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Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Enso Blue, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
55-1/2 x 47-1/4 inches (141 x 120 cm)
Signed, dated, and titled in ink to upper edge on reverse

Auction 8094 | Lot: 66045 | Jul 28, 2022

Sold For: $300,000.00

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A Massive Japanese Silver Incense Burner, Meiji Period
Dragon: Kimura Toun family
Incense Burner: Kagawa Katsuhiro
Marks to censer: three-character artist's signature, two-character seal mark
marks to dragon: four-character seal mark, three-character artist's signature
32 x 40 x 32-1/2 inches (81.3 x 101.6 x 82.6 cm)
19958 grams (641.6744 troy ounces)

Auction 8123 | Lot: 74215 | May 16, 2023

Sold For: $250,000.00

TOSHIMATSU IMAI (Japanese, 1928-2002)
Untitled, 1962
Oil on canvas
28-3/4 x 23-1/2 inches (73.0 x 59.7 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Imai 1962

Auction 5215 | Lot: 70315 | May 30, 2015

Sold For: $161,000.00

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Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu Hakkei) (complete series, eight works), circa 1832
Woodblock on paper
10-3/8 x 15-1/8 inches (26.4 x 38.4 cm) (each sheet, oban)
Signed: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
Published by Moriya Jihei

(Total: 8 Items)

Auction 8151 | Lot: 78056 | Jun 27, 2024

Sold For: $156,250.00

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Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Lying on the Grasslands, Pondering Death and the Ends of the Universe: Jet Black, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
78-1/2 x 60-1/4 inches (199.4 x 153.0 cm)
Signed and dated on reverse: Takashi 2016

Auction 8133 | Lot: 66048 | Jul 25, 2023

Sold For: $156,250.00

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Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Lilies, from the series known as Large Flowers, circa 1833
Woodblock on paper
9-5/8 x 13-7/8 inches (24.4 x 35.2 cm) (sheet, oban)
Signed: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
Inscribed: Takano Seizo
Published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Auction 8151 | Lot: 78066 | Jun 27, 2024

Sold For: $109,375.00

Takeo Yamaguchi (1902-1983)
Yellow Assembly, 1964
Oil on panel
36 x 47-3/4 inches (91.4 x 121.3 cm)
Artist label signed, titled, and dated on the reverse: (artist characters) / August 1964/ Yellow Assembly

Auction 8259 | Lot: 88007 | May 7, 2026

Sold For: $106,250.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861)
Group of Six Woodblock Prints, from the series Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki (Taiheiki eiyu den), 1848-49
Woodblock print
14-1/8 x 9-3/4 inches (35.9 x 24.8 cm) (each sheet, oban)
Each signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, with artist's red ink seal
Published by Yamanotoya Heikichi

(Total: 6 Items)

Auction 8254 | Lot: 78111 | Mar 25, 2026

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Anonymous (Japanese, 19th century)
Erotic Comic Narrative Scenes (Shunga)
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
12-1/2 x 118 inches (31.8 x 299.7 cm) (work)
Unsigned

Auction 8254 | Lot: 78257 | Mar 25, 2026

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865)
The Pledge of Loyalty in the Peach Orchard, circa 1830-41
Woodblock print triptych
14 x 9-5/8 inches (35.6 x 24.4 cm) (each sheet, oban)
Signed Kochoro Kunisada ga
With kawame censor's seal
With publisher's seal Toriaburacho, Tsuruki han

Auction 8254 | Lot: 78284 | Mar 25, 2026

Sold For: $1,000.00

Yuji Ueda
Untitled
Japan, circa 2018
Partially glazed ceramic
12-1/2 x 8 x 9 inches (31.8 x 20.3 x 22.9 cm)

Auction 8234 | Lot: 67116 | Oct 23, 2025

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Makoto Aida (Japanese, b. 1959)
Body Painting with Koe in Stockholm (2 works), 2004
Digital pigment prints
13-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches (33.7 x 24.1 cm) (image/sheet)
Signed, dated, and editioned in ink, mount verso.
(Total: 2)

