Utagawa Hiroshige Ii
Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869) The Tsuten Bridge at Tofuku-ji Temple, Kyoto (Kyoto Tofuku-j iTsutenkyo), Edo period, 19th century
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 127
28. May - 28. May 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 127
28. May - 28. May 2021
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.032 GBP
Price realised: 4.032 GBP
Description
Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869)
The Tsuten Bridge at Tofuku-ji Temple, Kyoto (Kyoto Tofuku-j iTsutenkyo)
Edo period, 19 th century
woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 4 th month 1859
Vertical oban:
35.8 x 24.5 cm.
The Tsuten Bridge at Tofuku-ji Temple, Kyoto (Kyoto Tofuku-j iTsutenkyo)
Edo period, 19 th century
woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei), signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, 4 th month 1859
Vertical oban:
35.8 x 24.5 cm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Utagawa Hiroshige II achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May 2021. In the Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection auction, the work Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869) The Tsuten Bridge at Tofuku-ji Temple, Kyoto (Kyoto Tofuku-j iTsutenkyo), Edo period, 19th century sold for GBP 4,032.00 (€ 4,691.32) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by Utagawa Hiroshige II have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Album comprenant 62 estampes de la série Shokoku meisho hyakkei (les cent vues célèbres des provinces) in June 2007 with an auction result of EUR 45,600.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Utagawa Hiroshige II erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection wurde die Arbeit Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869) The Tsuten Bridge at Tofuku-ji Temple, Kyoto (Kyoto Tofuku-j iTsutenkyo), Edo period, 19th century für GBP 4.032,00 (€ 4.691,32) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Utagawa Hiroshige II auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Album comprenant 62 estampes de la série Shokoku meisho hyakkei (les cent vues célèbres des provinces) im Juni 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 45.600,00.
Utagawa Hiroshige II - Auction history
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