Torii Kiyomitsu
Torii Kiyomitsu (1735-1785)
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 3.250 USD
Price realised: 3.250 USD
Description
Torii Kiyomitsu (1735-1785)
Two prints: benizuri-e, full-length portrait of the actor Anegawa Daikichi holding a long-handled lacquer sake pourer with paper-wrapped celebratory New Year's ornament, with poem, signed Torii Kiyomitsu ga, published by Hamakawaya (?); second, Nakamura Matsue standing with outsretched arms, Ichimura Kamezo crouching in the foreground with a ceremonial staff, signed Torii Kiyomitsu ga and published by Takeyoban--good impressions, some colors faded, soiled, stained, repairs
hosoban: 30.6 x 14.3cm., first: 30.8 x 14.1cm., second (2)
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Two prints: benizuri-e, full-length portrait of the actor Anegawa Daikichi holding a long-handled lacquer sake pourer with paper-wrapped celebratory New Year's ornament, with poem, signed Torii Kiyomitsu ga, published by Hamakawaya (?); second, Nakamura Matsue standing with outsretched arms, Ichimura Kamezo crouching in the foreground with a ceremonial staff, signed Torii Kiyomitsu ga and published by Takeyoban--good impressions, some colors faded, soiled, stained, repairs
hosoban: 30.6 x 14.3cm., first: 30.8 x 14.1cm., second (2)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 63 %.
The work Torii Kiyomitsu (1735-1785) by Torii Kiyomitsu I was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2008. It achieved a price of USD 3,250.00 (€ 2,056.31), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 63%. Admittedly, works by Torii Kiyomitsu I have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Courtesans Under Blossoming Plum in September 2020 with an auction result of USD 16,250.00 (€ 13,867.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 63 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Torii Kiyomitsu (1735-1785) von Torii Kiyomitsu I kam im März 2008 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 3.250,00 (€ 2.056,31) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 63%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Torii Kiyomitsu I auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Courtesans Under Blossoming Plum im September 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 16.250,00 (€ 13.867,55).
Torii Kiyomitsu I - Auction history
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