Utagawa Hiroshige III

Scenes of Tokyo and views of Mount Fuji

Found at Sothebys, London
Fine Japanese Prints, Lot 144
6. Dec - 14. Dec 2021
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.670 GBP
Utagawa Hiroshige III (1842-1894)
Scenes of Tokyo and views of Mount Fuji
Meiji period, late 19 th century
eight paintings; ink, colour, gold and silver-mica on silk, mounted on gold-flecked card, signed Hiroshige and sealed Ichiryusai, two without signature, depicting various scenes around the capital of Tokyo, views of Mount Fuji, farmers, commuters and passersby marked by the summer, winter and spring seasons
Each 28.5 x 31.8 cm., 11¼ x 12½ in. (excluding mount)
Each 36 x 39.2 cm., 14⅛ x 15⅜ in. (including mount)

A top price for Utagawa Hiroshige III - as previously expected

The work Scenes of Tokyo and views of Mount Fuji by Utagawa Hiroshige III 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 Tokyo and views of Mount Fuji is the most expensive artwork by Utagawa Hiroshige III that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Scenes of Tokyo and views of Mount Fuji von Utagawa Hiroshige III 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 Tokyo and views of Mount Fuji das teuerste Kunstwerk von Utagawa Hiroshige III, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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