Utagawa Kokunimasa
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 79
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2006
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 79
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Utagawa Kokunimasa (1874-1944)
Twenty-two triptychs: Ikaiei kogeki zu (Battle at Weihaiwei), unsigned, published by Miura Takeaki; along with twenty-one triptychs of Sino-Japanese war battles on land and sea, including two duplicates, most signed Kokunimasa ga, variously published--generally good impressions, good color, soiled, stained, damages
oban tate-e (66)
Twenty-two triptychs: Ikaiei kogeki zu (Battle at Weihaiwei), unsigned, published by Miura Takeaki; along with twenty-one triptychs of Sino-Japanese war battles on land and sea, including two duplicates, most signed Kokunimasa ga, variously published--generally good impressions, good color, soiled, stained, damages
oban tate-e (66)
A top price for Utagawa Kokunimasa - as previously expected
The work Unknown by Utagawa Kokunimasa was sold in the Japanese and Korean Art auction at Christies in New York in September 2006. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 1,500.00 – 2,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 1,560.00 (€ 1,229.61) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Unknown is the most expensive artwork by Utagawa Kokunimasa that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Unknown von Utagawa Kokunimasa wurde im September 2006 in der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500,00 – 2.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 1.560,00 (€ 1.229,61) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Unknown das teuerste Kunstwerk von Utagawa Kokunimasa, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Utagawa Kokunimasa - Auction history
