Kunichika Toyoharu
The maiko Kotsune from the Sukiya-cho, and the actors Yaesakura and Sawamura
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 137
28. May - 28. May 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 137
28. May - 28. May 2021
Estimate: 300 - 400 GBP
Price realised: 756 GBP
Price realised: 756 GBP
Description
The Sokolov Collection
Kunichika Toyoharu (1835-1900)
The maiko Kotsune from the Sukiya-cho, and the actors Yaesakura and Sawamura
Meiji period, late 19 th century
woodblock print, from the series Critiques of the Genius of Actors and Geisha (Haiyu geigi kado no hyoban), signed oju Kunichika hitsu, published by Kodama Matashichi, 1878, verso printed in black ink
Vertical oban
36.7 x 24.3 cm.
Kunichika Toyoharu (1835-1900)
The maiko Kotsune from the Sukiya-cho, and the actors Yaesakura and Sawamura
Meiji period, late 19 th century
woodblock print, from the series Critiques of the Genius of Actors and Geisha (Haiyu geigi kado no hyoban), signed oju Kunichika hitsu, published by Kodama Matashichi, 1878, verso printed in black ink
Vertical oban
36.7 x 24.3 cm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by Toyohara Kunichika achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May 2021. In the Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection auction, the work The maiko Kotsune from the Sukiya-cho, and the actors Yaesakura and Sawamura sold for GBP 756.00 (€ 879.62) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 400.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Toyohara Kunichika achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Artisans, Beauties And Annual Events in March 2021 with an auction result of USD 56,250.00 (€ 47,900.88).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Toyohara Kunichika erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection wurde die Arbeit The maiko Kotsune from the Sukiya-cho, and the actors Yaesakura and Sawamura für GBP 756,00 (€ 879,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 400,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Toyohara Kunichika erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Artisans, Beauties And Annual Events im März 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 56.250,00 (€ 47.900,88).
Toyohara Kunichika - Auction history
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