Utagawa Toyokuni - A noblewoman and attendants making a giant snowball

Utagawa Toyokuni

A noblewoman and attendants making a giant snowball

Found at Sothebys, London
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints, Lot 15
14. Jul - 21. Jul 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Property from an Important European Collection (Lots 1 - 17, All Formerly in the Collection of Henri Vever)
Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825)
A noblewoman and attendants making a giant snowball
Edo period, late 18<sup>th</sup> century
woodblock print, triptych, each sheet signed Toyokuni ga (Pictured by Toyokuni), left sheet with censor’s seal kiwame (approved), published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), circa 1796; with collectors' seals Hayashi Tadamasa and H.V. to each sheet, with original Sotheby's paper sale folder depicting Henri Vever monogram
Vertical oban triptych: each sheet approx. 38 x 25.3 cm., 15 x 10 in.
Hayashi Tadamasa (1853-1906) | Henri Vever (1854-1942) | Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Japanese Prints from the Henri Vever Collection: Final Part, 30 October 1997, Lot 137.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work A noblewoman and attendants making a giant snowball by Utagawa Toyokuni was sold in the Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints auction at Sothebys in London in July last year. It changed hands for a price of GBP 27,720.00 (€ 33,102.60) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Other works by Utagawa Toyokuni have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in September 2021 the work Edo Period (1615-1868), Early 19Th Century was auctioned for USD 44,062.50 (€ 38,060.38).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit A noblewoman and attendants making a giant snowball von Utagawa Toyokuni wurde im Juli letzten Jahres in der Auktion Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 27.720,00 (€ 33.102,60) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Utagawa Toyokuni konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im September 2021 die Arbeit Edo Period (1615-1868), Early 19Th Century für USD 44.062,50 (€ 38.060,38) versteigert.

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