Kyosai Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Kyosai Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 16, 2025
Kyosai, Kawanabe
Est: €40 - €60
(Koga 1831-1889), Eisvogel, Magnolienzweig und Kanne. Farbholzschnitt auf feinem Bütten. Japan, um 1890. Koban-Format (17 x 24,8 cm). (4) - Aus einem Buch.
Zisska & Lacher
Jan. 25, 2025
SET OF 2 KYOSAI KAWANABE, JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT
Est: £80 - £100
Set of 2 prints: Artist: Kyosai Kawanabe (1831-1889) Title: Lobster / Fresh Vegetables and Seafood Series title: Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure (Kyosai Rakuga) Publisher: Morita Tetsugoro / Morita Tetsugoro, Takeda Den'emon Date: c.1881 / 1881 Size: 24.0 x 32.6 cm / 24.0 x 32.5 cm Condition: Backed, vertical centrefold. / Vertical centrefold, backed. Ref: CMSP06 / CMAP46
JG Auction
Dec. 15, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese 1831-1889) Meiji or Later
Est: $250 - $350
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese 1831-1889) Meiji or Later Woodblock print depicting The King of Hell. 9in (23cm)w 27in (66cm)h Condition: Loss to edges and fold mark across center
Fine Estate Inc.
Dec. 12, 2024
KAWANABE KYOSAI, EIN UKIYO-E LEPORELLO
Est: €100 - €200
KAWANABE KYOSAI, AN UKIYO-E LEPORELLO Japan, late 19th century Woodblock print. Ca. 18x12.3 cm. Including 48 pages of ukiyo-e. With traces of use, partially damaged. KAWANABE KYOSAI, EIN UKIYO-E LEPORELLO Japan, spätes 19. Jahrhundert Farbholzschnitt. Ca. 18x12,3 cm. Enthält 48 Seiten von Ukiyo-e. Teilw. besch., mit Gebrauchsspuren.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Nov. 30, 2024
Kyosai, Kawanabe, 1831-89, 36,5 x 25,2 cm, Ende 19. Jh.
Est: €300 - €900
Krähe auf verschneitem Ast. Sign.: Seisei Kyosai (Großer erleuchteter Kyosai in Person). Siegel: Kyosai sha. Seltenes Blatt, exzellenter Druck, guter Zustand, leicht verschmutzt geknittert und vergilbt. Aus einer alten Sammlung, Nordrhein Westfalen. (375)
Signens Kunstauktionen
Nov. 22, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) Woodblock Print of Hawk c. 1890
Est: $75 - $150
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese 1831-1889) Woodblock c. 1890, represents a hunting hawk tethered to its perch. Its alert expression with wings slightly extended to enhance his size, the imageÂ would have appealed to the samurai class in 19th century Japan. Dimensions: 14Â x 12 in.as framed, Image size:Â 5.5Â x 7.5 in.Â Condition: Good Condition; not examined out of frame.
Neue Auctions
Nov. 21, 2024
Kyosai (1831-1889). (A samurai hunter and companion looking at a lady in the rain).
Est: €150 - €250
Kyosai (1831-1889). (A samurai hunter and companion looking at a lady in the rain). Drawing, brush and ink and watercolour, 16,5x24,5 cm., Japanese manuscript text. = A hashira-e with annotations for the colour. With the collector's mark of Japanese art dealer and collector Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) on mount. According to the annotation below, the hunter is Ôta Dôkan (1423-1486) and perhaps the Japanese text translates as "I am sorry that I have no umbrella".
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 18, 2024
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889) One hundred Kyosai follies: infinite comic prayers (Kyosai hyakkyo: Doke hyakumanben) rare triptych Edo period (1603-1868), 1864 Polychrome woodblock print, 35.1 x 72.4cm
Est: €600 - €800
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889) One hundred Kyosai follies: infinite comic prayers (Kyosai hyakkyo: Doke hyakumanben) rare triptych Edo period (1603-1868), 1864 Polychrome woodblock print, 35.1 x 72.4cm
Adam's
Nov. 07, 2024
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889) Daikoku and Ofuku Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century (2)
Est: £5,000 - £6,000
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889) Daikoku and Ofuku Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colour on silk, in silk mounts, depicting Daikoku dragging his eponymous large sack and surprised by Ofuku, Goddess of Mirth, hiding within, the top left with gnarled branches of plum flowers beneath the orange-red sun rising above the horizon, signed Joku Kyosai with a seal Joku Kyosai; with a tomobako wood storage box, painted on the lid in sumi-e with a picture of Daikoku's uchide-no-kozuchi (magic mallet of fortune) and a mouse, signed Gyotei with two seals, inscribed inside the box Senshi Kyosai o shinpitsu (this is without doubt a genuine piece made by my former old Master Kyosai), signed Gyotei with two seals. Overall: 184cm x 50cm (71 7/8in x 19 5/8in); image: 99cm x 33cm (39cm x 13cm). (2).
