Utagawa Toyoharu
Amagoi Komachi (Komachi praying for rain)
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Description
Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814)
Amagoi Komachi (Komachi praying for rain)
Signed Ichiryusai Toyoharu ga and sealed
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
16¾ x 27¼in. (42.5 x 69.2cm.)
Amagoi Komachi (Komachi praying for rain)
Signed Ichiryusai Toyoharu ga and sealed
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
16¾ x 27¼in. (42.5 x 69.2cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work Amagoi Komachi (Komachi praying for rain) by Utagawa Toyoharu was sold in the Japanese & Korean Art auction at Christies in New York in September 2011. The »bidding war« ended at USD 17,500.00 (€ 13,012.12), 46% above the upper estimate. Other works by Utagawa Toyoharu have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 19,120.00 (€ 15,554.83) in March 2004 for the work Ten beauties of Edo.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Amagoi Komachi (Komachi praying for rain) von Utagawa Toyoharu wurde im September 2011 in der Auktion Japanese & Korean Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 17.500,00 (€ 13.012,12) und damit 46% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Utagawa Toyoharu haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 19.120,00 (€ 15.554,83) im März 2004 für die Arbeit Ten beauties of Edo beobachtet.
Utagawa Toyoharu - Auction history
![Utagawa Toyoharu - Two beauties smoking pipes and walking under cherry blossoms, followed by a young boy carrying an umbrella while a puppy plays at their feet, with signature Gyonen rokujugo-o [aged sixty-five] Ichiryusai Toyoharu ga with a seal Ichiryusai](/images/utagawa-toyoharu_two-beauties-smoking-pipes-and-walking-under-cherry-blossoms-followed-by-a-young-boy-carrying-an-umbrella-while-a-puppy-plays-at-their-feet-with-signature-gyonen-rokujugo-o-aged-sixty-five-ichiryusai-toyoharu-ga-with-a-seal-ichiryusai_AID908411_320x320.jpg)
Other artists in this auction
![Hishikawa Moronobu - Danjo onure emakura (Illustrated pillow [book] of dripping wet couples)](/images/hishikawa-moronobu_danjo-onure-emakura-illustrated-pillow-book-of-dripping-wet-couples_AID653851_320x320.jpg)
