Utagawa Kunisada
Unknown
Found at
Bonhams,
London
From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, Lot 340
23. May - 23. May 2023
From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, Lot 340
23. May - 23. May 2023
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.480 GBP
Price realised: 4.480 GBP
Description
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1825 and early 1830s
Two shikishiban surimono prints of bijin (beautiful women); the first depicting a woman from a high-ranking samurai household on her way to visit a shrine, with a poem by Tsuchinoya Hyakudai/Momoji, signed Kochoro Kunisada ga, circa early 1830s, 21cm x 18.5cm (8¼in x 7¼in); the second titled Shimoyashiki ni haru o mukaete (Greeting Spring at a Daimyo's Mansion in Edo), depicting two ladies collecting wakamatsu (pine saplings) in the garden of a daimyo's residence, with three poems by Baigetsukan Senrei, signed Kunisada ga, circa 1825, 21cm x 18.5cm (8¼in x 7¼in), both mounted on card. (2).
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1825 and early 1830s
Two shikishiban surimono prints of bijin (beautiful women); the first depicting a woman from a high-ranking samurai household on her way to visit a shrine, with a poem by Tsuchinoya Hyakudai/Momoji, signed Kochoro Kunisada ga, circa early 1830s, 21cm x 18.5cm (8¼in x 7¼in); the second titled Shimoyashiki ni haru o mukaete (Greeting Spring at a Daimyo's Mansion in Edo), depicting two ladies collecting wakamatsu (pine saplings) in the garden of a daimyo's residence, with three poems by Baigetsukan Senrei, signed Kunisada ga, circa 1825, 21cm x 18.5cm (8¼in x 7¼in), both mounted on card. (2).
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Utagawa Kunisada achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in May this year. In the From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries auction, the work Unknown sold for GBP 4,480.00 (€ 5,212.51) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by Utagawa Kunisada have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Edo period (1615-1868), 1857 in March last year with an auction result of USD 47,812.50 (€ 43,101.51).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Utagawa Kunisada erzielte im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries wurde die Arbeit Unknown für GBP 4.480,00 (€ 5.212,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Utagawa Kunisada auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Edo period (1615-1868), 1857 im März letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 47.812,50 (€ 43.101,51).
Utagawa Kunisada - Auction history
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