Bonhams
Nov. 07, 2024
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889) Ashinaga, Fukurokuju and Tenaga Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century (2)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889) Ashinaga, Fukurokuju and Tenaga Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colour on paper, in silk mounts, depicting a humourous scene of an Ashinaga standing behind a seated Fukurokju, shaving his exaggeratedly tall head whilst the Tenaga reaching up with his long arms holding a piece of paper, attempts to catch the shavings, signed Seisei Kyosai hitsu with a seal Kyosai no in; with a plain wood storage box. Overall: 196cm x 41.5cm (77 1/8in x 16 5/16in); image: 125cm x 29.5cm (49 3/16in x 11 5/8in). (2).
Bonhams
Nov. 07, 2024
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889) Winter Crow on a Withered Branch of Plum Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century (2)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889) Winter Crow on a Withered Branch of Plum Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper, in silk mounts, depicting a crow resting on a twisting branch of plum, signed Kyosai hitsu with a round seal Gasei; with a wood storage box inscribed outside the box Koboku karasu zu ichijiku (A picture of an old tree and a crow, one scroll). Overall: 202cm x 54cm (79½in x 21¼in); image: 135cm x 30cm (53 1/8in x 11¾in). (2).
Bonhams
Oct. 20, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese 1831-1889) Meiji or Later
Est: $300 - $500
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese 1831-1889) Meiji or Later Woodblock print depicting The King of Hell. 9in (23cm)w 27in (66cm)h Condition: Loss to edges and fold mark across center
Fine Estate Inc.
Oct. 09, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai: Kyosai Skizzenbuch
Est: €180 - €250
Kawanabe Kyosai. Kyosai Skizzenbuch (japonice). 30 Bl. Mit 50 Farbholzschnitten. 22,5 x 14,5 cm. Blockbuchbindung (untere Fadenheftung fehlt, leicht fleckig, knittrig) mit Deckelschild (lädiert). Tokio, Makino Yoshibe, 1881. -- Skizzenbuch des Karikaturisten Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), sein und Kanagaki Robuns (1829-1894) gemeinsames Werk "Eshinbun Nipponchi" gilt als das erste Manga. – Die Farben sehr schwach, an den Rändern minimal gebräunt, sonst gut erhalten.
Bassenge Auctions
Sep. 27, 2024
Kyôsai, Kawanabe
Est: €160 - €240
(1831-1889). 3 Albumblätter aus "Hundert Bilder von Kyôsai - Kyôsai hyakuzu. Bilder zu japan. Sprichwörtern, Mythologie, Satire. Farbholzschnitte 1881/1885. Blgr. je ca. 18,5 x 12,7 cm. Unter Passep. mont.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Sep. 18, 2024
4 19th c. Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints
Est: $150 - $300
Group of four 19th century Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints including: Utagawa Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822-1866). Two prints depicting the horse race at the Fujimori temple in Kyoto. From the series "Tokaido no uchi (The Stations of the Tokaido Road)," ca. 1863. Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889). Depicting the Shomei Gate in Kyoto. From the series "Tokaido no uchi (The Stations of the Tokaido Road)," ca. 1863. Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889). Depicting Noh players on stage. Possibly from the series "Tokaido no uchi (The Stations of the Tokaido Road)," ca. 1863.
