Torii Kiyonaga
Intoxicating Flowers of Asukayama (Asuka no suika)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 29
28. May - 28. May 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 29
28. May - 28. May 2021
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 5.670 GBP
Price realised: 5.670 GBP
Description
The Sokolov Collection
Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815)
Intoxicating Flowers of Asukayama (Asuka no suika)
Edo period, late 18th century
woodblock print, from the series Eight Views of Edo (Koto hakkei), signed Kiyonaga ga, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1781
Chuban:
25.3 x 18.5 cm.
Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815)
Intoxicating Flowers of Asukayama (Asuka no suika)
Edo period, late 18th century
woodblock print, from the series Eight Views of Edo (Koto hakkei), signed Kiyonaga ga, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1781
Chuban:
25.3 x 18.5 cm.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Intoxicating Flowers of Asukayama (Asuka no suika) by Torii Kiyonaga was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,800.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 5,670.00 (€ 6,597.18). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Torii Kiyonaga achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work ROULEAU DE MANCHE (SODE NO MAKI ) in December 2018 with an auction result of EUR 125,000.00.
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Intoxicating Flowers of Asukayama (Asuka no suika) von Torii Kiyonaga im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.800,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 5.670,00 (€ 6.597,18) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Torii Kiyonaga erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit ROULEAU DE MANCHE (SODE NO MAKI ) im Dezember 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 125.000,00.
Torii Kiyonaga - Auction history
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