Utagawa Kunisada
A middle-aged samurai making love to a young princess
Estimate: 500 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 141 GBP
Price realised: 141 GBP
Description
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1865)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1837
A book plate from the three volume set of hanshibon-size shunga books titled Kacho yojo Azuma Genji (Deep Feelings of Birds and Flowers, Genji of the East), depicting a middle-aged samurai making love to a young princess, unsigned; in card mount. 21cm x 30.3cm (8¼in x 12 1/8in).
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1837
A book plate from the three volume set of hanshibon-size shunga books titled Kacho yojo Azuma Genji (Deep Feelings of Birds and Flowers, Genji of the East), depicting a middle-aged samurai making love to a young princess, unsigned; in card mount. 21cm x 30.3cm (8¼in x 12 1/8in).
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Utagawa Kunisada could be acquired at Bonhams in November this year for an unexpectedly low price. In the Japan-Mania (Online-only) auction, the work A middle-aged samurai making love to a young princess changed hands for GBP 140.80 (€ 163.16) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 500.00 – 600.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Utagawa Kunisada achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Edo period (1615-1868), 1857 in March last year with an auction result of USD 47,812.50 (€ 43,101.51).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Utagawa Kunisada konnte im November diesen Jahres bei Bonhams für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Japan-Mania (Online-only) wechselte die Arbeit A middle-aged samurai making love to a young princess für GBP 140,80 (€ 163,16) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 500,00 – 600,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Utagawa Kunisada erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Edo period (1615-1868), 1857 im März letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 47.812,50 (€ 43.101,51).
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