Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Three Woodblock Prints
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 640 USD
Price realised: 640 USD
Description
Property from a Private Collection of Prints, including a selection of Osaka Prints
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Three Woodblock Prints
Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1847
Three ōban tate-e from the series Seichū gishi den (Tales of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai), signed Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudō), comprising no. 32, Ōboshi Seizaemon Nobukiyo; no. 12, Senzaki Yagorō Noriyasu; and No. 50, Yoshida Chūzaemon Kanesuke (3)
15 1/4 x 11in (38.7 x 27.9cm) each approximately
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Three Woodblock Prints
Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1847
Three ōban tate-e from the series Seichū gishi den (Tales of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai), signed Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudō), comprising no. 32, Ōboshi Seizaemon Nobukiyo; no. 12, Senzaki Yagorō Noriyasu; and No. 50, Yoshida Chūzaemon Kanesuke (3)
15 1/4 x 11in (38.7 x 27.9cm) each approximately
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Three Woodblock Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi was auctioned at Bonhams in London in September this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 800.00 – 1,200.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 640.00 (€ 604.69). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Mitsukuni Defying The Skeleton Spectre Conjured Up By Princess Takiyasha (Souma No Furudairi Yokai Ga Shadokuro To Tatakau Oya Notarou Mitsukuni) in November 2019 with an auction result of GBP 200,000.00 (€ 234,848.90).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Three Woodblock Prints von Utagawa Kuniyoshi im September diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 640,00 (€ 604,69) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Utagawa Kuniyoshi erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Mitsukuni Defying The Skeleton Spectre Conjured Up By Princess Takiyasha (Souma No Furudairi Yokai Ga Shadokuro To Tatakau Oya Notarou Mitsukuni) im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 200.000,00 (€ 234.848,90).
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