Utagawa Toyokuni
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Shop Boy Chokichi
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg, Lot 122
22. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg, Lot 122
22. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 27.720 USD
Price realised: 27.720 USD
Description
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Shop Boy Chokichi
Woodblock print, signed Toyokuni ga, published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), circa 1796
Vertical oban: 14 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm.)
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Shop Boy Chokichi
Woodblock print, signed Toyokuni ga, published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), circa 1796
Vertical oban: 14 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Shop Boy Chokichi by Utagawa Toyokuni was worth USD 27,720.00 (€ 24,988.73) to a buyer in March last year. This price was achieved in the auction Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Utagawa Toyokuni; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Edo Period (1615-1868), Early 19Th Century sold at auction in September 2021 with the realized price of USD 44,062.50 (€ 38,060.38).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Shop Boy Chokichi von Utagawa Toyokuni war einem Käufer im März letzten Jahres USD 27.720,00 (€ 24.988,73) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Utagawa Toyokuni; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Edo Period (1615-1868), Early 19Th Century im September 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 44.062,50 (€ 38.060,38).
Utagawa Toyokuni - Auction history
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