Katsukawa Shun'Ei
The actor Sawamura Kunitaro in the role of an onnagata performing at a theatre in Osaka
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 44
28. May - 28. May 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 44
28. May - 28. May 2021
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Description
The Sokolov Collection
Katsukawa Shun'ei (1762-1819)
The actor Sawamura Kunitaro in the role of an onnagata performing at a theatre in Osaka
Edo period, late 18 th - early 19 th century
woodblock print, left-hand sheet of a diptych, signed Shun'ei ga, censor's seal kiwame, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo, circa 1790-1805
Hosoban:
31.8 x 14 cm.
Katsukawa Shun'ei (1762-1819)
The actor Sawamura Kunitaro in the role of an onnagata performing at a theatre in Osaka
Edo period, late 18 th - early 19 th century
woodblock print, left-hand sheet of a diptych, signed Shun'ei ga, censor's seal kiwame, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo, circa 1790-1805
Hosoban:
31.8 x 14 cm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work The actor Sawamura Kunitaro in the role of an onnagata performing at a theatre in Osaka by Katsukawa Shunei was sold in the Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection auction at Sothebys in London in May 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 3,024.00 (€ 3,518.49), 51% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Katsukawa Shunei have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Two Sumo Wrestlers in May 2019 with an auction result of GBP 16,250.00 (€ 18,394.03).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The actor Sawamura Kunitaro in the role of an onnagata performing at a theatre in Osaka von Katsukawa Shunei wurde im Mai 2021 in der Auktion Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 3.024,00 (€ 3.518,49) und damit 51% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Katsukawa Shunei auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Two Sumo Wrestlers im Mai 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 16.250,00 (€ 18.394,03).
Katsukawa Shunei - Auction history
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