Lot 31 · From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online
A Pocket Mirror of Beauties (Bijin kaichu kagami)
Eisen Keisai · Woodblock print, from the series Contemporary Six Poets: Ariwara no Narihira (
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- Estimate
- £2,400–£2,800 hammer ≈ $3,040–$3,547
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online , London · 22 June 2017
- Dimensions
- (38 x 25.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3912934
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Eisen Keisai, A Pocket Mirror of Beauties (Bijin kaichu kagami). Christie's, 22 Jun 2017, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3912934.
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Eisen Keisai, A Pocket Mirror of Beauties (Bijin kaichu kagami). Christie's, 22 Jun 2017, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3912934.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V | Katsukawa Shun'ei | £1,400–£1,600 | |
| The Gossips | Suzuki Harunobu | £4,000–£5,000 | |
| A Courtesan and Three Kamuro | Isoda Koryusai | £1,800–£2,500 | |
| The Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume) | Suzuki Harunobu | £2,500–£3,000 | |
| The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Snake before a Torii Gate | Ippitsusai Bunchō | £2,200–£2,800 | |
| A Woman Sitting beside a Pile of Books Holding a Pipe | Kitagawa Utamaro | £700–£900 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisen Keisai | Kirifuri Waterfall, One of the Three Falls (Kirifuri no taki | $3,500 | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 | |
| Eisen Keisai | Seated Woman with a Scroll | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 | ||
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| Eisen Keisai | Keisai Eisen (1791-1848) | Lempertz, Jun 2017 | ||
| Eisen Keisai | Itabashi no eki (Itabashi Station) | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Eisen Keisai | Circa mid 1840's | Bonhams, Nov 2012 | ||
| Eisen Keisai | Snow on the Sumida River | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 | ||
| Eisen Keisai | Ôban. Aizuri-e. Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | Lempertz, Jun 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.