Yamada Jokasai
A set of ten lacquer sake cups in a carrying case
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Fine Chinese & Japanese Works of Art Part II, Lot 298
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2020
Fine Chinese & Japanese Works of Art Part II, Lot 298
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2020
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 5.100 USD
Price realised: 5.100 USD
Description
Property from the Collection of John R. Young
Yamada Jokasai (active 19th century)
A set of ten lacquer sake cups in a carrying case
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The cups of various size and style decorated in iro-e hiramaki-e on a kinji ground decorated with landscapes and bird-and-flower scenes, each signed on the underside Jokasai, the hinged carrying case constructed in imitation of a bird cage with circular shelves supported by vertical struts finished to resemble bamboo, decorated in mura-nashiji and fundame lacquer
Cups: 3 1/2in (9cm) diameter, the largest; case: 11 3/8in (28.9cm) high
Yamada Jokasai (active 19th century)
A set of ten lacquer sake cups in a carrying case
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The cups of various size and style decorated in iro-e hiramaki-e on a kinji ground decorated with landscapes and bird-and-flower scenes, each signed on the underside Jokasai, the hinged carrying case constructed in imitation of a bird cage with circular shelves supported by vertical struts finished to resemble bamboo, decorated in mura-nashiji and fundame lacquer
Cups: 3 1/2in (9cm) diameter, the largest; case: 11 3/8in (28.9cm) high
A top price for Yamada Jokasai
This artwork by Yamada Jokasai achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in Los Angeles in December 2020. In the Fine Chinese & Japanese Works of Art Part II auction, the work A set of ten lacquer sake cups in a carrying case sold for USD 5,100.00 (€ 4,170.07) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000.00. This high result makes A set of ten lacquer sake cups in a carrying case the most expensive artwork by Yamada Jokasai that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Yamada Jokasai
Dieses Kunstwerk von Yamada Jokasai erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Bonhams in Los Angeles einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese & Japanese Works of Art Part II wurde die Arbeit A set of ten lacquer sake cups in a carrying case für USD 5.100,00 (€ 4.170,07) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A set of ten lacquer sake cups in a carrying case zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Yamada Jokasai, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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