Imao Keinen
Unkown
Found at
Lempertz,
Cologne
Japanische Kunst (Kunstgewerbe, Malerei, Holzschnitte), Lot 175
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2019
Japanische Kunst (Kunstgewerbe, Malerei, Holzschnitte), Lot 175
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2019
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 EUR
Price realised: 5.208 EUR
Price realised: 5.208 EUR
Description
37 x 25.6 cm. Illustrated books. 4 vols., complete. Title: Keinen kachô gafu. Flowers and birds of the four seasons. Vol. 1: Spring. 9 pages calligraphy and introduction, 2 pages index, 40 pages colour ills., 1 page colophon; Vol. 2: Summer. 2 pages calligraphy, 2 pages index, 40 pages colour ills., 1 page colophon; Vol 3: Autumn. 2 pages index, 42 pages colour ills., 1 page colophon; Vol. 4: Winter. 2 pages calligraphy, 2 pages index, 40 pages collour ills., 1 page colophon. Publisher: Nishimura Sôzaemon. Block carver: Tanaka Jirôkichi. Printer: Mika Jinsaburô. Date: Meiji 24-25 (1891-1892). (4) Good to very good impressions, good colours, some dirt and staining and minor creases to covers, a little foxing
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Unkown by Imao Keinen was worth EUR 5,208.00 to a buyer in June 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Japanische Kunst (Kunstgewerbe, Malerei, Holzschnitte) at Lempertz in Cologne and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of EUR 1,500.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Imao Keinen; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Keinen kacho gafu [Keinen's natural history paintings Kyoto: S. Nishimura, 1891. 4 volumes in two, 2° (366 x 255mm). 6pp. text. 138 coloured wood-block plates on 163 leaves (including 25 'diptych' plates). (One plate holed with slight loss to image area,|AID948811] sold at auction in November 2000 with the realized price of GBP 5,640.00 (€ 9,218.36
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Unkown von Imao Keinen war einem Käufer im Juni 2019 EUR 5.208,00 wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Japanische Kunst (Kunstgewerbe, Malerei, Holzschnitte) bei Lempertz in Köln erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 1.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Imao Keinen; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Keinen kacho gafu [Keinen's natural history paintings Kyoto: S. Nishimura, 1891. 4 volumes in two, 2° (366 x 255mm). 6pp. text. 138 coloured wood-block plates on 163 leaves (including 25 'diptych' plates). (One plate holed with slight loss to image area,|AID948811] im November 2000 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 5.640,00 (€ 9.218,36).
Imao Keinen - Auction history
![Imao Keinen - Keinen kacho gafu [Keinen\'s Birds and Flowers] a complete set in a chitsu case of four large volumes (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) containing 135 coloured woodblock plates on 162 sheets (including 27 diptychs), printed in sumi and colour illustratin](/images/imao-keinen_keinen-kacho-gafu-keinens-birds-and-flowers-a-complete-set-in-a-chitsu-case-of-four-large-volumes-spring-summer-autumn-and-winter-containing-135-coloured-woodblock-plates-on-162-sheets-including-27-diptychs-printed-in-sumi-and-colour-illustrat_AID581939_320x320.jpg)
![Imao Keinen - A complete set of four volumes of Keinen gafu [Keinen\'s sketch-book], complete with chitsu case, very good impressions, colours and condition (4)](/images/imao-keinen_a-complete-set-of-four-volumes-of-keinen-gafu-keinens-sketch-book-complete-with-chitsu-case-very-good-impressions-colours-and-condition-4_AID816146_320x320.jpg)
![Imao Keinen - Keinen kacho gafu [Keinen\'s natural history paintings] Kyoto: printed by Harubei Tanaka for S. Nishimura, 1891-1892. 4 volumes, 2° (370 x 257mm). 135 coloured wood-block plates on 162 leaves (including 27 \'diptych\' plates). (Wormtrack running through firs](/images/imao-keinen_keinen-kacho-gafu-keinens-natural-history-paintings-kyoto-printed-by-harubei-tanaka-for-s-nishimura-1891-1892-4-volumes-2deg-370-x-257mm-135-coloured-wood-block-plates-on-162-leaves-including-27-diptych-plates-wormtrack-running-through-first-2_AID936995_320x320.jpg)
![Imao Keinen - Keinen kacho gafu [Keinen\'s natural history paintings] Kyoto: S. Nishimura, 1891. 4 volumes in two, 2° (366 x 255mm). 6pp. text. 138 coloured wood-block plates on 163 leaves (including 25 \'diptych\' plates). (One plate holed with slight loss to image area,](/images/imao-keinen_keinen-kacho-gafu-keinens-natural-history-paintings-kyoto-s-nishimura-1891-4-volumes-in-two-2deg-366-x-255mm-6pp-text-138-coloured-wood-block-plates-on-163-leaves-including-25-diptych-plates-one-plate-holed-with-slight-loss-to-image-area-sligh_AID948811_320x320.jpg)
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