Revere Auctions
Aug. 28, 2024
Kyosai Kawanabe "Beauty and Shoki" Woodblock Print
Est: $100 - $200
Kyosai Kawanabe (Japanese, 1931-1989), "Beauty and Shoki", Woodblock Print in Colors, apparently unsigned, wood frame. Image: 11.25" H x 7.5" W; frame: 22.75" H x 15.5" W. Provenance: From an East Village Estate. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Demon Queller, Multiples, Comedic, Ukiyo-e, Oni, Asian Art
Auctions at Showplace
Aug. 27, 2024
Group of Two Japanese Woodblocks
Est: $50 - $100
Group consisting of two Japanese woodblock prints, including 1) Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889), depicting a woman in an elaborate headdress, and a rabbit decorating her robe, 14 3/4" x 10" sheet size, 19 1/2" x 14 1/2" framed; and 2) Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861), depicting a woman fleeing the shadows of dogs, 14 3/4" x 10" sheet size, 19 1/2" x 14 1/2" framed.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Jul. 20, 2024
Kyosai Kawanabe, Set of 3, Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £80 - £100
Set of 3 prints: Artist: Kyosai Kawanabe (1831-1889) From the series of Kyosaiâs Album Date: 1870s Size: (1) 22 x 29.4 cm, (2) 21.3 x 27.7 cm, (3) 21.1 x 27.9 cm Condition: Centrefolds, restored wormholes, pinholes. Ref: JGA117
JG Auction
Jun. 19, 2024
KYOSAI KAWANABE (1831-1889): FROM THE SERIES OF KYOSAI'S DRAWINGS, two late 19th century original Japanese woo
Est: £10 - £15
KYOSAI KAWANABE (1831-1889): FROM THE SERIES OF KYOSAI'S DRAWINGS, two late 19th century original Japanese woodblock prints (diptych).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 15, 2024
KYOSAI KAWANABE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK TRIPTYCH
Est: $600 - $900
KAWANABE, Kyosai, (Japanese, 1831-1889): "Kaijo Anzen", depicting a Paddle Steamboat being Piloted by Samurai. Japanese Woodblock Triptych, 13.75" x 28.5", mounted in frame, 20" x 33.5".
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jun. 13, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai Kyosai Rakuga Woodblock 3 Vols.
Est: $600 - $800
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889). Kyosai rakuga (Drawings for Pleasure). 3 volumes ehon woodblock print books. Each 8 5/8" x 5 5/8". Covers all with creasing, wear, discoloration, tears to spines, foxing and toning to pages in all, some minor tearing throughout, orihon book repair to first pages.
Willow Auction House
Jun. 13, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai Kyosai Suiga Woodblock Book
Est: $600 - $800
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889). Kyosai suiga (Kyosai's Drunken Drawings), volume 2. Woodblock print ehon book, circa 1884. 7 1/8" x 4 3/4". Thread for binding loose and top section of covers detached, wear and creasing to covers, wear to paper label on cover, later paper label affixed to cover, foxing and toning throughout, tears to first two pages, notations in ink on first page.
Willow Auction House
Jun. 13, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai Kyosai Gadan 4 Vols. Woodblocks
Est: $600 - $800
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889). Kyosai Gadan (Kyosai's Account of Painting). Ehon woodblock print books, 4 volumes in blue cloth case. Each volume 9 7/8" x 6 7/8", with case 10" x 7 3/8" x 1 3/4". Outer case torn, fraying and missing bottom clasp, with tears, fading and losses to paper cover and paper lining; each volume with light foxing to covers and pages.
Willow Auction House
Jun. 13, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai Hyakki Gadan Woodblocks
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889). Hyakki Gadan (Night Parade of 100 Demons). Set of woodblock prints partially bound in an orihon (accordion) style book. 25 total leaves in 6 separate sections, with cloth covers. Book 7 3/4" x 9 1/2". Front and back covers detached and prints in 6 separate sections, covers with fraying, staining and wear, pages all with foxing and toning, some separation of glue at seams, some leaves appear to be missing.
