Sesson Shukei
One-petal Kannon (The Bodhisattva Kannon Crossing the Seat on a Lotus Petal)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, Lot 984
24.Sep - 24.Sep.2020
Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, Lot 984
24.Sep - 24.Sep.2020
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 118.750 USD
Price realised: 118.750 USD
Description
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, signed and sealed
28 ½ x 14 in. (72.4 x 35.6 cm.)
Matsuzawa Family Collection. | S. Yabumoto Ltd., Tokyo. | Mathias Komor, New York, 7 March 1975. | The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
28 ½ x 14 in. (72.4 x 35.6 cm.)
Matsuzawa Family Collection. | S. Yabumoto Ltd., Tokyo. | Mathias Komor, New York, 7 March 1975. | The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
A top price for Sesson Shūkei
The work One-petal Kannon (The Bodhisattva Kannon Crossing the Seat on a Lotus Petal) by Sesson Shūkei was worth USD 118,750.00 (€ 101,339.82) to a buyer in September 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 25,000.00 many times over. This high result makes One-petal Kannon (The Bodhisattva Kannon Crossing the Seat on a Lotus Petal) the most expensive artwork by Sesson Shūkei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sesson Shūkei
Die Arbeit One-petal Kannon (The Bodhisattva Kannon Crossing the Seat on a Lotus Petal) von Sesson Shūkei war einem Käufer im September 2020 USD 118.750,00 (€ 101.339,82) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht One-petal Kannon (The Bodhisattva Kannon Crossing the Seat on a Lotus Petal) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Sesson Shūkei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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