Katsukawa Shunko
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
New York
AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS, Lot 31
25. Mar - 25. Mar 2003
AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS, Lot 31
25. Mar - 25. Mar 2003
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 10.158 USD
Price realised: 10.158 USD
Description
Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812)
Full-length portrait of the wrestlers Onogawa Kisaburo on the right and Tanikaze Kajinosuke on the left, signed Shunko ga--very good impression and color, lightly soiled, tiny worm holes, tear at upper left corner
oban tate-e: 39 x 26.2cm.
Full-length portrait of the wrestlers Onogawa Kisaburo on the right and Tanikaze Kajinosuke on the left, signed Shunko ga--very good impression and color, lightly soiled, tiny worm holes, tear at upper left corner
oban tate-e: 39 x 26.2cm.
A top price for Katsukawa Shunko
The work Unknown by Katsukawa Shunko was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2003. It achieved a price of USD 10,157.50 (€ 9,318.81), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 45%. With this result, Unknown is even the most expensive work of art by Katsukawa Shunko that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Katsukawa Shunko
Die Arbeit Unknown von Katsukawa Shunko kam im März 2003 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 10.157,50 (€ 9.318,81) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 45%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Unknown sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Katsukawa Shunko, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Katsukawa Shunko - Auction history
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