Katsukawa Shunei
The actor Segawa Kikunojo
Found at
Christies,
Los Angeles
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 55
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2023
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 55
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
KATSUKAWA SHUNEI (1762-1819)
The actor Segawa Kikunojo
Woodblock print, signed Shunei ga
Hosoban: 12 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (30.8 x 13.7 cm.)
The actor Segawa Kikunojo
Woodblock print, signed Shunei ga
Hosoban: 12 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (30.8 x 13.7 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Katsukawa Shunei achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Los Angeles in September this year. In the Japanese and Korean Art auction, the work The actor Segawa Kikunojo sold for USD 6,048.00 (€ 5,714.29) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Katsukawa Shunei - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Two Sumo Wrestlers , which sold at auction in May 2019 for GBP 16,250.00 (€ 18,394.03).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Katsukawa Shunei erzielte im September diesen Jahres bei Christies in Los Angeles einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Japanese and Korean Art wurde die Arbeit The actor Segawa Kikunojo für USD 6.048,00 (€ 5.714,29) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Katsukawa Shunei mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Two Sumo Wrestlers beobachtet, die im Mai 2019 für GBP 16.250,00 (€ 18.394,03) versteigert wurde.
Katsukawa Shunei - Auction history
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