n.pl., n.publ., n.d. (late Meiji), 51 lvs., num. woodcut ills., orig. cordbound wr. w. hashira-title, sm. 8vo.

Estimation 60 € – 80 €

Lot 3970FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kaibara Ekken. Nihon sajiki (Japan's cronicle of seasonal times).

Four ehon, Osaka, Nishindo, Jyokyo 5 (1688), 1st ed., 7 parts in 4 vols., 10 anonymous (double-p.) woodcut plates, orig. unif. wr. w. hashira-title.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 220 €

Lot 3971FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kammavaca.

Burmese, 19th cent.(?), 13 lacquered copper sheets w. Pali script, loose between gold painted wooden covers, 55x12x3 cm.

Estimation 200 € – 300 €

Lot 3972FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kano Naganobu (1775-1828) (style of). (Blossoming tree).

Hanging scroll, 98,5x22 cm., brush and ink and watercolours on silk, signed Hôgen Naganobu hitsu, seal unread, mounted on silk w. floral pattern, in orig. Japanese wooden box, inscribed Sanpukutsui (three scrolls) Naganobu hitsu. AND 2 other similar hanging scrolls with same seal and signature depicting trees.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 210 €

Lot 3973FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kanwatei, Onitake. Jiraiya monogatari (The Tale of Jiraiya).

N.pl., publ. unread, 1807, 3 (of 10) parts in 1 vol., 48 lvs., 14 woodcuts by TEISAI HOKUBA, bound as a blockbook. Egao (1789-1846). Jiraiya goketsu dan (The Tale of the Gallant Jiraya). N.pl., Izumiya Ichibei, 1857, 10 lvs., 9 double-p. woodcuts by KUNISADA, bound as a blockbook. Anonymous (19th cent.). Shichifuku shichinan zukai (Gathered Pictures of Seven Fortunes and Seven Misfortunes). N.pl., n.publ., n.d., vol. 4 (of ?), 5 double-p. woodcuts, bound as a blockbook.

Estimation 70 € – 90 €Adjugé 70 €

Lot 3974FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991). (Rain at the Moss Temple).

Col. lithogr., 42x28,5 cm., signed in Japanese Shigure no Kokedera and "87" in pencil, signed "Shirokasamatsu" in the block, two seals (in image and lower margin). Nakagawa Isaku (1899-2000). (Rock garden at Ryuanji temple). Woodcut, 47x31,5 cm., signed Nakagawa Isaku ga.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 110 €

Lot 3976FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kiyochika (1847-1915). (On his Deathbed, a Sailor asks about the Fate of the Enemy Ship).

Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Kiyochika, sealed Kiyochika, publ. Matsuki Heikichi, 1894. - Sl. creased and lower edge chipped. AND 2 other triptyches, one by KIYOCHIKA depicting the battle of Pyongyang (publ. Matsuki Heikichi, 1894) (creased) and MIGATA TOSHIHIDE, Chinese Generals Captured Alive in the Great Victory at Pyongyang (publ. Tsutsumi Kichibei, 1894) (creased).

Estimation 100 € – 150 €

Lot 3977FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kogyô (1869-1927). Sansho (three smiles).

Col. woodcut horizontal ôban, signed Kogyô, 1898-1899.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €

Lot 3980FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kôseki (1807-1884). (Angler under blossoming peach).

Fan drawing, 14,4x47,4 cm., watercolour on paper, signed Kôseki (...) sha, seals unread. Bunmei (1773-1813). (Flower). Fan drawing, 17,7x40 cm., watercolour on paper, signed Bunmei, seal Bunmei. Maruyama Ôshin (1790-1838). (flower). Fan drawing, 20x48 cm., watercolour on paper, signed Ôshin, seal Ôshin. AND 3 fan drawings by different artists, incl. one other by ôshin.

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 50 €

Lot 3981FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kôso Daishi Shinjitsuroku (Biography of the Great Forefather).

Tokyo, Izumiya Shôjirô, 1881, 3rd ed., 2nd of 2 vols., 22 lvs. (pag. 25-46), 16 woodcuts by KUNIMARU (1794-1829), bound as a blockbook, orig. wr. Baba Nobunori (1669-1728). Bunrui Gahon Ryôzai, Sennin Koji Raireki (Categorized Picture Book, Recorded Stories of Immortal Sages). N.pl., n.d., 1715, vol. 5 (of 10), 27 lvs., 31 woodcuts, bound as a blockbook, orig. wr.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 3984FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunichika (1835-1900). Kabukiza shin kyôgen

(New Kabuki play). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Toyohara Kunikichi ga, publ. Takewaka Seikichi, 1899.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 3985FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). Actor Seki Sanjurô as

Otokodate. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Gototei Kunisada, publ. Jôshûya Kinzô, kiwame censor seal, 1811-1814.

