Kano Tessai
A Bamboo Senbai (Tea Scoop)
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
Edo Sparkle and Tokyo SplendorJapanese Art of the Last Three Centuries, Lot 29
18. Jun - 18. Jun 2021
Edo Sparkle and Tokyo SplendorJapanese Art of the Last Three Centuries, Lot 29
18. Jun - 18. Jun 2021
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 829 USD
Price realised: 829 USD
Description
Property from the Collection of Drs. Edmund and Julia Lewis
KANO TESSAI (1845-1925)
A bamboo senbai (tea scoop)
Taisho era (1912-1926), dated 1915
Fashioned from a section of bamboo with Daruma in katakiribori, inscribed Daruma ganrai kanjizai kinoto-u chosansetsu teppitsu o ijitte Naniwa ni oite Jishoin Tessai Dojin (Daruma's first enlightenment, [carved by] Jishoin Tessai the Daoist, toying with my iron brush in Osaka on the day of the double three [Girls'] Festival, third month, kinoto-u [1915]
With a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Daruma zu Senbai (Illustration of Daruma, Senbai), the underside of the cover inscribed Tessai dojin to, seal of Tessai with the artist's kao (cursive monogram)
5 ¾ x 1 5/8 x 1/2in (14.5 x 4.2 x 1.3cm)
KANO TESSAI (1845-1925)
A bamboo senbai (tea scoop)
Taisho era (1912-1926), dated 1915
Fashioned from a section of bamboo with Daruma in katakiribori, inscribed Daruma ganrai kanjizai kinoto-u chosansetsu teppitsu o ijitte Naniwa ni oite Jishoin Tessai Dojin (Daruma's first enlightenment, [carved by] Jishoin Tessai the Daoist, toying with my iron brush in Osaka on the day of the double three [Girls'] Festival, third month, kinoto-u [1915]
With a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Daruma zu Senbai (Illustration of Daruma, Senbai), the underside of the cover inscribed Tessai dojin to, seal of Tessai with the artist's kao (cursive monogram)
5 ¾ x 1 5/8 x 1/2in (14.5 x 4.2 x 1.3cm)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A Bamboo Senbai (Tea Scoop) by Kano Tessai was auctioned at Bonhams in New York in June 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 828.75 (€ 699.49). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Kano Tessai - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Noh Mask Of Okina, which sold at auction in June 2021 for USD 2,040.00 (€ 1,721.81).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A Bamboo Senbai (Tea Scoop) von Kano Tessai im Juni 2021 bei Bonhams in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 828,75 (€ 699,49) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Kano Tessai mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Noh Mask Of Okina beobachtet, die im Juni 2021 für USD 2.040,00 (€ 1.721,81) versteigert wurde.
Kano Tessai - Auction history
