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Asian Art

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December 04, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET

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LOT 315

Lot 315

Utagawa Yoshitora (1836-1887), Amerikakoku (America)

Utagawa Yoshitora (1836-1887), Amerikakoku (America)
Lot 315 Details
Utagawa Yoshitora (1836-1887), Amerikakoku (America)

歌川芳虎 (1836-1887)《美利坚国》浮世绘木版画

'American Balloon Ascension', each sheet signed Yoshitora ga, published by Shimizuya Naojiro, six month 1867, triptych woodblock print
frame 18.5 x 39.6 in — 47 x 100.6 cm

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $1,875
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Utagawa Yoshitora (1836-1887), Amerikakoku (America)
  • Utagawa Yoshitora (1836-1887), Amerikakoku (America)
  • Utagawa Yoshitora (1836-1887), Amerikakoku (America)
Provenance:

Private Estate Collection, Toronto, ON
来源:
多伦多私人遗产珍藏

Note:

Compare with an example from Christie's New York, September 27, 2022, lot 92, price realised 2,520 USD; and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number JP327a-c
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/japanese-korean-art-online/utagawa-yoshitora-1836-1887-92/159740
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/55357

CONDITION DETAILS

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