Hosoda Eishi
Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829)
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 USD
Price realised: 5.400 USD
Price realised: 5.400 USD
Description
Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829)
Two hashira-e, the first depicting two young women dressing, one seated before a mirror holding a comb, the other standing behind; the second a parody of the letter-reading scene of Chushingura depicting a woman on a balcony, a man in striped coat and a long scroll, a man under verandah reading the scroll's end, each signed Eishi ga, the second published by Nishimuraya Yohachi--good impressions, faded, soiled, stained, repairs
71 x 12.1cm., first; 66 x 11.2cm., second (2)
Two hashira-e, the first depicting two young women dressing, one seated before a mirror holding a comb, the other standing behind; the second a parody of the letter-reading scene of Chushingura depicting a woman on a balcony, a man in striped coat and a long scroll, a man under verandah reading the scroll's end, each signed Eishi ga, the second published by Nishimuraya Yohachi--good impressions, faded, soiled, stained, repairs
71 x 12.1cm., first; 66 x 11.2cm., second (2)
A top price for Hosoda Eishi
When the work Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829) by Hosoda Eishi was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2007, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 1,800.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 5,400.00 (€ 4,037.69). This high result makes Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829) the most expensive artwork by Hosoda Eishi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hosoda Eishi
Als die Arbeit Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829) von Hosoda Eishi im März 2007 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 1.800,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 5.400,00 (€ 4.037,69) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Hosoda Eishi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Hosoda Eishi - Auction history
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