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Bonhams: Asian Decorative Art

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Auction Name Asian Decorative Art Total Sales (USD) 63,373.00
Auction Date December 18, 2013 - December 18, 2013 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 37,450.00
Sale Number #21034 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 53,800.00
Total Lots 41
Sold Lots 33 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 45,750.00
% of Lots Sold 80.49% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 66,200.00
Unsold Lots 8 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 95.73%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6655 Deng Shiru (1743-1805)

Calligraphic Couplet

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,500.00
6654 Attributed to Gao Qipei (1660-1734)

An Album of Eight Landscape paintings

USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,625.00
6004 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

Seven woodblock prints

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 4,375.00
6647

A group of ten auction catalogs on Chinese art

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,750.00
6702 Prince Gong (Aixinjueluo Yuzhan, b. 1923)

Couplet of Calligraphy in Regular Script

USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,750.00
6707 Various Artists (19th/20th century)

Two paintings of Landscape with Calligraphy

USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,500.00
6027 Chiura Obata (1885-1975)

One modern print

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,125.00
6026 Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960)

Five woodblock prints

USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,750.00
6685 Anonymous (19th century)

Figures from The Three Kingdoms

USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,750.00
6025 Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960)

Three woodblock prints

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,250.00
6005 Katsukawa Shunzan (fl. c.1782-1798)

Two woodblock prints

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,000.00
6008 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Fourteen woodblock prints

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
6016 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Four woodblock prints

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
6020 Azechi Umetaro (1902-1999)

Four woodblock prints

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,750.00
6006 Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) and Ikeda Eisen (1790-1848)

Seven woodblock prints

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,625.00
6017 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Four woodblock prints

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,625.00
6010 Utagawa Hiroshige I and II with Utagawa Kunisada

Eight woodblock prints

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,375.00
6692 Various Artists (19th/20th century)

Two Calligraphies

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,375.00
6028 Chiura Obata (1885-1975)

Six watercolor paintings

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,250.00
6013 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Isoda Koryusai (fl.c.1764-88)

Two woodblock prints

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,125.00
6007 Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) and Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835)

Eight woodblock prints

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 875.00
6012 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

One woodblock print

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 875.00
6015 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

One woodblock print

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 812.00
6018 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) and Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)

Ten woodblock prints

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 812.00
6002 Kitagawa Utamaro II (?-1831?)

One woodblock print

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 750.00
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    Auction 151
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