Willow Auction House
Jun. 01, 2024
2 Kawanabe Kyôsai (1831-1889), colour woodblock prints from Tôkaidô Meisho fûkei (Famous Views of Tôkaido) 1863: "Tôkaidô - Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran" (Children's Sumo Event at Tenpôzan near Naniwa), sign. Chikamaro, publisher Daikokuya Kin
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2 Kawanabe Kyôsai (1831-1889), colour woodblock prints from Tôkaidô Meisho fûkei (Famous Views of Tôkaido) 1863: "Tôkaidô - Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran" (Children's Sumo Event at Tenpôzan near Naniwa), sign. Chikamaro, publisher Daikokuya Kinnosuke and "Tôkaidô Meisho no uchi - Umesawa", sign. Ôju Seisei Chikamaro, publisher Iseya Kanekichi, sheet size each approx. 37x25cm, slight signs of age 2 Kawanabe Kyôsai (1831-1889), Farbholzschnitte aus Tôkaidô Meisho fûkei (Berühmte Ansichten des Tôkaido) 1863: "Tôkaidô - Naniwa Tenpôzan kodomo sumô shôran" (Kinder Sumo Veranstaltung am Tenpôzan bei Naniwa), sign. Chikamaro, Verleger Daikokuya Kinnosuke und "Tôkaidô Meisho no uchi - Umesawa", sign. Ôju Seisei Chikamaro, Verleger Iseya Kanekichi, BM je ca. 37x25cm, leichte Altersspuren
Kendzia
Jun. 01, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) "White cat next to yellow potted chrysanthemum, above two butterflies", scroll painting mounted on brocade silk, coloured ink on silk, inscription and seal on pot, Japan 19th century, 90x30cm/171x39,5cm, traces of age
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Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) "White cat next to yellow potted chrysanthemum, above two butterflies", scroll painting mounted on brocade silk, coloured ink on silk, inscription and seal on pot, Japan 19th century, 90x30cm/171x39,5cm, traces of age Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) "Weiße Katze neben gelber Topfchrysantheme, darüber zwei Schmetterlinge", Rollbild auf Brokatseide aufgezogen, farbige Tusche auf Seide, Inschrift und Siegel auf Topf, Japan 19.Jh., 90x30cm/171x39,5cm, Altersspuren
Kendzia
May. 16, 2024
Kyosai (1831-1889). (A samurai hunter and companion looking at a lady in the rain).
Est: €300 - €500
Kyosai (1831-1889). (A samurai hunter and companion looking at a lady in the rain). Drawing, brush and ink and watercolour, 16,5x24,5 cm., Japanese manuscript text. = A hashira-e with annotations for the colour. With the collector's mark of Japanese art dealer and collector Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) on mount. According to the annotation below, the hunter is Ôta Dôkan (1423-1486) and perhaps the Japanese text translates as "I am sorry that I have no umbrella".
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
May. 14, 2024
KYOSAI KAWANABE (1831-1889): FROM THE SERIES OF KYOSAI'S DRAWINGS, two late 19th century original Japanese woo
Est: £10 - £20
KYOSAI KAWANABE (1831-1889): FROM THE SERIES OF KYOSAI'S DRAWINGS, two late 19th century original Japanese woodblock prints (diptych).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 28, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831 - 1889)
Est: $50 - $150
'Kyokaku no Yamato.' Woodblock print. 14 x 19" ; 19 x 25" (framed). Originally a triptych of prints. (Right hand side print missing). The full title of the triptych is: 'Kyokaku no Yamato-damashii Meifu ni oite Daimoyu o Arawasu.'
Vallot Auctioneers
Mar. 17, 2024
Kyosai, Kawanabe Kyosai Rakuga (Schwarzer Karpfen)…
Est: -
Geography and Travel Japan Kyosai, Kawanabe Kyosai Rakuga (Schwarzer Karpfen). Um 1880. Altkolorierter Holzschnitt auf Japan. 19 x 25,7 cm (22 x 28,2 cm). Stempelsigniert. Punktuell auf Unterlage und unter Passepartout montiert. - Hervorragender, detailrecher Druck in frischen Farben. Aus dem gleichnamigen illustrierten Buch, dass in der Periode der Meiji Zeit entstanden ist. Kyosai ist außerordentlich bekannt für seine Tierdarstellunge, bei denen er sich insbesondere auf Fische und Vögel konzentrierte. Coloured woodcut on Japan. Signed with stamp. Spot-mounted to underlying mat and mat.. - Excellent, detailed impression in fresh colours. From the illustrated book of the same name, which was created in the Meiji period. Kyosai is extremely well known for his depictions of animals, focussing in particular on fish and birds. * Dieses Werk ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 23,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (nur Bücher) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books only) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union. Zuzüglich zum Aufgeld von 23,95% (Regelbesteuerung, alle Artikel mit einem Sternchen) bzw. 28,95% (Differenzbesteuerung) wird die externe Plattformgebühr (3-5%) gemäß den Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen addiert. Auf Wunsch können differenzbesteuerte Artikel in Regelbesteuerung in Rechnung gestellt werden. In addition to the auctioneers premium of 23.95% (standard taxation, all items with an asterisk) or 28.95% (differential taxation), the external platform fee (3-5%) is added in accordance with the General Terms and Conditions. On request, items subject to differential taxation can be invoiced with standard taxation.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Mar. 15, 2024
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889) Woodblock Print on Paper, Ca. 1863, "Cow Sheds at Takanawa", H 12.75" W 8.5"
Est: $100 - $200
From the Views of Famous Places Along the Tokaido. Published by Daikokuya Kinnosuke, seal in the lower left margin. Depicting a procession down a roadway with children atop a cow watching in the foreground. Matted and framed under glass, H 18.5", W 14.25".