Auction 8220 | Lot: 73482 | Oct 3, 2025

Sold For: $1,000.00

Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957)
Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, 1932
Woodblock print
14-3/4 x 10 inches (37.5 x 25.4 cm) (sight, oban)
Signed: Hasui; with the artist's red ink seal
Published by Doi Sadaichi; with the publisher's seal
Blocks carved by Harada, printed by Seki
Part of a subsequent edition printed circa 1981-1995 as indicated by the publisher's seal

Auction 8222 | Lot: 78193 | Sep 17, 2025

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824)
Partridges and Rapids (Shako), from the series A Compendium of Pictures of Birds Imported from Overseas (Kaihaku raikin zui), circa 1790
Woodblock print
10 x 15 inches (25.4 x 38.1 cm) (sheet, ōban)
Signed: Keisai sha; with the artist's red ink seal

Auction 8191 | Lot: 78069 | Mar 20, 2025

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825)
Portrait of Danjūrō, circa 1820
Surimono woodblock print with gaufrage and shōmen-zuri details
8 x 7-1/4 inches (20.3 x 18.4 cm) (sheet, shikishiban)
Signed: Toyokuni ga

Auction 8191 | Lot: 78094 | Mar 20, 2025

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Utagawa Toyohiru (Japanese, 1735-1814)
Silver Grass for Celebration of the Moon Viewing Festival, circa 1815
Surimono woodblock print with gaufrage, embellished with gold mica
8 x 10-1/2 inches (20.3 x 26.7 cm) (sheet, chūban)
Signed: Toyohiro ga

Auction 8191 | Lot: 78077 | Mar 20, 2025

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Yoshiyuki Iwase (Japanese, 1904-2001)
Untitled (Reclining nude), 1955
Gelatin silver print, printed 1955. Photographer's stamp and seal, verso.
image/ sheet: 13-3/4 x 16-3/8 inches (35.1 x 41.5 cm)

Auction 8218 | Lot: 73016 | Nov 25, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

Japanese School (19th-20th Century)
Six Long Surimono, circa 1870
Surimono woodblock prints
8-1/2 x 22-3/8 inches (21.6 x 56.8 cm) (largest sheet, naga-ban)

(Total: 6 Items)

Auction 8152 | Lot: 61050 | Sep 25, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Torii Kotondo (Japanese, 1900-1976)
Make-up (Keshō), 1930 (Shōwa 5)
Woodblock print with silver mica
18-1/8 x 11-7/8 inches (46.0 x 30.2 cm) (sheet, dai-ōban)
Keyblock Proof
Signed: Kotondo ga; with the artist's red ink seal
Published by Kawaguchi Jirō

Auction 8152 | Lot: 61095 | Sep 25, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Itō Shinsui (Japanese, 1898-1972)
No. II; No. IV, from the series Clock and Beauty (Tokei to bijin), 1964
Woodblock prints
14-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches (37.1 x 28.6 cm) (largest sheet, ōban)
Each signed: Shinsui; with the aritst's red ink seal
Published by Watanabe Shōzaburō
Commissioned by Hotta Watchmakers

(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 8152 | Lot: 61103 | Sep 25, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shūgetsu); Evening Bell at Mii (Mii no banshō), both from the series The Dutch Picture Lens: Eight Views of Ōmi (Dōban Ōmi hakkei) (two works), circa 1804
Woodblock prints
3-1/2 x 4-5/8 inches (8.9 x 11.7 cm) (each sheet, yatsugiri-ban)

(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 8152 | Lot: 61106 | Sep 25, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Chobunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829)
Three Bijin at a Teahouse (one sheet from a triptych), circa 1795
Woodblock on paper
14-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches (37.8 x 25.1 cm) (sheet, oban)
Signed: Eishi ga

