Lot 34 · From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
Shishi training cub
Utagawa Hiroshige · Woodblock print
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,493–$3,740
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints, London · 18 June 2020
- Dimensions
- 33 x 15.1 cm. (13 x 6 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3639216
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Utagawa Hiroshige, Shishi training cub. Christie's, 18 Jun 2020, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3639216.
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Utagawa Hiroshige, Shishi training cub. Christie's, 18 Jun 2020, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3639216.
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From the same sale From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The pirate Watonai subduing a tiger | Katsukawa Shun'ei | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Mitsuhana of the Obishiya with the names of her girl attendants, Kiku… | Chobunsai Eishi | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Parody of the killing of the Nue (Nue taiji) | Kitagawa Utamaro | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The Courtesans Hinazuru and Hinamatsu of the Chojiya (Chojiya uchi Hi… | Kitagawa Utamaro | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Practicing Calligraphy (Sho) | Kitagawa Utamaro | £1,800–£2,200 | |
| Five woodblock prints | Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858) Six Woodblock PrintsEdo period | $2,805 | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | |
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), dated | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), circa | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), 1858 | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), 1857 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | Iris garden | Lempertz, Jun 2023 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), 1856 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Utagawa Hiroshige | UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), dated | Bonhams, May 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.