Kawanabe Kyosai
Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Tiger from the West
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.268 GBP
Price realised: 2.268 GBP
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)
Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Tiger from the West
Edo period, 19 th century
woodblock print, signed Oju Seisei Kyosai (Seisei Kyosai, by request), published by Ebisuya Shoshichi (Kinshodo), 8 th month 1860
Vertical oban: 37.5 x 25.1 cm., 14¾ x 9⅞ in.
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)
Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Tiger from the West
Edo period, 19 th century
woodblock print, signed Oju Seisei Kyosai (Seisei Kyosai, by request), published by Ebisuya Shoshichi (Kinshodo), 8 th month 1860
Vertical oban: 37.5 x 25.1 cm., 14¾ x 9⅞ in.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Tiger from the West by Kawanabe Kyosai was sold in the Fine Japanese Prints auction at Sothebys in London in December 2021. The price achieved of GBP 2,268.00 (€ 2,705.25) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,000.00 – 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Tiger from the West von Kawanabe Kyosai wurde im Dezember 2021 in der Auktion Fine Japanese Prints bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 2.268,00 (€ 2.705,25) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben worden. 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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