Auction 8151 | Lot: 78008 | Jun 27, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797-1858)
Lacquer Lectern (shokendai) on a Red Carpet, circa 1835
Surimono woodblock on paper
7-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches (19.1 x 23.5 cm) (sheet, chuban)
Signed: Hiroshige hitsu

Auction 8151 | Lot: 78096 | Jun 27, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Yuji Ueda (Japanese, b. 1975)
Vessel
Partial glazed earthenware
12 x 16 x 15 inches (30.5 x 40.6 x 38.1 cm)

Auction 8160 | Lot: 67091 | May 23, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Nobuyoshi Araki (Japanese, 1940)
Untitled (Woman in Lace) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels), circa 2000
Dye bleach print
23-1/4 x 18-5/8 inches (59.1 x 47.3 cm) (image)
24 x 20 inches (sheet)
Signed in ink, verso.

Auction 8158 | Lot: 73118 | Apr 30, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

Koitsu Tsuchiya (Japanese, 1870-1949)
Zojoji Temple in Snow, circa 1936-1962 (dated in the publishing seal, lower left)
Woodblock on watermark laid paper
15-3/4 x 10-5/8 inches (40.0 x 27.0 cm) (sheet)
Signed and sealed, lower right; titled and dated, right margin
Published by Doi Sadakazu (as indicated in the seal, lower left)

Property from a Southern California Collection

Auction 8155 | Lot: 78252 | Mar 20, 2024

Sold For: $1,000.00

Yuji Ueda (Japanese, b. 1975)
Untitled
Partial glazed ceramic
5-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 8 inches (14.0 x 21.6 x 20.3 cm)

Auction 8115 | Lot: 67107 | Nov 7, 2023

Sold For: $1,000.00

A Japanese Patinated Bronze Okimono Figural Group
6 x 11-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches (15.2 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm)

Auction 8138 | Lot: 78378 | Sep 20, 2023

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Yuji Ueda (Japanese, b. 1975)
Monumental Vessel
Partially-glazed ceramic
23-1/2 x 34 x 29 inches (59.7 x 86.4 x 73.7 cm)

Auction 8122 | Lot: 67113 | Jun 6, 2023

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Koichi Sato (b. 1974)
Wendy, 2011
Pencil on paper
24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm) (sheet)
Signed and dated in pencil to reverse

Auction 8119 | Lot: 66055 | Mar 30, 2023

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Koichi Sato (b. 1974)
Untitled, 2011
Pencil on paper
24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm) (sheet)
Signed and dated in pencil to reverse

Auction 8119 | Lot: 66054 | Mar 30, 2023

Sold For: $1,000.00

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797-1858)
Dawn inside the Yoshiwara from One Hundred Views of Edo, 1858
Woodblock on paper
13-5/8 x 9-1/4 inches (34.6 x 23.5 cm)
Signed with three black seals
Published by Uoya Eikichi

Auction 8118 | Lot: 78197 | Mar 21, 2023

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797-1858)
Aoi Slope, Outside Toranomon Gate from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857
Woodblock on paper
14-3/8 x 9-1/2 inches (36.5 x 24.1 cm)
Signed with three black seals
Published by Uoya Eikichi

Auction 8118 | Lot: 78208 | Mar 21, 2023

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Yoshikawa Masamichi (Japanese, b. 1946)
Footed Plaque
Glazed porcelain
1-1/4 x 13 x 3-3/4 inches (3.2 x 33.0 x 9.5 cm)
Signed to accompanying wood box

Auction 8110 | Lot: 67185 | Feb 2, 2023

Sold For: $1,000.00

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A Japanese Silver Vase with Cherry Blossom Motif
Marks: (Jungin mark), (three-character mark)
8-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches (22.2 x 16.5 cm)
640 grams (20.5768 troy ounces)

Auction 8101 | Lot: 74178 | Nov 15, 2022

Sold For: $1,000.00

Paul Chaleff (American, b. 1947)
Vase, 1997
Stoneware
15-3/4 x 9 inches (40.0 x 22.9 cm)
Incised signature and date to underside

