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Sell or Auction Your Sun Yat Sen Document Signed in Chinese Characters for up to Nearly $35,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

ByNate D Sanders August 3, 2022December 18, 2023

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FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Sun Yat Sen document signed in Chinese characters that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

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Below is a recent realized price for a Sun Yat Sen document signed in Chinese characters. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

Sun Yat Sen Document Signed in Chinese Characters. Sold for Nearly $35,000.

Here are some Sun Yat-sen items we have sold:

Sun Yat-sen Signed First Edition of His Book ”The International Development of China”

Scarce signed copy of Sun Yat-sen’s book, ”The International Development of China”, boldly inscribed in fountain pen by the Chinese leader on the front free endpaper, ”Mr. H.S. Quigley / Sun Yat-sen”. New York and London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1922 first English edition. Book is inscribed to Harold Scott Quigley, a scholar of Chinese studies who acquired the autograph in Shanghai in 1923, possibly during the Sun-Joffe Agreement, which was held in Shanghai in January 1923. In original publisher’s binding, book contains all maps, including the folding map housed in the rear pastedown pocket. Book measures 5.675” x 8.25” and runs 265pp. Text block has pulled away from backstrip at page 49. Portrait and biography of Sun, taken from jacket, have been affixed to front pastedown and free endpaper, underneath signature. Some pencil erasure at bottom of signature page. Chip to top of backstrip, and paper clip to rear endpaper. Overall in very good condition. An important book authored by Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of China, and scarce as signed by him. Sold for $17,690.

Sun Yat Sen document signed in Chinese characters
Sun Yat-sen Signed First Edition of His Book ”The International Development of China”. Click to enlarge.

Sun Yat-sen Autograph on His Cabinet Photograph

Extremely rare cabinet photograph signed by Chinese revolutionary and political leader, Sun Yat-sen. A formal, half-length portrait of the founder of modern China, signed in blue ink on the lower portion of the image. Black and white image measures 3.75″ x 5.5″, mounted to larger board embossed “Wo Shing, 425 Nanking Road, Shanghai.” Signed photographs of Sun Yat-sen are exceedingly rare. In very fine condition. A stunning piece.   Sold for $8,652.

Sun Yat Sen document signed in Chinese characters
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Large Silk Photographic Banner of Sun Yat-sen, Commemorating the Chinese Leader Upon His Passing in 1925

Large silk banner featuring a lithographic portrait of China’s founding father Sun Yat-sen, produced in 1925 after his death to commemorate him. Portrait is laid down on the silk background, with black text printed directly on the silk. Banner measures 28.5″ x 43″. Some light soiling and holes, mostly confined to margins. Portrait has a few abrasions. Overall in very good condition, displaying beautifully. Sold for $3,366.

Sun Yat Sen document signed in Chinese characters
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The following are some additional items we have sold:

Scarce Hirohito and Empress Nagako 8” x 10” Portrait Photos Signed

Matching pair of vintage photos signed of Hirohito and Empress Nagako. Both three-quarter length portrait photos are signed in Japanese in black felt tip by the rulers respectively. Hirohito is notorious for serving as Emperor through WWII and escaping prosecution for war crimes. This set was gifted to Eigil Nygaard, the Norwegian ambassador to Japan. Each black and white photo measures 8” x 10”, displayed side by side in a hinged frame. Near fine. Sold for $10,625.

Scarce Hirohito and Empress Nagako 8” x 10” Portrait Photos Signed. Click to enlarge.

Hirohito, Emperor Showa of Japan Signed Photograph — Signed in Japanese & Countersigned by Empress Kojun

Rare photograph signed by Hirohito, Emperor Showa and his wife Empress Kojun. Hirohito was Japan’s longest ruling emperor and its most influential, ruling over Japan during and after WWII. Between his ascension in 1926 and his death in 1989, Hirohito grew Japan to the second largest economy in the world. Signed by the Emperor and his wife Empress Kojun in elegant Japanese characters, photograph features the Emperor wearing the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemums. Lot also includes an elaborate menu from the Royal couple’s trip to the United States, which took place from 30 September through 14 October of 1975. 8pp. document contains menus from each leg of the Royal Family’s trip to the cities Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Honolulu. Photograph measures 6.25” x 9”. Menu measures 11.25” x 14.5”. Near fine condition overall. Sold for $6,563.

Hirohito, Emperor Showa of Japan Signed Photograph — Signed in Japanese & Countersigned by Empress Kojun. Click to enlarge.

FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Sun Yat Sen document signed in Chinese characters that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

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