- Art.Salon
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- Kobayashi Kiyochika
- Unknown
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 99
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2005
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 99
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)
Twenty prints from the series Musashi hyakkei no uchi (One hundred views of Musashi), most signed Shinsei Kobayashi Kiyochika, variously dated, 1884-1885, published by Kobayashi Tetsujiro; Shinagawa mikoshi no tsuki (Moon seen beyond at Shinagawa); Ryogoku Taika; Sumidagawa (Sumida River); Suidobashi Ochanomizu (Suido Bridge, Ochanomizu); Akasaka; Umewaka Jinja (Jinja (Shrine), Umewaka); Shimosa Guhoji; Meguro; Konodai Ichikawa no enkei (Distant view of Konodai Ichikawa); Shimosa Tsugibashi (Tsugi Bridge, Shimousa); Fukagawa kiba (Timber Yard, Fukagawa); Inokashira Benten (Benten, Inokashira); Kameido Tenmangu (Kameido Shrine); Koganei sakura (Cherry blossoms, Koganei); Oji Takinogawa (Takino River, Oji); Shiba Atagoyama (Atagoyama, Shiba); Fukagawa; Edomizaka; Shinobazu Benten, (Benten, Shinobazu); Teppozu Takahashi Tsukudajima--generally very good impressions, good color, soiled, stained, some centerfolds, some margins soiled, trimmed or lightly rubbed, repairs, worming
oban tate-e (20)
Twenty prints from the series Musashi hyakkei no uchi (One hundred views of Musashi), most signed Shinsei Kobayashi Kiyochika, variously dated, 1884-1885, published by Kobayashi Tetsujiro; Shinagawa mikoshi no tsuki (Moon seen beyond at Shinagawa); Ryogoku Taika; Sumidagawa (Sumida River); Suidobashi Ochanomizu (Suido Bridge, Ochanomizu); Akasaka; Umewaka Jinja (Jinja (Shrine), Umewaka); Shimosa Guhoji; Meguro; Konodai Ichikawa no enkei (Distant view of Konodai Ichikawa); Shimosa Tsugibashi (Tsugi Bridge, Shimousa); Fukagawa kiba (Timber Yard, Fukagawa); Inokashira Benten (Benten, Inokashira); Kameido Tenmangu (Kameido Shrine); Koganei sakura (Cherry blossoms, Koganei); Oji Takinogawa (Takino River, Oji); Shiba Atagoyama (Atagoyama, Shiba); Fukagawa; Edomizaka; Shinobazu Benten, (Benten, Shinobazu); Teppozu Takahashi Tsukudajima--generally very good impressions, good color, soiled, stained, some centerfolds, some margins soiled, trimmed or lightly rubbed, repairs, worming
oban tate-e (20)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Unknown by Kobayashi Kiyochika was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 3,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 11,400.00 (€ 9,454.30). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Kobayashi Kiyochika - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Fudo Myoo, which sold at auction in September 2004 for USD 28,680.00 (€ 23,097.37).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Unknown von Kobayashi Kiyochika im September 2005 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 3.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 11.400,00 (€ 9.454,30) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Kobayashi Kiyochika mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Fudo Myoo beobachtet, die im September 2004 für USD 28.680,00 (€ 23.097,37) versteigert wurde.