Utagawa Toyokuni I
Five woodblock prints
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 513
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2022
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 513
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property of various owners
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
Five woodblock prints
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1800-1811
Each an oban tate-e print, signed Toyokuni ga, comprising: a beauty seated before a makeup stand; a seated courtesan watching as a man adjusts his topknot before a mirror, from an unidentified series; a woman adjusting her hair, from the series Bijin awase (Comparison of Beauties); an actor print entitled Onoe Kikugoro ai tsutome moshi soro (Onoe Kikugoro Performing) from the series Henka no zu (Illustrations of Transformations); the actors Iwai Hanshiro and Bando Mitsugoro as a couple beneath an umbrella (5)
14 3/4 x 9 3/8in (37.5 x 23.8cm) each approximately
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)
Five woodblock prints
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1800-1811
Each an oban tate-e print, signed Toyokuni ga, comprising: a beauty seated before a makeup stand; a seated courtesan watching as a man adjusts his topknot before a mirror, from an unidentified series; a woman adjusting her hair, from the series Bijin awase (Comparison of Beauties); an actor print entitled Onoe Kikugoro ai tsutome moshi soro (Onoe Kikugoro Performing) from the series Henka no zu (Illustrations of Transformations); the actors Iwai Hanshiro and Bando Mitsugoro as a couple beneath an umbrella (5)
14 3/4 x 9 3/8in (37.5 x 23.8cm) each approximately
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Five woodblock prints by Utagawa Toyokuni was sold in the Japanese and Korean Art auction at Bonhams in New York in March last year. It changed hands for a price of USD 1,657.50 (€ 1,494.19) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 1,200.00 – 1,800.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Utagawa Toyokuni achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Edo Period (1615-1868), Early 19Th Century in September 2021 with an auction result of USD 44,062.50 (€ 38,060.38).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Five woodblock prints von Utagawa Toyokuni wurde im März letzten Jahres in der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art bei Bonhams in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 1.657,50 (€ 1.494,19) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 1.200,00 – 1.800,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Utagawa Toyokuni erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Edo Period (1615-1868), Early 19Th Century im September 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 44.062,50 (€ 38.060,38).
Utagawa Toyokuni - Auction history
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