Kawanabe Kyosai
Daikoku, Ebisu, and Otafuku at Leisure
Found at
Bonhams
Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen | Japanese Art in Peace and War, Lot 210
18. May - 18. May 2023
Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen | Japanese Art in Peace and War, Lot 210
18. May - 18. May 2023
Estimate: 4.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.100 GBP
Price realised: 5.100 GBP
Description
KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)
Daikoku, Ebisu, and Otafuku at Leisure
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink, gold, and colours on silk, depicting Daikoku and Ebisu, two of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, accompanied by Otafuku (Goddess of Mirth), each inebriated and raucously ushering in the New Year, Daikoku seated in front of a tray laden with food beside a wine ewer, leaning against his treasure sack and playing a hand drum, Ebisu, his fishing rod discarded, beating another drum, both looking up and cheering on Otafuku, dancing to the beat of their drums, performing an acrobatic fan dance whilst standing atop a winnowing basket balanced on a larger drum, signed Joku Kyosai no zu (Equal in Nothingness, painted by Kyosai), with a crane seal; with a wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Sanpukujin, Joku Kyosai hitsu (Three Lucky Gods, brushed by Joku Kyosai), with an inscription by Kawanabe Kyosui, attesting the painting to be a work by her late father, signed Kyosui kan with seal Kawanabe. Overall: 163cm x 51cm (64 1/8n x 20in); image: 91cm x 32cm (35¾in x 12 9/16in). (2).
Daikoku, Ebisu, and Otafuku at Leisure
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink, gold, and colours on silk, depicting Daikoku and Ebisu, two of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, accompanied by Otafuku (Goddess of Mirth), each inebriated and raucously ushering in the New Year, Daikoku seated in front of a tray laden with food beside a wine ewer, leaning against his treasure sack and playing a hand drum, Ebisu, his fishing rod discarded, beating another drum, both looking up and cheering on Otafuku, dancing to the beat of their drums, performing an acrobatic fan dance whilst standing atop a winnowing basket balanced on a larger drum, signed Joku Kyosai no zu (Equal in Nothingness, painted by Kyosai), with a crane seal; with a wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Sanpukujin, Joku Kyosai hitsu (Three Lucky Gods, brushed by Joku Kyosai), with an inscription by Kawanabe Kyosui, attesting the painting to be a work by her late father, signed Kyosui kan with seal Kawanabe. Overall: 163cm x 51cm (64 1/8n x 20in); image: 91cm x 32cm (35¾in x 12 9/16in). (2).
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Daikoku, Ebisu, and Otafuku at Leisure by Kawanabe Kyosai was sold in the Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen | Japanese Art in Peace and War auction at Bonhams in May this year. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 5,100.00 (€ 5,933.88). 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 leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Daikoku, Ebisu, and Otafuku at Leisure von Kawanabe Kyosai wurde im Mai diesen Jahres in der Auktion Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen | Japanese Art in Peace and War bei Bonhams versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 5.100,00 (€ 5.933,88) einen neuen Besitzer. 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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