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Lot 85 · Aesthetic Intuition: Collecting Japanese Art in Post-War London

The actor Sakata Hangoro III in the role of the villain Fujikawa Mizuemon

Sharaku Toshusai

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Estimate
£50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $75,892–$121,428
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Aesthetic Intuition: Collecting Japanese Art in Post-War London, London · 11 November 2015
Dimensions
(36.6 x 24.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4102201
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sharaku Toshusai, The actor Sakata Hangoro III in the role of the villain Fujikawa Mizuemon. Christie's, 11 Nov 2015, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4102201.

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