Shiro Kasamatsu
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Chinese & Japanese Art, Lot 112
15. May - 15. May 2008
Chinese & Japanese Art, Lot 112
15. May - 15. May 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991)
four woodblock prints, 'Hongo Red Gate in Snow', 1935; 'Clear Morning after Snow at Shinobazu Pond', 1938; 'Sea of Shizuura, Numazu', 1938; 'Seashore of Izusan', 1938; and four further prints from the series Eight Views in the Suburbs of Tokyo, 1939 - 'Suenaga District in Rain', 'Sunset on Furutone River', 'Dusk at Futago' and 'Late Autumn at Imai Brige', all published by Watanabe Shozaburo, all signed and sealed, Seashore of Izusan titled in English and dated in pencil on the lower margin, two stamped with Printed in Japan to verso and two with Made in Japan to verso -- 10¾in. x 15¾in. max. (27.3cm. x 40cm.) including margins. (8)
four woodblock prints, 'Hongo Red Gate in Snow', 1935; 'Clear Morning after Snow at Shinobazu Pond', 1938; 'Sea of Shizuura, Numazu', 1938; 'Seashore of Izusan', 1938; and four further prints from the series Eight Views in the Suburbs of Tokyo, 1939 - 'Suenaga District in Rain', 'Sunset on Furutone River', 'Dusk at Futago' and 'Late Autumn at Imai Brige', all published by Watanabe Shozaburo, all signed and sealed, Seashore of Izusan titled in English and dated in pencil on the lower margin, two stamped with Printed in Japan to verso and two with Made in Japan to verso -- 10¾in. x 15¾in. max. (27.3cm. x 40cm.) including margins. (8)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Unknown by Shiro Kasamatsu was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,452.15). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Shiro Kasamatsu; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Snow At The Stone Garden (Yuki No Ishiniwa) sold at auction in November 2019 with the realized price of GBP 4,750.00 (€ 5,577.66).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Unknown von Shiro Kasamatsu im Mai 2008 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.452,15) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Shiro Kasamatsu; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Snow At The Stone Garden (Yuki No Ishiniwa) im November 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 4.750,00 (€ 5.577,66).
Shiro Kasamatsu - Auction history
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