Chobunsai Eishi

The courtesan Kasugano of the Ogiya, attended by kamuro Kocho and Wakaba

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints, Lot 6
04.Jul - 11.Jul.2019
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.875 GBP
Woodblock print
Published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1770s
Censor's seal: kiwame (approved)
For the same print with different courtesan name in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.14054, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/hanaogi-of-the-ogiya-kamuro-kocho-and-wakaba-210892
Vertical aiban: 31.4 x 22.4 cm. (12 ⅜ x 8 ⅞ in.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

In July 2019 Christies in London held the auction From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints, which included the work The courtesan Kasugano of the Ogiya, attended by kamuro Kocho and Wakaba by Chobunsai Eishi. It changed hands for a price of GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,058.63) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Chobunsai Eishi achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Beauty writing a poem on a fan in March 2008 with an auction result of USD 229,000.00 (€ 144,890.86).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Juli 2019 führte Christies in London die Auktion From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints durch, in der auch die Arbeit The courtesan Kasugano of the Ogiya, attended by kamuro Kocho and Wakaba von Chobunsai Eishi zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.058,63) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Chobunsai Eishi erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Beauty writing a poem on a fan im März 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 229.000,00 (€ 144.890,86).

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