Toshusai Sharaku

Actor Bandô Hikosaburô Iii As Sagisaka Sanaia

Found at Sothebys, London
Fine Japanese Art, Lot 21
5. Nov - 5. Nov 2019
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 237.500 GBP
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795), EDO PERIOD, 18 TH CENTURY
ACTOR BANDÔ HIKOSABURÔ III AS SAGISAKA SANAIA
woodblock print: ink, colour, and mica on paper, signed Tôshûsai Sharaku ga, published by Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô), censor's seal kiwame, 1794
Vertical ôban:
38.5 x 25.5 cm., 15¼ x 10⅛ in.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Actor Bandô Hikosaburô Iii As Sagisaka Sanaia by Toshusai Sharaku was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2019. The price achieved of GBP 237,500.00 (€ 278,883.07) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 200,000.00 – 300,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Toshusai Sharaku - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait en buste (okubi-e) de l'acteur Morita Kan'ya VIII dans le rôle de Uguisu no Jirôsaku, le porteur de palanquin, sur fond micacé gris, dans la pièce Katakiuchi Noriaibanashi, une sélection de contes de revanche, donnée le 5e mois de l'an, which sold at auction in May 2018 for EUR 616,600.00.

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Actor Bandô Hikosaburô Iii As Sagisaka Sanaia von Toshusai Sharaku kam im November 2019 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 237.500,00 (€ 278.883,07) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Toshusai Sharaku mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait en buste (okubi-e) de l'acteur Morita Kan'ya VIII dans le rôle de Uguisu no Jirôsaku, le porteur de palanquin, sur fond micacé gris, dans la pièce Katakiuchi Noriaibanashi, une sélection de contes de revanche, donnée le 5e mois de l'an beobachtet, die im Mai 2018 für EUR 616.600,00 versteigert wurde.

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