Chobunsai Eishi
Mitsuhana of the Obishiya with the names of her girl attendants, Kikushi and Kikuno (Obishiya Mitsuhana, Kikushi, Kikuno)
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints, Lot 1
11. Jun - 18. Jun. 2020
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints, Lot 1
11. Jun - 18. Jun. 2020
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.000 GBP
Description
From the series New Year Fashions as Fresh as Young Leaves (Wakana hatsu isho)
Woodblock print
Signed Eishi zu
Censor's seal kiwame
Published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1795-96
Woodblock print
Signed Eishi zu
Censor's seal kiwame
Published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1795-96
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Chobunsai Eishi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2020. In the From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints auction, the work Mitsuhana of the Obishiya with the names of her girl attendants, Kikushi and Kikuno (Obishiya Mitsuhana, Kikushi, Kikuno) sold for GBP 20,000.00 (€ 22,026.53) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00. Admittedly, works by Chobunsai Eishi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Beauty writing a poem on a fan in March 2008 with an auction result of USD 229,000.00 (€ 144,890.86).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Chobunsai Eishi erzielte im Juni 2020 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints wurde die Arbeit Mitsuhana of the Obishiya with the names of her girl attendants, Kikushi and Kikuno (Obishiya Mitsuhana, Kikushi, Kikuno) für GBP 20.000,00 (€ 22.026,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Chobunsai Eishi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Beauty writing a poem on a fan im März 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 229.000,00 (€ 144.890,86).
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