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Lot 23 · From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online

Kiyomori sokujo no ga jizo o utsushi haha ni kore o okuru zu (The daughter of Taira no Kiyomori using a mirror to draw her self-portrait to send to her mother)

Chobunsai Eishi

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Estimate
$1,000–$2,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online, New York · 30 April 2008
Dimensions
in. (38.9 x 25.7 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3519435
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Chobunsai Eishi, Kiyomori sokujo no ga jizo o utsushi haha ni kore o okuru zu (The daughter of Taira no Kiyomori using a mirror to draw her self-portrait to send to her mother). Christie's, 30 Apr 2008, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3519435.

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Chobunsai Eishi, Kiyomori sokujo no ga jizo o utsushi haha ni kore o okuru zu (The daughter of Taira no Kiyomori using a mirror to draw her self-portrait to send to her mother). Christie's, 30 Apr 2008, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3519435.

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From the same sale From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online · Apr 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Courtesan Hinaaya of the Chojiya Teahouse KITAGAWA SHIKIMARO (CIRCA 1810) $2,000–$3,000
Mums Emil Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) $3,000–$5,000
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California Coast Franz Arthur Bischoff $10,000–$15,000
Arroyo Seco Franz Arthur Bischoff $3,000–$5,000
San Pedro Wharf Franz Arthur Bischoff $2,000–$3,000

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