Utagawa Kunisada Ii
Hell Courtesan (Jigoku Dayu)
Found at
Christies,
London
Aesthetic Intuition: Collecting Japanese Art in Post-War London, Lot 91
11. Nov - 11. Nov 2015
Aesthetic Intuition: Collecting Japanese Art in Post-War London, Lot 91
11. Nov - 11. Nov 2015
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Description
Ink and colour on silk, signed Ichijusai Kunisada hitsu and sealed
Framed and glazed
164.5 x 101 cm. (painting only)
192.5 x 127.7 cm. (including frame)
Framed and glazed
164.5 x 101 cm. (painting only)
192.5 x 127.7 cm. (including frame)
A top price for Utagawa Kunisada II
The work Hell Courtesan (Jigoku Dayu) by Utagawa Kunisada II was sold in the Aesthetic Intuition: Collecting Japanese Art in Post-War London auction at Christies in London in November 2015. It achieved a price of GBP 62,500.00 (€ 89,021.97), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. With this result, Hell Courtesan (Jigoku Dayu) is even the most expensive work of art by Utagawa Kunisada II that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Utagawa Kunisada II
Die Arbeit Hell Courtesan (Jigoku Dayu) von Utagawa Kunisada II wurde im November 2015 in der Auktion Aesthetic Intuition: Collecting Japanese Art in Post-War London bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 62.500,00 (€ 89.021,97) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Hell Courtesan (Jigoku Dayu) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Utagawa Kunisada II, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Utagawa Kunisada II - Auction history
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