DuMouchelles
Mar. 02, 2024
Japanische Holzschnitte, Kyosai, Kawanabe, 1831-89, 36,5 x 25,2 cm, Ende 19. Jh.
Est: €900 - €1,600
Krähe auf verschneitem Ast. Sign.: Seisei Kyosai (Großer erleuchteter Kyosai in Person). Siegel: Kyosai sha . Seltenes Blatt, exzellenter Druck, violetter Fleck im Gefieder (siehe Rückseite), verschmutzt geknittert und vergilbt. Aus einer alten Sammlung, Nordrhein Westfalen. Vergleich MFA Boston, 21.5568; MET JP3153. (375)
Signens Kunstauktionen
Feb. 11, 2024
Katwanabe Kyosai (Gyosai), A Turtle with Waterlilly
Est: $100 - $200
Six colour woodblock print, unsigned, conservation mat. This piece is well over 100 years old. Kawanabe Kyosai, a renowned Meiji artist, was known for his dual identity as a drinker and genius. As a painter and printmaker, he delved into the realms of the weird, the comic, and the obscure. Belonging to the transitional period from Edo to Meiji, he witnessed the shift from the Middle Ages to a Modern Industrialized Society, contributing significantly to the evolution of ukiyo-e art.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Jan. 20, 2024
Japanese Woodblock Print Kyosai Kawanabe
Est: $40 - $15,000
Japanese Woodblock Print, Kyosai Kawanabe titled Beauty and Shoki Print. Paper measures 11.75 x 7.75 inches, frame measures 16.75 x 12.5 inches W.
Kavanagh Auctions
Jan. 20, 2024
Kyosai, Kawanabe Kyosai Rakuga (Schwarzer Karpfen)…
Est: €700 -
Japan Kyosai, Kawanabe Kyosai Rakuga (Schwarzer Karpfen). Um 1880. Altkolorierter Holzschnitt auf Japan. 19 x 25,7 cm (22 x 28,2 cm). Stempelsigniert. Punktuell auf Unterlage und unter Passepartout montiert. - Hervorragender, detailrecher Druck in frischen Farben. Aus dem gleichnamigen illustrierten Buch, dass in der Periode der Meiji Zeit entstanden ist. Kyosai ist außerordentlich bekannt für seine Tierdarstellunge, bei denen er sich insbesondere auf Fische und Vögel konzentrierte. Coloured woodcut on Japan. Signed with stamp. Spot-mounted to underlying mat and mat.. - Excellent, detailed impression in fresh colours. From the illustrated book of the same name, which was created in the Meiji period. Kyosai is extremely well known for his depictions of animals, focussing in particular on fish and birds. This work is subject to under the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and inside the EU 7% (Books) and 19% (Art, Autographs and Manuscripts) VAT on the final invoice amount.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Jan. 17, 2024
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889): 'CROW IN WINTER'
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889): 'CROW IN WINTER' Japan, late 19th century. Ink on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll, on a silk brocade coated paper frame with antler handles. Painted in bold brushstrokes with a solitary crane perched on a branch. Inscriptions: To the bottom-right, signed 'Shosho Kyosai utsusu' 猩々暁斎写 ('Painted by Kyosai, Shosho'). One pictorial seal of a crow used by Kyosai. Condition: Good condition with wear and traces of use, minor creasing, and very minor stains and touch-ups. The brocade frame with expected wear and traces of age. Dimensions: Image size 125.5 x 29.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 206 x 42.5 cm With an associated tomobako storage box. (2) Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) was a prolific Japanese artist from Koga Ishimachi, Shimousa Province, who studied at the Kanō school. During the time of political unrest following the revolution of 1867, Kyōsai attained a reputation as a caricaturist. He created what is considered to be the first manga magazine with Kanagaki Robun in 1874: Eshinbun Nipponchi. In addition to his caricatures, Kyōsai painted many pictures and sketches, often choosing subjects from Japanese folklore. Timothy Clarke describes Kyosai as “an individualist and an independent, perhaps the last virtuoso in traditional Japanese painting.” His renown after his death culminated in the establishment of the Kawanabe Kyōsai Memorial Museum, built in 1977, located at Warabi, Saitama Prefecture. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Mainichi Auction, Tokyo, 7 February 2015, lot 264 Price: JPY 900,000 or approx. EUR 6,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), Crow in winter Expert remark: Note the closely related size (136.3 x 30.3 cm).
