Katsukawa Shunko
Sawamura Sojuro III Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 22
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2005
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 22
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812)
Sawamura Sojuro III
Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo
Two prints, full-length portraits of the actors, in an interior holding an arrow head in one hand and a sword in the other, a flowering branch above; second, the actor disguised as a blind court musician in the play Edo Meisho Midori Soga performed at the Morita Theater, 1799.4, first signed Shunko ga, second Katsukawa Shunko ga--good impressions, the second faded, soiled at edges
hosoban: 32.5 x 14.6cm., first; 31.3 x 14.9cm., second (2)
Sawamura Sojuro III
Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo
Two prints, full-length portraits of the actors, in an interior holding an arrow head in one hand and a sword in the other, a flowering branch above; second, the actor disguised as a blind court musician in the play Edo Meisho Midori Soga performed at the Morita Theater, 1799.4, first signed Shunko ga, second Katsukawa Shunko ga--good impressions, the second faded, soiled at edges
hosoban: 32.5 x 14.6cm., first; 31.3 x 14.9cm., second (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Katsukawa Shunko achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2005. In the Japanese and Korean Art auction, the work Sawamura Sojuro III Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo sold for USD 5,040.00 (€ 4,179.80) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,200.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Katsukawa Shunko - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Unknown, which sold at auction in March 2003 for USD 10,157.50 (€ 9,318.81).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Katsukawa Shunko erzielte im September 2005 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art wurde die Arbeit Sawamura Sojuro III Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo für USD 5.040,00 (€ 4.179,80) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.200,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Katsukawa Shunko mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Unknown beobachtet, die im März 2003 für USD 10.157,50 (€ 9.318,81) versteigert wurde.
Katsukawa Shunko - Auction history
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