Toshousai Sharaku
Arashi Ryuzo Ii As The Moneylender Ishibe Kinkichi
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Fine Japanese Art, Lot 9
3. Nov - 3. Nov 2020
Fine Japanese Art, Lot 9
3. Nov - 3. Nov 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
TOSHOUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795)
EDO PERIOD, LATE 18 TH CENTURY
ARASHI RYUZO II AS THE MONEYLENDER ISHIBE KINKICHI
woodblock print: ink, colour and mica on paper, signed Toshusai Sharaku ga, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo), 5th month, 1794, with a collector's seal TSN (Theodor Scheiwe)
Vertical oban:
36.5 x 24.5 cm., 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.
Theodor Scheiwe | Sold Christie's London, Important Japanese Works of Art, 14th and 15th June 1989, lot 565.
TOSHOUSAI SHARAKU (ACTIVE 1794–1795)
EDO PERIOD, LATE 18 TH CENTURY
ARASHI RYUZO II AS THE MONEYLENDER ISHIBE KINKICHI
woodblock print: ink, colour and mica on paper, signed Toshusai Sharaku ga, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo), 5th month, 1794, with a collector's seal TSN (Theodor Scheiwe)
Vertical oban:
36.5 x 24.5 cm., 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.
Theodor Scheiwe | Sold Christie's London, Important Japanese Works of Art, 14th and 15th June 1989, lot 565.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2020 Sothebys in London held the auction Fine Japanese Art, which included the work Arashi Ryuzo Ii As The Moneylender Ishibe Kinkichi by Toshusai Sharaku. The price achieved of GBP 163,800.00 (€ 182,856.08) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 150,000.00 – 200,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Toshusai Sharaku - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait en buste (okubi-e) de l'acteur Morita Kan'ya VIII dans le rôle de Uguisu no Jirôsaku, le porteur de palanquin, sur fond micacé gris, dans la pièce Katakiuchi Noriaibanashi, une sélection de contes de revanche, donnée le 5e mois de l'an, which sold at auction in May 2018 for EUR 616,600.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2020 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Fine Japanese Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Arashi Ryuzo Ii As The Moneylender Ishibe Kinkichi von Toshusai Sharaku zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 163.800,00 (€ 182.856,08) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 150.000,00 – 200.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Toshusai Sharaku mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait en buste (okubi-e) de l'acteur Morita Kan'ya VIII dans le rôle de Uguisu no Jirôsaku, le porteur de palanquin, sur fond micacé gris, dans la pièce Katakiuchi Noriaibanashi, une sélection de contes de revanche, donnée le 5e mois de l'an beobachtet, die im Mai 2018 für EUR 616.600,00 versteigert wurde.
Toshusai Sharaku - Auction history
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