Kitao Masanobu
Unknown
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.800 GBP
Price realised: 7.800 GBP
Description
Kitao Masanobu (1761-1816)
Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami [A Mirror Comparing the Calligraphy of New and Beautiful Yoshiwara Courtesans], an exceptionally rare complete set of seven double-page portraits of famous tayu, accompanied by their shinzo and kamuro, with poems above in the handwriting of the courtesans, two of the designs with cartouches with the title Seiro meikun jihitsu shu [Autographs of Famous Courtesans of the Green Houses], signed Kitao Rissai Masanobu ga and sealed Soseki, with album covers, two pages of preface and colophon, very good impressions, very good colours and condition
Orihon: 37.2 x 49cm.
Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami [A Mirror Comparing the Calligraphy of New and Beautiful Yoshiwara Courtesans], an exceptionally rare complete set of seven double-page portraits of famous tayu, accompanied by their shinzo and kamuro, with poems above in the handwriting of the courtesans, two of the designs with cartouches with the title Seiro meikun jihitsu shu [Autographs of Famous Courtesans of the Green Houses], signed Kitao Rissai Masanobu ga and sealed Soseki, with album covers, two pages of preface and colophon, very good impressions, very good colours and condition
Orihon: 37.2 x 49cm.
A top price for Kitao Masanobu
The work Unknown by Kitao Masanobu was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2005. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 7,800.00 (€ 11,313.83). With this result, Unknown is even the most expensive work of art by Kitao Masanobu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Kitao Masanobu
Die Arbeit Unknown von Kitao Masanobu kam im Juli 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 7.800,00 (€ 11.313,83) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Unknown sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Kitao Masanobu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Kitao Masanobu - Auction history
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