Tanaka Ryohei
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1986 and 1988
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Patient Detail, Perfect DesignJapanese Art across the Centuries, Lot 402
3. Nov - 3. Nov 2022
Patient Detail, Perfect DesignJapanese Art across the Centuries, Lot 402
3. Nov - 3. Nov 2022
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.463 GBP
Price realised: 4.463 GBP
Description
TANAKA RYOHEI (1933-2019)
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1986 and 1988
Two large colour etchings with aquatint, one titled Icho taiju (The Great Gingkyo Tree) in autumn, edition number 45/120, dated '88, and signed in Roman script in pencil T. Ryohei along bottom edge, overall: 43cm x 35.5cm (17in x 14in), the plate: 30cm x 30cm (11¾in x 11¾in); the second titled Natsu no heya (Summer Room), depicting a sleeping cat on a windowsill in the foreground and a glimpse of a colorful garden beyond the latticed window, edition number 73/120, dated '86, signed in Roman script in pencil T. Ryohei along bottom edge, overall: 39cm x 39cm (15 3/8in x 15 3/8in), the plate: 30cm x 30cm (11¾in x 11¾in). (2).
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1986 and 1988
Two large colour etchings with aquatint, one titled Icho taiju (The Great Gingkyo Tree) in autumn, edition number 45/120, dated '88, and signed in Roman script in pencil T. Ryohei along bottom edge, overall: 43cm x 35.5cm (17in x 14in), the plate: 30cm x 30cm (11¾in x 11¾in); the second titled Natsu no heya (Summer Room), depicting a sleeping cat on a windowsill in the foreground and a glimpse of a colorful garden beyond the latticed window, edition number 73/120, dated '86, signed in Roman script in pencil T. Ryohei along bottom edge, overall: 39cm x 39cm (15 3/8in x 15 3/8in), the plate: 30cm x 30cm (11¾in x 11¾in). (2).
A top price for Tanaka Ryōhei
This artwork by Tanaka Ryōhei achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in November last year. In the Patient Detail, Perfect DesignJapanese Art across the Centuries auction, the work Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1986 and 1988 sold for GBP 4,462.50 (€ 5,171.02) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. This high result makes Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1986 and 1988 the most expensive artwork by Tanaka Ryōhei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Tanaka Ryōhei
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tanaka Ryōhei erzielte im November letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Patient Detail, Perfect DesignJapanese Art across the Centuries wurde die Arbeit Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1986 and 1988 für GBP 4.462,50 (€ 5.171,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1986 and 1988 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Tanaka Ryōhei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Tanaka Ryōhei - Auction history
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