Lot 15 · Photographs
A Rainy Commencement Ceremony Day; Commencement Ceremony from The Gion Quarter
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $4,759–$7,138
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 22 November 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-196895
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kiichi Asano, A Rainy Commencement Ceremony Day; Commencement Ceremony from The Gion Quarter. Phillips, 22 Nov 2022, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-196895.
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Kiichi Asano, A Rainy Commencement Ceremony Day; Commencement Ceremony from The Gion Quarter. Phillips, 22 Nov 2022, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-196895.
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