Ryuryukyo Shinsai
Kakizome yoshi (Preparing for the First Calligraphy of the New Year) for the Taiko-gawa (Taiko Group)
Found at
Bonhams,
London
From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, Lot 324
23. May - 23. May 2023
From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, Lot 324
23. May - 23. May 2023
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.040 GBP
Price realised: 7.040 GBP
Description
RYURYUKYO SHINSAI (1764?-1820)
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
A shikishiban surimono print, titled Kakizome yoshi (Preparing for the First Calligraphy of the New Year) for the Taiko-gawa (Taiko Group), depicting assorted writing utensils, branches of blossoming plum, and camellia, with three poems by Sanpotei To, Ryutotei Tokiyoshi, and Dondontei, signed Shinsai; mounted on card. 20cm x 18cm (7 7/9in x 7 1/8in).
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
A shikishiban surimono print, titled Kakizome yoshi (Preparing for the First Calligraphy of the New Year) for the Taiko-gawa (Taiko Group), depicting assorted writing utensils, branches of blossoming plum, and camellia, with three poems by Sanpotei To, Ryutotei Tokiyoshi, and Dondontei, signed Shinsai; mounted on card. 20cm x 18cm (7 7/9in x 7 1/8in).
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work Kakizome yoshi (Preparing for the First Calligraphy of the New Year) for the Taiko-gawa (Taiko Group) by Ryuryukyo Shinsai was auctioned at Bonhams in London in May this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 7,040.00 (€ 8,191.09). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ryuryukyo Shinsai - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Edo Period (1615-1868), Circa 1820, which sold at auction in September 2021 for USD 37,812.50 (€ 32,661.74).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Kakizome yoshi (Preparing for the First Calligraphy of the New Year) for the Taiko-gawa (Taiko Group) von Ryuryukyo Shinsai im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 7.040,00 (€ 8.191,09) mehr als viermal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Ryuryukyo Shinsai mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Edo Period (1615-1868), Circa 1820 beobachtet, die im September 2021 für USD 37.812,50 (€ 32.661,74) versteigert wurde.
Ryuryukyo Shinsai - Auction history
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