Kitagawa Utamaro - Mono omou koi (Reflective love), from the series Kasen koi no bu (Anthology of poems: The love section)

Kitagawa Utamaro

Mono omou koi (Reflective love), from the series Kasen koi no bu (Anthology of poems: The love section)

Found at Christies, New York
JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART, Lot 207
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)
Mono omou koi (Reflective love), from the series Kasen koi no bu (Anthology of poems: The love section)
A bust portrait of a woman on a pink mica background resting her chin on her arm, signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo--good impression and color, slightly toned and soiled, glue stain along top edge and some stains, restoration on corners, vertical creases, mica losses, trimmed top
oban tate-e: 37.3 x 25cm.
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 47 %.

The work Mono omou koi (Reflective love), from the series Kasen koi no bu (Anthology of poems: The love section) by Kitagawa Utamaro was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2000. It achieved a price of USD 88,125.00 (€ 99,722.76), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 47%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Kitagawa Utamaro - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work L'amour évident (Arawaruru koi), portrait en buste (okubi-e) d'une jeune femme s'arrangeant une épingle à cheveux sur fond micacé, de la série Anthologie de poèmes: la section de l'amour, (Kasen koi no bu, which sold at auction in May 2018 for EUR 381,000.00.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 47 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Mono omou koi (Reflective love), from the series Kasen koi no bu (Anthology of poems: The love section) von Kitagawa Utamaro kam im September 2000 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 88.125,00 (€ 99.722,76) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 47%. Für andere Arbeiten von Kitagawa Utamaro mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit L'amour évident (Arawaruru koi), portrait en buste (okubi-e) d'une jeune femme s'arrangeant une épingle à cheveux sur fond micacé, de la série Anthologie de poèmes: la section de l'amour, (Kasen koi no bu beobachtet, die im Mai 2018 für EUR 381.000,00 versteigert wurde.

Kitagawa Utamaro - Auction history

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Kitagawa Utamaro - THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
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Kitagawa Utamaro - Matsubaya Yosooi
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Matsubaya Yosooi
Mar 2024
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