Utagawa Sadahide
Western traders at Yokohama transporting merchandise (Yokohama Koeki seiyojin nomotsu unso no zu)
Found at
Christies,
London
China Trade Paintings: Selections from the Kelton Collection, Lot 113
07.Nov - 07.Nov.2019
China Trade Paintings: Selections from the Kelton Collection, Lot 113
07.Nov - 07.Nov.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
woodblock print, each sheet signed Gountei Sadahide ga, published by Yamaguchiya Tobei (Kinkodo), 1861
vertical oban pentaptych
13 7/8 x 46 ¾in. (35.3 x 118.8cm.) including frame
vertical oban pentaptych
13 7/8 x 46 ¾in. (35.3 x 118.8cm.) including frame
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Utagawa Sadahide achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2019. In the China Trade Paintings: Selections from the Kelton Collection auction, the work Western traders at Yokohama transporting merchandise (Yokohama Koeki seiyojin nomotsu unso no zu) sold for GBP 13,750.00 (€ 16,145.86) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Utagawa Sadahide; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Yokohama koeki seiyojin kamotsu unso no zu (A view of Western traders transporting merchandise at Yokohama) sold at auction in September 2002 with the realized price of USD 17,925.00 (€ 18,144.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Utagawa Sadahide erzielte im November 2019 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion China Trade Paintings: Selections from the Kelton Collection wurde die Arbeit Western traders at Yokohama transporting merchandise (Yokohama Koeki seiyojin nomotsu unso no zu) für GBP 13.750,00 (€ 16.145,86) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Utagawa Sadahide; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Yokohama koeki seiyojin kamotsu unso no zu (A view of Western traders transporting merchandise at Yokohama) im September 2002 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 17.925,00 (€ 18.144,55).
Utagawa Sadahide - Auction history