Galerie Zacke
Dec. 16, 2023
Kyosai, Lobster, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £80 - £100
Artist:ÊKyosai Kawanabe (1831-1889) Title: Lobster Series title: Kyosai Sketch Publisher: Morita Tetsugoro Date: c.1881 Size: 24.0 x 32.6 cm Ref: CMSP06
JG Auction
Dec. 16, 2023
Kyosai, Vegetables and Seafood, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Est: £80 - £100
Artist: Kyosai Kawanabe (1831-1889) Title: Fresh Vegetables and Seafood Series title: Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure (Kyosai Rakuga) Publisher: Morita Tetsugoro / Takeda Den'emon Date: 1881 Size: 24.0 x 32.5 cm Ref: CMAP46
JG Auction
Dec. 13, 2023
Japan - Kyosai, Kawanabe (Koga 1831-1889),
Est: €80 - €120
Eisvogel, Magnolienzweig und Kanne. Farbholzschnitt auf feinem Bütten. Japan, um 1890. Koban-Format (17 x 24,8 cm). (87) - - Aus einem Buch.
Zisska & Lacher
Dec. 05, 2023
Kawanabe Kyosai, Vignettes
Est: $50 - $100
Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889), woodblock on rice paper depicting several vignettes, including a man chasing a bull, two men arguing, a man looking toward a waterfall, and more, accompanied by calligraphy, 14" x 9 3/4" sheet size.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Dec. 01, 2023
Japan - Kyosai, Kawanabe (Koga 1831-1889),
Est: €80 - €120
Eisvogel, Magnolienzweig und Kanne. Farbholzschnitt auf feinem Bütten. Japan, um 1890. Koban-Format (17 x 24,8 cm). (87) - - Aus einem Buch.
Zisska & Lacher
Nov. 30, 2023
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889): 'CROW IN WINTER'
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889): 'CROW IN WINTER' Japan, late 19th century. Ink on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll, on a silk brocade coated paper frame with stag antler handles. Painted in bold brushstrokes with a solitary crane perched on a branch. Inscriptions: To the bottom-right, signed ‘Shosho Kyosai utsusu’ 猩々暁斎写 (‘Painted by Kyosai, Shosho’). One pictorial seal of a crow used by Kyosai. Condition: Good condition with wear and traces of use, minor creasing, and very minor stains and touch-ups. The brocade frame with expected wear and traces of age. Dimensions: Image size 125.5 x 29.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 206 x 42.5 cm With an associated tomobako storage box. (2) Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) was a prolific Japanese artist from Koga Ishimachi, Shimousa Province, who studied at the Kanō school. During the time of political unrest following the revolution of 1867, Kyōsai attained a reputation as a caricaturist. He created what is considered to be the first manga magazine with Kanagaki Robun in 1874: Eshinbun Nipponchi. In addition to his caricatures, Kyōsai painted many pictures and sketches, often choosing subjects from Japanese folklore. Timothy Clarke describes Kyosai as “an individualist and an independent, perhaps the last virtuoso in traditional Japanese painting.” His renown after his death culminated in the establishment of the Kawanabe Kyōsai Memorial Museum, built in 1977, located at Warabi, Saitama Prefecture. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Mainichi Auction, Tokyo, 7 February 2015, lot 264 Price: JPY 900,000 or approx. EUR 6,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), Crow in winter Expert remark: Note the closely related size (136.3 x 30.3 cm).
