Totoya Hokkei
The Lesser Water Dragon of the Tenpo Period (Tenpo mizunoe tatsu)
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.190 GBP
Price realised: 8.190 GBP
Description
A Collection of Surimono
Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
The Lesser Water Dragon of the Tenpo Period (Tenpo mizunoe tatsu)
Edo period, 19 th century
woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, signed Oju Hokkei ga [by request, pictured by Hokkei], privately issued in 1832, depicting a Chinese immortal leaning on a desk with a dragon-headed lute, a rock edifice appearing from the incense smoke, poems by Shio Hibimasu and Tatsuya
Surimono, shikishiban: 20.6 x 17.8 cm., 8⅛ x 7 in.
Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
The Lesser Water Dragon of the Tenpo Period (Tenpo mizunoe tatsu)
Edo period, 19 th century
woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, signed Oju Hokkei ga [by request, pictured by Hokkei], privately issued in 1832, depicting a Chinese immortal leaning on a desk with a dragon-headed lute, a rock edifice appearing from the incense smoke, poems by Shio Hibimasu and Tatsuya
Surimono, shikishiban: 20.6 x 17.8 cm., 8⅛ x 7 in.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Lesser Water Dragon of the Tenpo Period (Tenpo mizunoe tatsu) by Totoya Hokkei was sold in the Fine Japanese Prints auction at Sothebys in London in December 2021. The price achieved of GBP 8,190.00 (€ 9,768.95) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 7,000.00 – 9,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Totoya Hokkei achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Tiger Looking At The Moon in September 2021 with an auction result of USD 350,000.00 (€ 302,323.57).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Lesser Water Dragon of the Tenpo Period (Tenpo mizunoe tatsu) von Totoya Hokkei wurde im Dezember 2021 in der Auktion Fine Japanese Prints bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 8.190,00 (€ 9.768,95) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 7.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Totoya Hokkei erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Tiger Looking At The Moon im September 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 350.000,00 (€ 302.323,57).
Totoya Hokkei - Auction history
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