Ohara Koson
A Group of Four Woodblock Prints
Found at
Bonhams,
New York (Online Auction)
Iron and InkPrints and Paintings, featuring Tetsubin from the Crawford Collection, Lot 89
18. Jul - 26. Jul 2022
Iron and InkPrints and Paintings, featuring Tetsubin from the Crawford Collection, Lot 89
18. Jul - 26. Jul 2022
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 3.188 USD
Price realised: 3.188 USD
Description
Property of Various Owners
OHARA KOSON (1878-1945)
A Group of Four Woodblock Prints
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century
Three ōtanzaku prints and one ōban tate-e print, all signed and sealed Koson, published by Daikokuya Heikichi, depicting a blossoming plum tree before the full moon; mallard ducks in flight before the full moon; a bee in trailing wisteria; and Manchurian cranes on the seashore (4)
14 1/2 x 7 1/2in (36.8 x 19.1cm) each approximately; 15 1/4 x 10 1/2in (38.7 x 26.7cm)
OHARA KOSON (1878-1945)
A Group of Four Woodblock Prints
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century
Three ōtanzaku prints and one ōban tate-e print, all signed and sealed Koson, published by Daikokuya Heikichi, depicting a blossoming plum tree before the full moon; mallard ducks in flight before the full moon; a bee in trailing wisteria; and Manchurian cranes on the seashore (4)
14 1/2 x 7 1/2in (36.8 x 19.1cm) each approximately; 15 1/4 x 10 1/2in (38.7 x 26.7cm)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Ohara Koson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in New York in July last year. In the Iron and InkPrints and Paintings, featuring Tetsubin from the Crawford Collection auction, the work A Group of Four Woodblock Prints sold for USD 3,187.50 (€ 3,124.39) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by Ohara Koson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, of monkeys in a maple tree over a waterfall, signed Koson and sealed Koson in May 2013 with an auction result of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 13,153.01).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ohara Koson erzielte im Juli letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Iron and InkPrints and Paintings, featuring Tetsubin from the Crawford Collection wurde die Arbeit A Group of Four Woodblock Prints für USD 3.187,50 (€ 3.124,39) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ohara Koson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, of monkeys in a maple tree over a waterfall, signed Koson and sealed Koson im Mai 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.153,01).
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