Yamamoto Shoun
Twenty-four woodblock prints depicting women
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 162
28. May - 28. May 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 162
28. May - 28. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The Sokolov Collection
Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965)
Twenty-four woodblock prints depicting women
Meiji period, early 20 th century
Each a woodblock print, signed Shoun, published by Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya), including Fashions of Today (Ima sugata), Fashions of Today, A Guide (Ima sugata goannai), and Views of the Four Seasons (Shiki no nagame), and comprising:
- A woman and girl at a festival in Kameido, from the series Fashions of Today (Ima
sugata), 1909
- A Face as Fair as the May Rose, from the series Fashions of Today (Ima
sugata), 1906 - It's a Pity (Dainikusama), from the series Fashions of Today (Ima
The print listed as Meeting from Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)
Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965)
Twenty-four woodblock prints depicting women
Meiji period, early 20 th century
Each a woodblock print, signed Shoun, published by Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya), including Fashions of Today (Ima sugata), Fashions of Today, A Guide (Ima sugata goannai), and Views of the Four Seasons (Shiki no nagame), and comprising:
- A woman and girl at a festival in Kameido, from the series Fashions of Today (Ima
sugata), 1909
- A Face as Fair as the May Rose, from the series Fashions of Today (Ima
sugata), 1906 - It's a Pity (Dainikusama), from the series Fashions of Today (Ima
The print listed as Meeting from Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)
Despite a disappointment, a good price for Yamamoto Shoun
This work of art by Yamamoto Shoun could be acquired at Sothebys in London in May 2021 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection auction, the work Twenty-four woodblock prints depicting women changed hands for GBP 9,450.00 (€ 10,995.29) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Despite this disappointing result, Twenty-four woodblock prints depicting women is the most expensive artwork by Yamamoto Shoun that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Yamamoto Shoun
Dieses Kunstwerk von Yamamoto Shoun konnte im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection wechselte die Arbeit Twenty-four woodblock prints depicting women für GBP 9.450,00 (€ 10.995,29) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Twenty-four woodblock prints depicting women das teuerste Kunstwerk von Yamamoto Shoun, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Yamamoto Shoun - Auction history
