Maki Haku
Unknown
Found at
Bonhams,
London
From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, Lot 506
23. May - 23. May 2023
From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, Lot 506
23. May - 23. May 2023
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 768 GBP
Price realised: 768 GBP
Description
MAKI HAKU (1924-2000)
Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century
Three embossed woodblock prints: the first a large vertical format, titled 76-22 (Flavour-B), edition number 1/151, signed in Roman script Haku Maki in pencil with a seal Maki Haku, 83cm x 43cm (32 11/16in x 16 15/16in); the second a horizontal format, titled WAN_31, edition number 50/111, signed in Roman script H.MAKI in pencil, with a seal Maki, 20cm x 40cm (7 7/8in x 15¾in); the last a print on a shikishi (square drawing paper), titled HANTO_WAN 42, edition number 202/211, signed in Roman script H.MAKI in pencil, with a seal Maki Haku, 27.2cm x 24.2cm (10 11/16in x 9 9/16in). (3).
Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century
Three embossed woodblock prints: the first a large vertical format, titled 76-22 (Flavour-B), edition number 1/151, signed in Roman script Haku Maki in pencil with a seal Maki Haku, 83cm x 43cm (32 11/16in x 16 15/16in); the second a horizontal format, titled WAN_31, edition number 50/111, signed in Roman script H.MAKI in pencil, with a seal Maki, 20cm x 40cm (7 7/8in x 15¾in); the last a print on a shikishi (square drawing paper), titled HANTO_WAN 42, edition number 202/211, signed in Roman script H.MAKI in pencil, with a seal Maki Haku, 27.2cm x 24.2cm (10 11/16in x 9 9/16in). (3).
A top price for Maki Haku - as previously expected
The work Unknown by Maki Haku was auctioned at Bonhams in London in May this year. It changed hands for a price of GBP 768.00 (€ 893.57) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 600.00 – 800.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Unknown is the most expensive artwork by Maki Haku that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Unknown von Maki Haku kam im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 768,00 (€ 893,57) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 600,00 – 800,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Unknown das teuerste Kunstwerk von Maki Haku, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Maki Haku - Auction history
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