Urushibara Mokuchu
Queen of the night, n.d.
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 97
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2006
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 97
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Urushibara Mokuchu (1888-1953)
Queen of the night, n.d.
Woodcut, signed in pencil in Roman script Y. Urushibara and in Japanese Mokuchu, sealed Urushibara, published by Shijunsho--good impression and color, margins lightly soiled, stained and creased
28.8 x 39.2cm. (11 3/8 x 15½in.)
TSUCHIYA KOITSU (1870-1949)
Yoru no Atami (Evening in Atami), 1935.10
Motosuko (Lake Motosu), 1934.3
Queen of the night, n.d.
Woodcut, signed in pencil in Roman script Y. Urushibara and in Japanese Mokuchu, sealed Urushibara, published by Shijunsho--good impression and color, margins lightly soiled, stained and creased
28.8 x 39.2cm. (11 3/8 x 15½in.)
TSUCHIYA KOITSU (1870-1949)
Yoru no Atami (Evening in Atami), 1935.10
Motosuko (Lake Motosu), 1934.3
A top price for Urushibara Mokuchu
This artwork by Urushibara Mokuchu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2006. In the Japanese and Korean Art auction, the work Queen of the night, n.d. sold for USD 4,800.00 (€ 3,783.40) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,500.00. This high result makes Queen of the night, n.d. the most expensive artwork by Urushibara Mokuchu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Urushibara Mokuchu
Dieses Kunstwerk von Urushibara Mokuchu erzielte im September 2006 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art wurde die Arbeit Queen of the night, n.d. für USD 4.800,00 (€ 3.783,40) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Queen of the night, n.d. zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Urushibara Mokuchu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Urushibara Mokuchu - Auction history
