Suzuki Harunobu
A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints, Lot 2
14. Jul - 21. Jul 2022
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints, Lot 2
14. Jul - 21. Jul 2022
Estimate: 40.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 63.000 GBP
Price realised: 63.000 GBP
Description
Property from an Important European Collection (Lots 1 - 17, All Formerly in the Collection of Henri Vever)
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)
A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda)
Edo period, 18<sup>th</sup> century
woodblock print, embellished with embossing, signed Harunobu ga (Pictured by Harunobu), circa 1767-68, depicting a courtesan standing on a veranda (engawa), outside a room with a party, the silhouettes of revelers visible through the paper shoji; with collector’s seal H.V., with original Sotheby's paper sale folder depicting Henri Vever monogram
Vertical chuban: 28.4 x 21.5 cm., 11⅛ x 8½ in.
Henri Vever (1854-1942) | Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Japanese Prints from the Henri Vever Collection: Final Part, 30 October 1997, Lot 17.
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)
A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda)
Edo period, 18<sup>th</sup> century
woodblock print, embellished with embossing, signed Harunobu ga (Pictured by Harunobu), circa 1767-68, depicting a courtesan standing on a veranda (engawa), outside a room with a party, the silhouettes of revelers visible through the paper shoji; with collector’s seal H.V., with original Sotheby's paper sale folder depicting Henri Vever monogram
Vertical chuban: 28.4 x 21.5 cm., 11⅛ x 8½ in.
Henri Vever (1854-1942) | Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Japanese Prints from the Henri Vever Collection: Final Part, 30 October 1997, Lot 17.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 26 %.
The work A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda) by Suzuki Harunobu was sold in the Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints auction at Sothebys in London in July last year. It achieved a price of GBP 63,000.00 (€ 75,233.19), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 26%. Other works by Suzuki Harunobu have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 144,000.00 (€ 107,671.60) in March 2007 for the work Furyu enshoku Maneemon (Fashionable lusty Maneemon).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 26 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda) von Suzuki Harunobu wurde im Juli letzten Jahres in der Auktion Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 63.000,00 (€ 75.233,19) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 26%. Andere Arbeiten von Suzuki Harunobu haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 144.000,00 (€ 107.671,60) im März 2007 für die Arbeit Furyu enshoku Maneemon (Fashionable lusty Maneemon) beobachtet.
Suzuki Harunobu - Auction history
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