Watanabe Seitei
The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 4.025 USD
Price realised: 4.025 USD
Description
Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918)
The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette
Signed Seitei, sealed Seitei
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
48 x 19.1/3in. (122 x 49.5cm.)
In wood box titled Enya Takasada tsuma yokugo no zu (Picture of the wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette), signed Seitei ga, and with an unread seal, and dated 1903
The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette
Signed Seitei, sealed Seitei
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
48 x 19.1/3in. (122 x 49.5cm.)
In wood box titled Enya Takasada tsuma yokugo no zu (Picture of the wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette), signed Seitei ga, and with an unread seal, and dated 1903
A top price for Watanabe Seitei
The work The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette by Watanabe Seitei was sold in the Japanese and Korean Art auction at Christies in New York in March 2000. Here, the upper estimate of USD 4,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 4,025.00 (€ 4,204.09). With this result, The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette is even the most expensive work of art by Watanabe Seitei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Watanabe Seitei
Die Arbeit The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette von Watanabe Seitei wurde im März 2000 in der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 4.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 4.025,00 (€ 4.204,09) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Watanabe Seitei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Watanabe Seitei - Auction history
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