Sengai Gibon
Hotei Yawning
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.975 GBP
Price realised: 5.975 GBP
Description
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)
Hotei Yawning
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, with an inscription, sealed Sengai, slight creasing
38½ x 10¼in. (98 x 26cm.)
Hotei Yawning
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, with an inscription, sealed Sengai, slight creasing
38½ x 10¼in. (98 x 26cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Hotei Yawning by Sengai Gibon was sold in the Japanese Art & Design auction at Christies in London in June 2003. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 5,975.00 (€ 8,586.40), 20% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Sengai Gibon have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Famous moments in the lives of Zen monks in September 2011 with an auction result of USD 74,500.00 (€ 55,394.45).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Hotei Yawning von Sengai Gibon wurde im Juni 2003 in der Auktion Japanese Art & Design bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 5.975,00 (€ 8.586,40) und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Sengai Gibon auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Famous moments in the lives of Zen monks im September 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 74.500,00 (€ 55.394,45).
Sengai Gibon - Auction history
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