Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Unknown
Found at
Bonhams,
London
From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, Lot 392
23. May - 23. May 2023
From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, Lot 392
23. May - 23. May 2023
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.280 GBP
Price realised: 1.280 GBP
Description
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
Five oban tate-e prints: the first of Minakuchi, no.51, from the series Tokaido gojusan tui (53 Pairings along the Tokaido Road); the second of Tokiwa Gozen from the series Kenyu fujo kagami (Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage); the third to fifth, the right to left sheets of a triptych, depicting respectively Onoe Kikujiro II as Haru On'na, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Heiji, and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Jiro; all variously published and all signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga; all mounted on card. The smallest: 36cm x 24.7cm (14 3/16in x 9 11/16in); the largest: 37cm x 24.8cm (14 9/16in x 9¾in). (5).
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
Five oban tate-e prints: the first of Minakuchi, no.51, from the series Tokaido gojusan tui (53 Pairings along the Tokaido Road); the second of Tokiwa Gozen from the series Kenyu fujo kagami (Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage); the third to fifth, the right to left sheets of a triptych, depicting respectively Onoe Kikujiro II as Haru On'na, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Heiji, and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Jiro; all variously published and all signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga; all mounted on card. The smallest: 36cm x 24.7cm (14 3/16in x 9 11/16in); the largest: 37cm x 24.8cm (14 9/16in x 9¾in). (5).
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May this year Bonhams in London held the auction From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries, which included the work Unknown by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. The price achieved of GBP 1,280.00 (€ 1,489.29) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00. 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 im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion From Harunobu to Hasui | Japanese Prints across the centuries durch, in der auch die Arbeit Unknown von Utagawa Kuniyoshi zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.280,00 (€ 1.489,29) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben worden. 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).
Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Auction history
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