Ganku

Tiger and dragon

Found at Christies, New York
Japanese & Korean Art, Lot 24
11. Sep - 11. Sep 2012
Estimate: 4.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Ganku (1749/56-1838)
Tiger and dragon
Each signed Echizen no kami Ganku, each sealed Funzen
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and slight color on silk
40 1/8 x 12¾in. (102 x 32.5cm.) each (2)

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Tiger and dragon by Ganku was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 4,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 3,000.00 (€ 2,333.54). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ganku achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Tiger And Cub in March 2006 with an auction result of USD 156,000.00 (€ 128,511.41).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Tiger and dragon von Ganku im September 2012 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 4.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 3.000,00 (€ 2.333,54) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ganku erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Tiger And Cub im März 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 156.000,00 (€ 128.511,41).

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