Toyohara Chikanobu
Scenes of beauties and farm life
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Fine Japanese Prints, Lot 143
6. Dec - 14. Dec 2021
Fine Japanese Prints, Lot 143
6. Dec - 14. Dec 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912)
Scenes of beauties and farm life
Meiji period, late 19 th century
eight paintings: ink, colour, gold and silver-mica on silk, mounted on gold-flecked card, each signed Chikanobu and with artist's red toshidama seal, variously depicting scenes of beauties (bijin), farming, sericulture and an oxherd
Each 28.4 x 31.7 cm., 11⅛ x 12½ in. (excluding mount)
Each 36 x 39.1 cm., 14⅛ x 15⅜ in. (including mount)
Scenes of beauties and farm life
Meiji period, late 19 th century
eight paintings: ink, colour, gold and silver-mica on silk, mounted on gold-flecked card, each signed Chikanobu and with artist's red toshidama seal, variously depicting scenes of beauties (bijin), farming, sericulture and an oxherd
Each 28.4 x 31.7 cm., 11⅛ x 12½ in. (excluding mount)
Each 36 x 39.1 cm., 14⅛ x 15⅜ in. (including mount)
A top price for Toyohara Chikanobu - as previously expected
The work Scenes of beauties and farm life by Toyohara Chikanobu was sold in the Fine Japanese Prints auction at Sothebys in London in December 2021. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 5,000.00 – 8,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 5,670.00 (€ 6,763.12) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Scenes of beauties and farm life is the most expensive artwork by Toyohara Chikanobu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Scenes of beauties and farm life von Toyohara Chikanobu wurde im Dezember 2021 in der Auktion Fine Japanese Prints bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 5.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 5.670,00 (€ 6.763,12) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Scenes of beauties and farm life das teuerste Kunstwerk von Toyohara Chikanobu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Toyohara Chikanobu - Auction history
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