Kano Tessai

A Noh Mask Of Okina

Found at Bonhams, New York
Edo Sparkle and Tokyo SplendorJapanese Art of the Last Three Centuries, Lot 31
18. Jun - 18. Jun 2021

Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 2.040 USD

Description

Property from the Collection of Drs. Edmund and Julia Lewis
Kano Tessai (1845-1925)
A Noh mask of Okina
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 19th/early 20th century
Carved in wood with a hinged jaw, decorated in pigment over gesso and applied with decorative cotton eyebrows and a long beard of horse hair, the interior with a lengthy inscription, signed Tessai and with the artist's kao
With a silk brocade storage bag and a wood tomobako storage box
6 3/4in (17cm) high

Despite a disappointment, a good price for Kano Tessai

In June 2021 a collector was able to acquire the work A Noh Mask Of Okina by Kano Tessai for USD 2,040.00 (€ 1,721.81). This price was achieved in the auction Edo Sparkle and Tokyo SplendorJapanese Art of the Last Three Centuries at Bonhams in New York and was even below the estimate range of USD 2,500.00 – 3,500.00 set by the auction house. Despite this disappointing result, A Noh Mask Of Okina is the most expensive artwork by Kano Tessai that we have observed at auction so far.

Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Kano Tessai

Im Juni 2021 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit A Noh Mask Of Okina von Kano Tessai für USD 2.040,00 (€ 1.721,81) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Edo Sparkle and Tokyo SplendorJapanese Art of the Last Three Centuries bei Bonhams in New York erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 2.500,00 – 3.500,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist A Noh Mask Of Okina das teuerste Kunstwerk von Kano Tessai, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.