Katsukawa Shuncho
A teahouse waitress and two actors
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints, Lot 13
14. Jul - 21. Jul 2022
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints, Lot 13
14. Jul - 21. Jul 2022
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.420 GBP
Price realised: 21.420 GBP
Description
Property from an Important European Collection (Lots 1 - 17, All Formerly in the Collection of Henri Vever)
Katsukawa Shuncho (active circa 1780-1801)
A teahouse waitress and two actors
Edo period, late 18<sup>th</sup> century
woodblock print, signed Shuncho ga (Pictured by Shuncho), circa early 1790s; with collector’s seal H.V., with original Sotheby's paper sale folder depicting Henri Vever monogram
Vertical oban: 39.2 x 26.4 cm., 15⅜ x 10⅜ in.
Henri Vever (1854-1942) | Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Japanese Prints from the Henri Vever Collection: Final Part, 30 October 1997, Lot 105.
Katsukawa Shuncho (active circa 1780-1801)
A teahouse waitress and two actors
Edo period, late 18<sup>th</sup> century
woodblock print, signed Shuncho ga (Pictured by Shuncho), circa early 1790s; with collector’s seal H.V., with original Sotheby's paper sale folder depicting Henri Vever monogram
Vertical oban: 39.2 x 26.4 cm., 15⅜ x 10⅜ in.
Henri Vever (1854-1942) | Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Japanese Prints from the Henri Vever Collection: Final Part, 30 October 1997, Lot 105.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
In July last year Sothebys in London held the auction Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints, which included the work A teahouse waitress and two actors by Katsukawa Shunshō. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 21,420.00 (€ 25,579.28), 43% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Katsukawa Shunshō - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Beauty writing a letter, ca. 1789-92, which sold at auction in September 2006 for USD 72,000.00 (€ 56,751.00).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen
Im Juli letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints durch, in der auch die Arbeit A teahouse waitress and two actors von Katsukawa Shunshō zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 21.420,00 (€ 25.579,28) und damit 43% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Katsukawa Shunshō mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Beauty writing a letter, ca. 1789-92 beobachtet, die im September 2006 für USD 72.000,00 (€ 56.751,00) versteigert wurde.
Katsukawa Shunshō - Auction history
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