Ohara Koson

Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, of monkeys in a maple tree over a waterfall, signed Koson and sealed Koson

Found at Christies, London
The Japanese Aesthetic, Lot 74
15. May - 15. May 2013
Estimate: 8.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, of monkeys in a maple tree over a waterfall, signed Koson and sealed Koson
167cm. x 82cm. (excluding mount)

A top price for Ohara Koson

The work Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, of monkeys in a maple tree over a waterfall, signed Koson and sealed Koson by Ohara Koson was sold in the The Japanese Aesthetic auction at Christies in London in May 2013. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 10,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 11,250.00 (€ 13,153.01). With this result, Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, of monkeys in a maple tree over a waterfall, signed Koson and sealed Koson is even the most expensive work of art by Ohara Koson that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Ohara Koson

Die Arbeit Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, of monkeys in a maple tree over a waterfall, signed Koson and sealed Koson von Ohara Koson wurde im Mai 2013 in der Auktion The Japanese Aesthetic bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 10.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.153,01) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, of monkeys in a maple tree over a waterfall, signed Koson and sealed Koson sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Ohara Koson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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