Itō Takashi

Two Woodblock Prints

Found at Bonhams, London
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 549
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2023
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 USD
Price realised: 3.520 USD
Property of Various Owners
ITŌ TAKASHI (1895-1944)
Two Woodblock Prints
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1929 and 1933
Two ōban yoko-e woodblock prints, each signed Takashi and sealed Itō Takashi, published by Watanabe Shōzaburō, the first titled Akabane no yuki (Snow at Akabane), dated (in Chinese characters) Senkyūhyaku sanjūsan, nigatsu no saku (Work of February 1933), the second titled Ashinoko no ukei (Rain at Lake Ashino), dated (in Chinese characters) Senkyūhyaku nijūkyū, shichi no saku (Work of July 1929) (2)
11 x 16in (27.8 x 40.6cm) each approximately

A top price for Itō Takashi

This artwork by Itō Takashi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in September this year. In the Fine Japanese and Korean Art auction, the work Two Woodblock Prints sold for USD 3,520.00 (€ 3,325.77) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,800.00. This high result makes Two Woodblock Prints the most expensive artwork by Itō Takashi that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Itō Takashi

Dieses Kunstwerk von Itō Takashi erzielte im September diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Japanese and Korean Art wurde die Arbeit Two Woodblock Prints für USD 3.520,00 (€ 3.325,77) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.800,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Two Woodblock Prints zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Itō Takashi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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