Jiun Onko

Choku tori no tobu ni makasu (Let the bird fly into a wide-open sky)

Found at Christies, New York
Japanese And Korean Art, Lot 129
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2008
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Jiun Onko (1718-1804)
Choku tori no tobu ni makasu (Let the bird fly into a wide-open sky)
Sealed Jiun uji, Onko no in and Shojiki hoben o suteru
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
47¼ x 10 3/8in. (120 x 26.3cm.)
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A top price for Jiun Onko - as previously expected

The work Choku tori no tobu ni makasu (Let the bird fly into a wide-open sky) by Jiun Onko was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2008. It changed hands for a price of USD 8,750.00 (€ 5,536.22) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 7,000.00 – 9,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Choku tori no tobu ni makasu (Let the bird fly into a wide-open sky) is the most expensive artwork by Jiun Onko that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Choku tori no tobu ni makasu (Let the bird fly into a wide-open sky) von Jiun Onko kam im März 2008 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 8.750,00 (€ 5.536,22) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 7.000,00 – 9.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Choku tori no tobu ni makasu (Let the bird fly into a wide-open sky) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jiun Onko, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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