Imao Keinen

Unknown

Found at Christies, London
Chinese & Japanese Art, Lot 102
15. May - 15. May 2008
Estimate: 800 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.000 GBP
Imao Keinen (1845-1924)
a set of four large albums 'Keinen Kacho Gafu', illustrated books of The Birds and Flowers of Japan, each woodblock printed in sumi and colour with plates depicting a variety of birds and flowers found in the four seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, published by Sozayemon Nishimura, Kyoto 1892. (4)

Sold at the upper estimate price

The work Unknown by Imao Keinen was sold in the Chinese & Japanese Art auction at Christies in London in May 2008. The auction ended at the price of GBP 1,000.00 (€ 1,272.04), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of GBP 800.00 – 1,000.00. Admittedly, works by Imao Keinen have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Keinen kacho gafu [Keinen's natural history paintings Kyoto: S. Nishimura, 1891. 4 volumes in two, 2° (366 x 255mm). 6pp. text. 138 coloured wood-block plates on 163 leaves (including 25 'diptych' plates). (One plate holed with slight loss to image area,|AID948811] in November 2000 with an auction result of GBP 5,640.00 (€ 9,21

Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis

Die Arbeit Unknown von Imao Keinen wurde im Mai 2008 in der Auktion Chinese & Japanese Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 1.000,00 (€ 1.272,04) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Imao Keinen auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Keinen kacho gafu [Keinen's natural history paintings Kyoto: S. Nishimura, 1891. 4 volumes in two, 2° (366 x 255mm). 6pp. text. 138 coloured wood-block plates on 163 leaves (including 25 'diptych' plates). (One plate holed with slight loss to image area,|AID948811] im November 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.640,00 (€ 9.218,36).

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