Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Shin Yoshiwara from the set of ten prints Toto meisho (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital)
Estimate: 4.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.120 GBP
Price realised: 5.120 GBP
Description
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834
An oban yoko-e print depicting Shin Yoshiwara from the set of ten prints Toto meisho (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital) showing night revellers, three walking and two porters carrying a palanquin with a wealthy patron inside returning home along the Yoshiwara embankment, a pair of piebald puppies snuggled against each other, having fallen asleep at the foot of a street lamp, beneath a moon surrounded by an enormous halo covering a vast expanse of sky, published by Kagaya Kichibei, with censor's seal kiwame, the collector's seal of Henri Vever to the right of the publisher's mark; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. 23.3cm x 33.5cm (9 1/8in x 13 1/8in).
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834
An oban yoko-e print depicting Shin Yoshiwara from the set of ten prints Toto meisho (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital) showing night revellers, three walking and two porters carrying a palanquin with a wealthy patron inside returning home along the Yoshiwara embankment, a pair of piebald puppies snuggled against each other, having fallen asleep at the foot of a street lamp, beneath a moon surrounded by an enormous halo covering a vast expanse of sky, published by Kagaya Kichibei, with censor's seal kiwame, the collector's seal of Henri Vever to the right of the publisher's mark; signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. 23.3cm x 33.5cm (9 1/8in x 13 1/8in).
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In November this year Bonhams held the auction Japan-Mania (Online-only), which included the work Shin Yoshiwara from the set of ten prints Toto meisho (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 5,120.00 (€ 5,932.97). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Mitsukuni Defying The Skeleton Spectre Conjured Up By Princess Takiyasha (Souma No Furudairi Yokai Ga Shadokuro To Tatakau Oya Notarou Mitsukuni) in November 2019 with an auction result of GBP 200,000.00 (€ 234,848.90).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im November diesen Jahres führte Bonhams die Auktion Japan-Mania (Online-only) durch, in der auch die Arbeit Shin Yoshiwara from the set of ten prints Toto meisho (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital) von Utagawa Kuniyoshi zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 5.120,00 (€ 5.932,97) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Utagawa Kuniyoshi erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Mitsukuni Defying The Skeleton Spectre Conjured Up By Princess Takiyasha (Souma No Furudairi Yokai Ga Shadokuro To Tatakau Oya Notarou Mitsukuni) im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 200.000,00 (€ 234.848,90).
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