Soga Shohaku

Soshi no kocho no yume (The butterfly dream of Zhuang Zi)

Found at Christies, New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 128
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2022
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 16.380 USD
SOGA SHOHAKU (1730-1781)
Soshi no kocho no yume (The butterfly dream of Zhuang Zi)
Signed Soga Sakon Jiro Teruo Shohaku ga, sealed Soga shi, Ranzan in square and Ranzan in round
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
51 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (130.2 x 56.5 cm.)
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Auction result well in line with expectations

In September last year Christies in New York held the auction Japanese and Korean Art, which included the work Soshi no kocho no yume (The butterfly dream of Zhuang Zi) by Soga Shōhaku. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 15,000.00 – 25,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 16,380.00 (€ 16,743.33) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Soga Shōhaku achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Tethered Birds Of Prey in April 2018 with an auction result of USD 516,500.00 (€ 427,778.70).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im September letzten Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion Japanese and Korean Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Soshi no kocho no yume (The butterfly dream of Zhuang Zi) von Soga Shōhaku zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 16.380,00 (€ 16.743,33) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Soga Shōhaku erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Tethered Birds Of Prey im April 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 516.500,00 (€ 427.778,70).

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