Yanagawa Shigenobu II - Kurobo (Blackness)

Yanagawa Shigenobu II

Kurobo (Blackness)

Found at Christies, New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 277
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2022
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 6.048 USD
Description
YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU II (ACT. C. 1830-60)
Kurobo (Blackness)
Woodblock print surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, from the series Takimono awase (Incense contest), signed Nisei Yanagawa Shigenobu, circa 1835
Shikishiban surimono: 8 1/8 x 7 in. (20.6 x 17.8 cm.)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Yanagawa Shigenobu II achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September last year. In the Japanese and Korean Art auction, the work Kurobo (Blackness) sold for USD 6,048.00 (€ 6,182.15) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Yanagawa Shigenobu II; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Edo Period (1615-1868), Circa 1835 sold at auction in September 2021 with the realized price of USD 9,562.50 (€ 8,259.91).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Yanagawa Shigenobu II erzielte im September letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art wurde die Arbeit Kurobo (Blackness) für USD 6.048,00 (€ 6.182,15) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Yanagawa Shigenobu II; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Edo Period (1615-1868), Circa 1835 im September 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 9.562,50 (€ 8.259,91).

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