Kaiho Yusho

Gibbon grasping at the reflected moon and Sofu (Ch'cao-fu) leading his ox

Found at Christies, New York
Japanese & Korean Art Including Arts of the Meiji Period, Lot 526
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2010
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Kaiho Yusho (1533-1615)
Gibbon grasping at the reflected moon and Sofu (Ch'cao-fu) leading his ox
Each sealed Kaiyu and Yusho
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
42 5/8 x 19¾in. (108.4 x 50.2cm.) each (2)

Sold at the lower estimate price

In September 2010 Christies in New York held the auction Japanese & Korean Art Including Arts of the Meiji Period, which included the work Gibbon grasping at the reflected moon and Sofu (Ch'cao-fu) leading his ox by Kaiho Yusho. The result of USD 30,000.00 (€ 22,057.20) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00. Other works by Kaiho Yusho have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2004 the work Birds and flowers, insects, landscapes, horses, Daoist sages and interiors was auctioned for USD 41,825.00 (€ 34,026.20).

Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis

Im September 2010 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Japanese & Korean Art Including Arts of the Meiji Period durch, in der auch die Arbeit Gibbon grasping at the reflected moon and Sofu (Ch'cao-fu) leading his ox von Kaiho Yusho zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 30.000,00 (€ 22.057,20) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 30.000,00 – 40.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Kaiho Yusho konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2004 die Arbeit Birds and flowers, insects, landscapes, horses, Daoist sages and interiors für USD 41.825,00 (€ 34.026,20) versteigert.

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