NEW YORK, NY.- Asian Art Week began with a strong sale of Japanese and Korean Art that totaled $4,241,160, selling 89 percent by lot, and 162 percent of low estimate with buyer’s premium included. Once again, Christie’s showed its dominance in achieving important results for works by the Ukiyo-e master, Katsushika Hokusai.

The day’s top lot was an impression of Hokusai’s monumental woodblock print, Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa, which achieved $856,800, more than 170 percent of its low estimate

Lot 226. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) [“Great Wave”], Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji), signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo) Horizontal oban: 25.7 x 38.1 cm. Price Realized: USD 856,800 (Estimate USD 500,000 – USD 700,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.

A hanging scroll on which Hokusai depicted Swimming Carp in ink and color brought $655,200, more than two and a half times its low estimate.

Lot 218. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Swimming Carp. Signed Gakyorojin Manji hitsu rei hachijuichi (brushed by Crazy Old Man Manji at age 81), sealed Katsushika. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, 95.9 x 35.6 cm. Price Realized: USD 655,200 (Estimate USD 250,000 – USD 300,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.

Other top results included an impression of Utagawa Hiroshige’s famous image Ohashi Atake no yudach i (Ohashi bridge, sudden shower at Atake) from the artist’s famous series, One hundred views of famous places in Edo, which made $118,440, almost three times its low estimate.

Lot 258. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Ohashi Atake no yudachi (Ohashi bridge, sudden shower at Atake) Woodblock print, from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred views of famous places in Edo), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 9th month 1857. Vertical oban: 36.2 x 23.8 cm. Price Realized: USD 118,400 (Estimate USD 40,000 – USD 60,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.

The auction included a section of netsuke from an important European private collection. The top lot of this group was a Carved wood Insho (Seal-Type) Sashi-Netsuke of the Edo Period (18th century), which made $37,800, more than 7.5 times its low estimate. Korean works also thrived.

Lot 151. A Carved wood Insho (Seal-Type) Sashi-Netsuke, Edo Period (18th century), in the shape of a mythical creature with the head of shishi (lion-dog) and body of a bird, lower body interwined with a dragon, applied with shakudo himotoshi (cord hole); seal on underside Kita Yasunori, 9.5 cm high. Price Realized: USD 37,800 (Estimate USD 5,000 – USD 7,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.

Notable results included a Blue and White Porcelain Jar with Four Landscape Roundels and a Poem, dating from the 18th century Joseon dynasty, which made $378,000, and Park Sookeun’s oil painting, Playing Children, 1960, which realized $277,200.

Lot 151. A Blue and White Porcelain Jar with Four Landscape Roundels and a Poem, Joseon dynasty (18th century); 36.8 cm. Price Realized: USD 378,000 (Estimate USD 350,000 – USD 450,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.

Lot 287. Park Sookeun (1914-1965), Playing Children, 1960 Signed in hangul on obverse Sookeun; signed in pencil on reverse in roman print Park SooKeun 1960 and in hangul, Park Sookeun, titled in hanja, Yudong. Oil on artist’s board; original frame; 26.4 x 15.9 cm ( picture), 35.2 x 25.1 cm (with frame). Price Realized: USD 277,200 (Estimate USD 250,000 – USD 350,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.