Utagawa Sadahide
Operating the Giant Puppet in the Grounds of Asakusa Kinryuzan (Asakusa Kinryuzan keidai ni oite oningyo zenmai shikake no zu)
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873)
Operating the Giant Puppet in the Grounds of Asakusa Kinryuzan (Asakusa Kinryuzan keidai ni oite oningyo zenmai shikake no zu)
Edo period, 19 th century
woodblock print, triptych, the right sheet signed Gyokuransai Sadahide ga, the centre and left sheets signed Gyokuran Sadahide ga, censor's seals Muramatsu (Muramatsu Genroku) and Yoshimura (Yoshimura Gentaro), published by Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyudo) in 1847
Vertical oban triptych:
Each sheet approx. 37.3 x 25.4 cm., 14¾ x 10 in.
Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873)
Operating the Giant Puppet in the Grounds of Asakusa Kinryuzan (Asakusa Kinryuzan keidai ni oite oningyo zenmai shikake no zu)
Edo period, 19 th century
woodblock print, triptych, the right sheet signed Gyokuransai Sadahide ga, the centre and left sheets signed Gyokuran Sadahide ga, censor's seals Muramatsu (Muramatsu Genroku) and Yoshimura (Yoshimura Gentaro), published by Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyudo) in 1847
Vertical oban triptych:
Each sheet approx. 37.3 x 25.4 cm., 14¾ x 10 in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
In December 2021 Sothebys in London held the auction Fine Japanese Prints, which included the work Operating the Giant Puppet in the Grounds of Asakusa Kinryuzan (Asakusa Kinryuzan keidai ni oite oningyo zenmai shikake no zu) by Utagawa Sadahide. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 3,024.00 (€ 3,607.00), 51% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Utagawa Sadahide have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Yokohama koeki seiyojin kamotsu unso no zu (A view of Western traders transporting merchandise at Yokohama) in September 2002 with an auction result of USD 17,925.00 (€ 18,144.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2021 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Fine Japanese Prints durch, in der auch die Arbeit Operating the Giant Puppet in the Grounds of Asakusa Kinryuzan (Asakusa Kinryuzan keidai ni oite oningyo zenmai shikake no zu) von Utagawa Sadahide zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 3.024,00 (€ 3.607,00) und damit 51% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Utagawa Sadahide auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Yokohama koeki seiyojin kamotsu unso no zu (A view of Western traders transporting merchandise at Yokohama) im September 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 17.925,00 (€ 18.144,55).
Utagawa Sadahide - Auction history
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