Galerie Zacke
Nov. 25, 2023
Kyosai, Kawanabe,1831-89, Shogun, Oban, dat. 1863
Est: €120 - €140
From the series "Tokaido meisho no uchi" (Famous places along the Tokaido road), the sheet "Kyoto Tojiin Ashikaga jugodai mokuzo no zu" (Toji temple in Kyoto, 15th Ashikaga Shogun). Ceremony in front of the altar of the last Ashikaga shogun. Sign.: Oju Seisei Chikimaro. Publisher: Daikokuya Kinnosuke. Censorship: Aratame. Excellent impression, fresh colors, stitching holes at left margin, slightly creased lower margin slightly soiled and rubbed. (381)
Signens Kunstauktionen
Nov. 25, 2023
Kyosai, Kawanabe,1831-89, Oban, dat. 1863
Est: €140 - €200
From the series "Tokaido meisho zue" (Famous views of Tokaido Street), the sheet "Rashomon no kozu" (The old image of the Rashomon Gate). Daimyo procession in the courtyard of Toji temple, in front under the torii joking samurai. Sign.: Oju Kunimaro. Publisher: Daikokuya Kinnosuke. Censored by Aratame. Excellent impression, slightly faded, stitching holes at right margin, slightly soiled at bottom. (381)
Signens Kunstauktionen
Nov. 25, 2023
Kyosai, Kawanabe,1831-89, Oban, dat. 1863
Est: €180 - €240
From the series "Tokaido meisho no uchi" (Famous places along the Tokaido road) the sheet "Kyo, Tsuiji Jomeimon" (Kyoto, palace wall at Jomeimon gate). Welcoming ceremony in front of the gate and courtiers in the first courtyard of the palace. Sign.: Oju Kyosai too. Publisher: Enshuya Hikobei Censorship: Aratame. Excellent impression, fresh in color, tear at upper left margin, staple holes at right margin, lower margin soiled, creases, creased at top. Compare MFA Boston 11.18128. (381)
Signens Kunstauktionen
Nov. 23, 2023
Kunisada (1786-1865), Hirosige II (1829-1869) and Kyosai (1831-1889). Bamba (Two Masks - Flower of Edo - the actor Sawara Tanosuke).
Est: €100 - €150
Kunisada (1786-1865), Hirosige II (1829-1869) and Kyosai (1831-1889). Bamba (Two Masks - Flower of Edo - the actor Sawara Tanosuke). Col. woodcut ôban, signed Hiroshige ga, Toyokuni ga and Kyosai, publisher Kato Seibei,1863. - Sl. yellowed and fingersoiled. = Plate no 13. from the series Edo no hana meisho-e awase (The Flowers of Edo Matched with Famous Places), which is a collaborative harimaze series. A group of three scenes: Sawamura Tanosuke as the Apprentice Chokichi by Kunisada, Masks by Kyosai and the Miyato River in Group North by Hiroshige II.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 14, 2023
JAPAN -- BUCKLAND, R., (a.o.). A Japanese menagerie. Animal pictures by Kawanabe Kyosai
Est: €90 - €120
JAPAN -- BUCKLAND, R., (a.o.). A Japanese menagerie. Animal pictures by Kawanabe Kyosai. (2006). 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- R. SCHAAP. A brush with animals. Japanese paintings 1700-1950. (2007). 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- C. UHLENBECK. Kachó-ga. De poëzie van de Japanse natuur. (2018). 4°. Owrps. -- (3).
Burgersdijk & Niermans
Nov. 02, 2023
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1837-1889) Shoki Capturing a Demon Meiji era (1868-1912), 1885-1889 (2)
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1837-1889) Shoki Capturing a Demon Meiji era (1868-1912), 1885-1889 Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and slight colour on paper, depicting Shoki the demon-queller in a dramatic pose, standing and wielding a sword in one hand, poising to strike a cowering oni (demon) grabbed by the scruff of the neck in his other hand, signed Joku Kyosai zu with two seals Seppitsu koji (Layman with a clumsy brush) and Joku no in (Seal of Equal in Nothingness); with a wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Kyosai hitsu, Shoki oni o toraeru no zu (Picture of Shoki capturing an oni by Kyosai). Overall: 220cm x 102.5cm (86 5/8in x 40 5/16in); image: 178.5cm x 84cm (70¼in x 33in) (2).
Bonhams