Takamura Toyochika
Seated Hotei (God of good fortune)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 203
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2004
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 203
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Takamura Toyochika (1890-1972)
Seated Hotei (God of good fortune)
Signed Toyochika
Cast in bronze as Hotei seated leaning on his treasure sack
10 7/8in. (25cm.) high, 16 1/8in. (41cm.) wide
With wood storage box inscribed by the artist's son, Takamura Tadashi, and dated July 2003
Seated Hotei (God of good fortune)
Signed Toyochika
Cast in bronze as Hotei seated leaning on his treasure sack
10 7/8in. (25cm.) high, 16 1/8in. (41cm.) wide
With wood storage box inscribed by the artist's son, Takamura Tadashi, and dated July 2003
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Takamura Toyochika could be acquired at Christies in New York in March 2004 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Japanese and Korean Art auction, the work Seated Hotei (God of good fortune) changed hands for USD 2,868.00 (€ 2,333.22) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Other works by Takamura Toyochika have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in March 2004 by the work Flat-Topped Vase with Ear Handles at USD 3,585.00 (€ 2,916.53).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Takamura Toyochika konnte im März 2004 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art wechselte die Arbeit Seated Hotei (God of good fortune) für USD 2.868,00 (€ 2.333,22) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Takamura Toyochika wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im März 2004 die Arbeit Flat-Topped Vase with Ear Handles mit USD 3.585,00 (€ 2.916,53).
Takamura Toyochika - Auction history
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