Utagawa Toyokuni II
Three woodblock prints
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 USD
Price realised: 1.275 USD
Price realised: 1.275 USD
Description
Property of various owners
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI II (TOYOSHIGE, 1777-1835)
Three woodblock prints
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1806 and 1802
Oban tate-e prints including two from the series Shin nishikide Inoguchi, the fist depicting a courtesan lighting a pipe from a brazier, the second depicting a beauty carrying a child on her shoulder as he plays with a toy, each signed Ichiryusai Toyoshige ga, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi, the third from an unknown series depicting a beauty holding a fan, and a landscape cartouche, signed Toyokuni ga, published by Izumiya Ichibei (3)
14 3/8 x 9 3/4in (36.5 x 24.7cm) each approximately
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI II (TOYOSHIGE, 1777-1835)
Three woodblock prints
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1806 and 1802
Oban tate-e prints including two from the series Shin nishikide Inoguchi, the fist depicting a courtesan lighting a pipe from a brazier, the second depicting a beauty carrying a child on her shoulder as he plays with a toy, each signed Ichiryusai Toyoshige ga, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi, the third from an unknown series depicting a beauty holding a fan, and a landscape cartouche, signed Toyokuni ga, published by Izumiya Ichibei (3)
14 3/8 x 9 3/4in (36.5 x 24.7cm) each approximately
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Three woodblock prints by Utagawa Toyokuni II was sold in the Japanese and Korean Art auction at Bonhams in New York in March last year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 1,200.00 – 1,800.00, the actual price achieved of USD 1,275.00 (€ 1,149.37) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Utagawa Toyokuni II achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Ichikawa Danjuro in a pleasure quarter scene in December 2021 with an auction result of GBP 21,420.00 (€ 25,549.57).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Three woodblock prints von Utagawa Toyokuni II wurde im März letzten Jahres in der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art bei Bonhams in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.200,00 – 1.800,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 1.275,00 (€ 1.149,37) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Utagawa Toyokuni II erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Ichikawa Danjuro in a pleasure quarter scene im Dezember 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 21.420,00 (€ 25.549,57).
Utagawa Toyokuni II - Auction history
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