Auction 8091 | Lot: 67123 | Sep 29, 2022

Sold For: $1,000.00

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A Group of Three Japanese Lacquer Plates, Edo Period
Marks: three-character Kajikawa saku mark
1-1/4 x 5-3/8 x 5-3/8 inches (3.2 x 13.7 x 13.7 cm) (largest)

(Total: 3 Items)

Auction 8090 | Lot: 78280 | Sep 20, 2022

Sold For: $1,000.00

Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904-1988)
Table Lamp, Model BB2-K1, Ozeki workshop
Patinated iron, bamboo, silk shade
26-1/2 x 10 x 10 inches (67.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Shade stamped (red moon and sun), JAPAN, I. Noguchi; base impressed MADE IN JAPAN

Auction 8087 | Lot: 67020 | Jul 21, 2022

Sold For: $1,000.00

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A Japanese Mixed Metals Vase, Yokohama
Marks: Sanju Saku mark (turtle in triangle)
9-1/4 x 3 x 3 inches (23.5 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)

Auction 8081 | Lot: 74268 | May 17, 2022

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Ono Kotaro (Japanese, b. 1953)
Two Sake Cups
Glazed porcelain
2-1/8 x 2-5/8 inches (5.4 x 6.7 cm) (each)
Incised signature to base of each

(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 8076 | Lot: 78202 | Mar 22, 2022

Sold For: $1,000.00

A Chinese Jadeite Pendant of a Qilin
Marks to finding: H.K., 14K
2-3/8 x 1-1/2 x 0-3/8 inches (6.0 x 3.8 x 1.0 cm)

Auction 8052 | Lot: 78031 | Sep 22, 2021

Sold For: $1,000.00

A Japanese Carved Wood Liu Hai and Toad Netsuke, Meiji Period
Marks: Tokoku
4-3/4 x 4 x 3-1/2 inches (12.1 x 10.2 x 8.9 cm)

Auction 8052 | Lot: 78327 | Sep 22, 2021

Sold For: $1,000.00

A Japanese Bronze Okimono of a Ram
Marks: character mark
9-1/2 x 10-3/4 x 5-1/4 inches (24.1 x 27.3 x 13.3 cm)

Auction 8052 | Lot: 78343 | Sep 22, 2021

Sold For: $1,000.00

A Pair of Japanese Hirado Ware Dogs
3-1/2 x 2-3/4 x 3-3/8 inches (8.9 x 7.0 x 8.6 cm) (each)

(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 8052 | Lot: 78364 | Sep 22, 2021

Sold For: $1,000.00

Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883-1957)
Moon at Magome, circa 1930
Woodblock on paper
15-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches (38.7 x 26.7 cm)
Signed, and with one red seal at lower left
Two multi-character inscriptions at left margin
Published by Watanabe Shôzaburô

Auction 8052 | Lot: 78384 | Sep 22, 2021

Sold For: $1,000.00

A Large Japanese Ginbari Cloisonné Vase, late 19th- early 20th century
24-1/8 x 12 inches (61.3 x 30.5 cm)

Auction 8066 | Lot: 61110 | Aug 10, 2021

Sold For: $1,000.00

Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883-1957)
Spring Evening at Kintai Bridge
Woodblock on paper
15-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches (39.4 x 26.7 cm)
Signed and with two red seals
Inscription to left margin
Published by Watanabe

Auction 8038 | Lot: 78320 | Mar 16, 2021

Sold For: $1,000.00

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Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883-1957)
Night Rain at Kawarako, circa 1947
Woodblock on paper
15 x 10-1/2 inches (38.1 x 26.7 cm)
Signed and with two red seals
Inscription to lower left margin
Published by Watanabe

Auction 8038 | Lot: 78328 | Mar 16, 2021

Sold For: $1,000.00

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