Bankei Yotaku
Zen Text
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese Art Including Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lot 163
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2006
Japanese Art Including Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lot 163
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2006
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 19.200 USD
Price realised: 19.200 USD
Description
Bankei Yotaku (1622-1693)
Zen text
Sealed Bankei and Yotaku
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
49 5/8 x 20¼in. (126 x 51.5cm.)
Zen text
Sealed Bankei and Yotaku
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
49 5/8 x 20¼in. (126 x 51.5cm.)
A top price for Bankei Yotaku
This artwork by Bankei Yotaku achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2006. In the Japanese Art Including Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art auction, the work Zen Text sold for USD 19,200.00 (€ 15,816.79) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. This high result makes Zen Text the most expensive artwork by Bankei Yotaku that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bankei Yotaku
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bankei Yotaku erzielte im März 2006 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese Art Including Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art wurde die Arbeit Zen Text für USD 19.200,00 (€ 15.816,79) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Zen Text zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bankei Yotaku, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Bankei Yotaku - Auction history
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