Kawanabe Kyōsai
Beauty and Enma-Ō
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 3.188 USD
Price realised: 3.188 USD
Description
Property of various owners
KAWANABE KYŌSAI (1831-1889)
Beauty and Enma-Ō
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
A hanging scroll brushed in ink and colors on silk depicting a King of Hell holding up a mirror, looking gleefully down at the courtesan and attendant reflected on it, signed Seisei Kyōsai ga and sealed Ichiji sen shi
With a wood box inscribed Kyōsai sensei jigoku dayū no zu and with lot tag 48
48 1/2 x 19 1/2in (123.2 x 49.5cm)
KAWANABE KYŌSAI (1831-1889)
Beauty and Enma-Ō
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
A hanging scroll brushed in ink and colors on silk depicting a King of Hell holding up a mirror, looking gleefully down at the courtesan and attendant reflected on it, signed Seisei Kyōsai ga and sealed Ichiji sen shi
With a wood box inscribed Kyōsai sensei jigoku dayū no zu and with lot tag 48
48 1/2 x 19 1/2in (123.2 x 49.5cm)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Beauty and Enma-Ō by Kawanabe Kyosai was sold in the Japanese and Korean Art auction at Bonhams in New York in September last year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 3,187.50 (€ 3,258.20) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Beauty and Enma-Ō von Kawanabe Kyosai wurde im September letzten Jahres in der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art bei Bonhams in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 3.187,50 (€ 3.258,20) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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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