Ganku

Beauty crossing a bridge

Found at Christies, New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 43
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2009
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Ganku (1749/56-1838)
Beauty crossing a bridge
Signed Funzen, sealed Ganku and Funzen
Hanging scroll; ink, color, silver and gold on silk
39 x 13 7/8in. (99 x 35.2cm.)
Wood box signed and authenticated by ukiyo-e scholar Narazaki Muneshige

Auction result well in line with expectations

In March 2009 Christies in New York held the auction Japanese and Korean Art, which included the work Beauty crossing a bridge by Ganku. It changed hands for a price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 28,278.41) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ganku have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Tiger And Cub in March 2006 with an auction result of USD 156,000.00 (€ 128,511.41).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im März 2009 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Japanese and Korean Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Beauty crossing a bridge von Ganku zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 28.278,41) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 30.000,00 – 40.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ganku auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Tiger And Cub im März 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 156.000,00 (€ 128.511,41).

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