The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025)
Sale 346
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uprated by CIP 2c x 2 on reverse, tied by Chihli Chunliangcheng cds., along with Kwang Hsu Emperor Burial Commemorative cds., on front with Tangku, Shanghai Chinese P.O. and Shanghai French P.O. cds. VF-F. Used card is very rare.
Yuan's picture postcard with hand-written words on reverse. The automobile postcard, f.w. Hsuan Tung 7c, cancelled by Peking cds. VF-F.
including one bearing uncommon Yunnanfu to Hokow Train PO cds., two bearing Peking to Moukden Train PO cds. VF-F.
street life, architecture, and wartime destruction in Fuzhou, many were taken by foreign sailors or travelers, reflecting documentary and artistic perspectives. Mixed condition with minor age wear; an extensive visual record of pre-war and wartime China.
sent by the Japanese organization “Ni-Hachi Kai” following its fifth-anniversary gathering commemorating the January 28 Shanghai Incident. Addressed to Lieutenant General Tashiro Kanichiro, then Commander of the Japanese China Garrison Forces in Tientsin (formerly Chief of Intelligence of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army during the Incident). Bearing a Shanghai postmark and signed by twenty-five participants of the Incident, including future Army General Kita Seiichi, who at the time served as Staff Officer and Chief of Intelligence of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army.
please view.
to award the safety driving for 4000km, 5000km, 6000km and 7000km. Rare.
made of cloth. Rare.
containing 13 Provincial Maps of China during Japanese Occupation.
in decent condition.
illustrating the civil war between the forces of the new Meiji government and the old Tokugawa shogunate from 1868 to 1869. The print references new government commanders, including Vice-Admiral Nozu and Vice-Admiral Katsura, who played significant roles in the Tohoku Campaign. The Boshin War began with the Battle of Toba–Fushimi and concluded with the victory of the Meiji government and the establishment of the Meiji era. This work was issued in February of the first year of Meiji by Okuda Chubei, in Asakusa, Shimoheiemon-cho 2. The print is well-preserved and holds important historical, artistic, and collectible value.
consisting of three sheets that form a complete triptych. The artwork was created to report current events and celebrate Japanese military victories. The dramatic scenes include the Battle of the Yellow Sea, marked with the inscription “Victory in the Yellow Sea,” and the struggle of the battleships Akagi and Hiei. Some works are attributed to the renowned artist Kobayashi Kiyochika. Sensō-e often incorporate imaginative or exaggerated elements to enhance drama and nationalist sentiment. The triptych is well-preserved and holds significant historical, artistic, and collectible value.