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Hishikawa Moronobu
Danjo onure emakura (Illustrated pillow [book] of dripping wet couples)
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Description
HISHIKAWA MORONOBU (1630/31?-1694), illustrator: Danjo onure emakura (Illustrated pillow [book] of dripping wet couples), an erotic book now separated and remounted as an accordion album, single-page colophon with names of artist and publisher Urokogataya Magobei, single-page preface with book title as above followed by thirty-seven double-page illustrations of the couples referenced in the title in black ink with handcoloring, text in a running band at top, in brocade covers with blank title slip, single pages 10¼ x 7in. (26 x 17.7cm.) approx.--good impressions, color stains, soil, rubbing, later ink inscriptions
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Danjo onure emakura (Illustrated pillow book of dripping wet couples) by Hishikawa Moronobu was worth USD 17,500.00 (€ 13,012.12) to a buyer in September 2011. This price was achieved in the auction Japanese & Korean Art at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 4,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Hishikawa Moronobu 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 turning her head, c. 1690 in March 2009 with an auction result of USD 74,500.00 (€ 56,179.78).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Danjo onure emakura (Illustrated pillow book of dripping wet couples) von Hishikawa Moronobu war einem Käufer im September 2011 USD 17.500,00 (€ 13.012,12) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Japanese & Korean Art bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Hishikawa Moronobu auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Beauty turning her head, c. 1690 im März 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 74.500,00 (€ 56.179,78).
Hishikawa Moronobu - Auction history
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