Natori Shunsen
Ichikawa Sadanji III as Modorikago no Yoshiro, from the series Shinban Butai no sugata-e (New version of portraits of actors in plays) Woodcut with mica ground, 1954.1, signed Bichosai Shunsen ga and sealed Shunsen--very good impression and color, t
Found at
Christies,
New York
AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS, Lot 422
25. Mar - 25. Mar 2003
AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS, Lot 422
25. Mar - 25. Mar 2003
Estimate: 2.200 - 2.800 USD
Price realised: 2.629 USD
Price realised: 2.629 USD
Description
Natori Shunsen (1886-1960)
Ichikawa Sadanji III as Modorikago no Yoshiro, from the series Shinban Butai no sugata-e (New version of portraits of actors in plays)
Woodcut with mica ground, 1954.1, signed Bichosai Shunsen ga and sealed Shunsen--very good impression and color, two binding holes
39.6 x 27cm.
Onoe Baiko VI (1870-1934) as Sayuri in the play Modoribashi, from the series Sosaku hanga Shunsen nigao-e shu (Creative prints: collected portraits by Shunsen)
Ichikawa Sadanji III as Modorikago no Yoshiro, from the series Shinban Butai no sugata-e (New version of portraits of actors in plays)
Woodcut with mica ground, 1954.1, signed Bichosai Shunsen ga and sealed Shunsen--very good impression and color, two binding holes
39.6 x 27cm.
Onoe Baiko VI (1870-1934) as Sayuri in the play Modoribashi, from the series Sosaku hanga Shunsen nigao-e shu (Creative prints: collected portraits by Shunsen)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Ichikawa Sadanji III as Modorikago no Yoshiro, from the series Shinban Butai no sugata-e (New version of portraits of actors in plays) Woodcut with mica ground, 1954.1, signed Bichosai Shunsen ga and sealed Shunsen--very good impression and color, t by Natori Shunsen was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2003. The price achieved of USD 2,629.00 (€ 2,411.93) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 2,200.00 – 2,800.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Natori Shunsen achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Sosaku hanga shunsen nigao-e gashu (Creative prints: collected portrait-pictures by Shunsen) in March 2001 with an auction result of USD 25,850.00 (€ 29,395.04).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Ichikawa Sadanji III as Modorikago no Yoshiro, from the series Shinban Butai no sugata-e (New version of portraits of actors in plays) Woodcut with mica ground, 1954.1, signed Bichosai Shunsen ga and sealed Shunsen--very good impression and color, t von Natori Shunsen kam im März 2003 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 2.629,00 (€ 2.411,93) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 2.200,00 – 2.800,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Natori Shunsen erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Sosaku hanga shunsen nigao-e gashu (Creative prints: collected portrait-pictures by Shunsen) im März 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 25.850,00 (€ 29.395,04).
Natori Shunsen - Auction history
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