Kawanabe Kyosai
A woodblock print book with an envelope enclosure
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 599
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2022
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 599
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property of various owners
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)
A woodblock print book with an envelope enclosure
Meiji era (1868-1912), 1889
An orihon accordion-style book entitled Kyosai hyakki gadan (Kyosai's Pictures of 100 Demons), featuring 27 illustrations in addition to text, dated eighth month of 1889, signed Kawanabe Toiku sensei ga, published by Buntokudo
With an envelope enclosure with another single print by Kyosai pasted onto the interior (2)
8 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/2in (30 x 12 x 1.3cm), independent of envelope
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)
A woodblock print book with an envelope enclosure
Meiji era (1868-1912), 1889
An orihon accordion-style book entitled Kyosai hyakki gadan (Kyosai's Pictures of 100 Demons), featuring 27 illustrations in addition to text, dated eighth month of 1889, signed Kawanabe Toiku sensei ga, published by Buntokudo
With an envelope enclosure with another single print by Kyosai pasted onto the interior (2)
8 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/2in (30 x 12 x 1.3cm), independent of envelope
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Kawanabe Kyosai achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in New York in March last year. In the Japanese and Korean Art auction, the work A woodblock print book with an envelope enclosure sold for USD 6,375.00 (€ 5,746.87) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Kawanabe Kyosai achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Hell Courtesan (Jigoku Dayu) in March 2010 with an auction result of USD 482,500.00 (€ 356,720.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Kawanabe Kyosai erzielte im März letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art wurde die Arbeit A woodblock print book with an envelope enclosure für USD 6.375,00 (€ 5.746,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Kawanabe Kyosai erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Hell Courtesan (Jigoku Dayu) im März 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 482.500,00 (€ 356.720,39).
Kawanabe Kyosai - Auction history
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