Yoshida Toshi
Five woodblock prints
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 210
28. May - 28. May 2021
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection, Lot 210
28. May - 28. May 2021
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.292 GBP
Price realised: 5.292 GBP
Description
The Sokolov Collection
Yoshida Toshi (1911-1995)
Five woodblock prints
Showa period, 20 th century
The group comprising:
- Cherry Blossoms by the Gate (Shidare sakura to mon), signed and sealed Toshi Yoshida, 1951
- Linnoji Garden (Oniwa), signed Toshi Yoshida in pencil in roman letters, sealed Yoshida, and with jikoku (self-carved) seal, dated Showa jurokunen saku (made in 1941)
- Shinjuku, from the series Tokyo at Night (Yoru no Tokyo), signed Toshi Yoshida in roman letters, and Toshi in Japanese, sealed Yoshida, dated Showa jusannen (1938)
- Stone Garden (Sekitei), signed Toshi Yoshida in roman letters, sealed Yoshida, 1963 - Supper Wagon (Yatai misei), from the series Tokyo at Night (Yoru no Tokyo), signed Toshi, signed Toshi Yoshida in roman letters, and Toshi in Japanese, sealed Yoshida, dated Showa jusannen (1938)
Yoshida Toshi (1911-1995)
Five woodblock prints
Showa period, 20 th century
The group comprising:
- Cherry Blossoms by the Gate (Shidare sakura to mon), signed and sealed Toshi Yoshida, 1951
- Linnoji Garden (Oniwa), signed Toshi Yoshida in pencil in roman letters, sealed Yoshida, and with jikoku (self-carved) seal, dated Showa jurokunen saku (made in 1941)
- Shinjuku, from the series Tokyo at Night (Yoru no Tokyo), signed Toshi Yoshida in roman letters, and Toshi in Japanese, sealed Yoshida, dated Showa jusannen (1938)
- Stone Garden (Sekitei), signed Toshi Yoshida in roman letters, sealed Yoshida, 1963 - Supper Wagon (Yatai misei), from the series Tokyo at Night (Yoru no Tokyo), signed Toshi, signed Toshi Yoshida in roman letters, and Toshi in Japanese, sealed Yoshida, dated Showa jusannen (1938)
A top price for Yoshida Toshi
The work Five woodblock prints by Yoshida Toshi was sold in the Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection auction at Sothebys in London in May 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 5,292.00 (€ 6,157.36), 32% above the upper estimate. With this result, Five woodblock prints is even the most expensive work of art by Yoshida Toshi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Yoshida Toshi
Die Arbeit Five woodblock prints von Yoshida Toshi wurde im Mai 2021 in der Auktion Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 5.292,00 (€ 6.157,36) und damit 32% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Five woodblock prints sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Yoshida Toshi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Yoshida Toshi - Auction history
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