Estimation 70 € – 90 €

Lot 3987FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). (Actors on a snowy riverbank).

Three col. woodcut ôban, all signed Toyokuni-ga in toshidama cartouche, publisher Tanbara Hanjirô (2x) and Minatoya Kohei (1x), each w. two censor seals, 1851.

Estimation 60 € – 80 €Adjugé 110 €

Lot 3988FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). (Courtesan).

Col. woodcut ôban, signed Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga, publ. Sanoya Kihei, censor seals Mera an Murata, 1847-1850. Anonymous (18th. cent.). (Calligraphy demonstration). Woodcut ôban, signature unread, (18th cent.).

Estimation 80 € – 100 €

Lot 3989FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). (Courtesans in Edo).

Four double-p. col. woodcuts and 4 (tinted) single-p. woodcut textlvs. (1x folded double-p.), ±16,5x24,5 cm. and ±16,5x12 cm. - Partly sl. fingersoiled/ rubbed; blank margins of col. woodcut lvs. trimmed. AND 11 col. woodcut bookwrappers, ±17x11,5 cm., incl. 1x signed Eisen-ga, 1x Toyokuni-ga and 1x Kunisada-ga, 19th century.

Estimation 70 € – 90 €Adjugé 140 €

Lot 3990FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). (Dancing lessons).

Col. woodcut ôban, signed Ni konomi [according to taste] Toyokuni ga, publ. Wakasa Yoichi, censor seal, 1860.

Estimation 70 € – 90 €

Lot 3992FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). Hana

(Flowers). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed from right to left: ôban Ichiyûsai Toyokuni ga; Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga; and Kunisada sute Toyokuni ga, publ. Hayashiya Shôgorô, 1849-1851.

Estimation 150 € – 250 €Adjugé 180 €

Lot 3993FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). (Kabuki actors performing

Dannôra kabuta gunki, The war cronicles of Dannôra). Col. woodcut ôban triptych, signed Kôchôrô Kunisada ga, publ. Nomuraya Tokubei, 1850-1851.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 3994FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). Nikki Danjô, kabuki character.

Woodcut ôban, signed Kunisada ga, publ. Iseya Kanekichi, censor seal, 1866. Yoshitoshi (1839-1892). The samurai Taira no Atsumori/ monk Yûten praying for a malevolent spirit). Publ. Kodama Matashichi, 1881.

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 60 €

Lot 3996FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). (The spirit of the cat stone).

Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni ga, publ. Kagiya Shobei, censor seal, 1861.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 3997FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). (Tattooed murderer).

Col. woodcut ôban, signed Toyokuni ga, publ. Fujiokaya Keijiro, 1859, framed. Idem. (Actor). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Shino ôju Toyokuni ga, publ. Ibaya Senzaburô, 1848, framed.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €

Lot 3998FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada (1786-1865). (Theater dressing rooms).

Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kunisada ga, 1813. Bairei (1844-1895). (Duck). Col. woodcut chûban, publ. Ôkura Magobei, 1881. Eisen (1790-1848). (Modern fashion). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Eisen, publ. Ezakiya Kichibei, censor seal kiwame, 1820s. AND 1 worn anonymous woodcut of a geisha (19th cent.).

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 70 €

Lot 4001FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunisada II (1823-1880). Suzume Odori

(sparrow dance) by actors Nakamura Momozô and Nakamura Jakunosuke. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kunisada ga, publ. Sanoya Kihei, 1861.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 4002FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kunitoshi (1847-1899). (Imperial silkworm inspection).

Col. woodcut ôban, signed Yûsai Kunitoshi hitsu, unidentified publisher, publ. seal Kokushidô. Kunisada (1786-1865). (The Courtesan Yamato with Two Kamuro ). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Kôchôrô Kunisada ga. Idem. Col. woodcut ôban, signed Gototei Kunisada ga, publ. Nishimura Yohachi, kiwame censor seal. Nobukazu (1872-1944). (Blossom by night). Col. woodcut ôban, publ. unidentified. AND 2 other col. woodcut ôban, i.a. one in the same style of the preceding and one unsigned depicting the four seasons.

Estimation 70 € – 90 €Adjugé 70 €

Lot 4004FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Four courtesans.

Col. woodcut ôban, signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga, publ. Ibaya Senzaburô, 1850.

Estimation 60 € – 80 €Adjugé 90 €

Lot 4008FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

(Ladies).

Lot of 14 col. offset shikushiban by various artists, 1936.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 4010FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Li Aiwei/ Li Ai Vee (1932-2020). (Wisteria flowers in the dark).

Gouache on paper, 31,9x26,8 cm., personal seal and signed Aiwei, w. silk borders. Idem. (Bird on blossoming branch). Col. woodcut, 45x32,5 cm., personal seal and signed Aiwei.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 4011FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Li Xingbai (1926-2012). (Sparrows).

Watercolour on paper, 33,8x45,7 cm., signed Xingbai, seal Xingbai. AND one other watercolour by Li Xingbai depicting egrets.

Estimation 300 € – 500 €

Lot 4012FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Lot

of 3 Suzuri-bako nanban, various techniques (wood, metal, nacre), 6,8x12,8x2,1 cm., 6,4x16,7x5 cm., 8,5x7x1,3 cm., early 20th cent. ADDED: a tortoise-shell jewellery box, 8,5x12,9x3 cm., prob. 19th cent.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 4013FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Masanobu (1668-1764). (Famous waka poet Ono no Komachi).

Col. woodcut, 36,8x49,9 cm., signed Hôgetsudô tanchôsai Okumura bunkaku Masanobu, publ. Okumuraya.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 4014FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Masanobu (1686-1764) (after). (Bijin).

Col. silkscreen on silk, ±90x52 cm., signed Okumura Masanobu w. (unread) seal, 20th cent., framed.

Estimation 50 € – 70 €

Lot 4015FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Matahei (early 20th cent.). Nichiro ryojunkô daikaisen

(The big battle of port Arthur of the Russo-Japanese war). Colour woodcut ôban triptych, signed Matahei ga, seal Ga kyôjin, 1904.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 100 €

Lot 4017FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Minyuan (19th cent.). (Bamboo grove gathering).

Fan drawing, 18,4x49,2 cm., brush and ink on paper, signed Minyuan xie, seal Minyuan, other seals unread. Anonymous (19th cent.). (Old man enjoying trees). Circular fan drawing, diameter 24,7 cm., watercolour on paper, signature and seal unread. Anonymous (19th cent.). (Parrot on a branch). Fan drawing, 17,3x48 cm., brush and ink on paper, signature unread.

Estimation 50 € – 70 €Adjugé 50 €

Lot 4018FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Mori, Sosen (1747-1821). (Monkey).

Fan drawing, 16,7x41,5 cm., brush and ink and watercolour on paper, signed Sosen sha, seal Shûshô. Idem. (Snipe). Fan drawing, 18,3x46,5 cm., brush and ink and watercolour on paper, signed Sosen, seal Sosen.

Estimation 100 € – 150 €Adjugé 180 €

Lot 4020FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Murata, Kagen (?-1849). Teishi onna kôkyô zuan (Illustrated Commentary on Lady Zheng's Classic of Filial Piety).

Tokyo (Edo), publisher Okamuraya Sôjo, 1829, 33 lvs., col. woodcut frontisp., title-p. and 8 textp., 28 (double-p.) woodcut ills., bound as a blockbook w. blank hashira-title, sm. 4to. Morikuni. Ehon ôshukubai. Vol. 1. Osaka, Bunkyokudô, n.d., 1 vol. of 7(?), 2,27 lvs., 27 (mostly double-p.) woodcut ills by TACHIBANA MORIKUNI, bound as a blockbook w. hashira-title. AND 1 other ehon about the merits of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598).

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €

Lot 4021FINE ARTS - JAPANESE PRINTS, DRAWINGS and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ORIENTAL ARTS

Nakajima, Raishô (1796-1871). (Rice cakes).

Fan drawing, 18,3x48,6 cm., brush and ink and watercolour on paper, signed Raishô, artist seal. - Doubled; formerly used as a fan; creased; wormholed; sl. soiled; paper sl. discoloured. Nakajima, Raishô (1796-1871). (Girls planting rice). Fan drawing, 14,5x39,4 cm., watercolours and gold on paper, signed Raishô, artist seal. Mochizuki, Gyokkei (1874-1938). (Paddy fields in the rain). Fan drawing, 16,7x46,2 cm., brush and ink and watercolour on paper, signed Gyokkei, artist seal Gyokkei. Kunii, Ôyô (1868-1923). (Harvesting rice). Fan drawing, 11,2x38,2 cm., watercolours and gold on paper, signed Ôyô, artist seal Ôyô. Anonymous (19th cent.). (Landscape). Fan drawing, 18x48 cm., brush and ink on paper, seal unread.

Estimation 80 € – 100 €Adjugé 80 €