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[Modern Art/Contemporary Art/Modern Art Part II/MANGA Auction] Successful! Sold at a total bid price of 12,148,800,000 yen! 35 million yen for Takeo Yamaguchi.

2022.11.25

Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd. held the “Modern Art/Contemporary Art/Modern Art Part II/Manga Auction” on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Marunouchi Building Hall. The total amount of the successful bids was 12,148,800,000 yen, and the bid ratio was 92.80%.
The highest bidder was Lot.351, a work by Takeo Yamaguch “Pressure”. It sold for 135 million yen, compared to the lower estimate of 70 million yen. The Otani Collection: Kiyokata Kaburaki, “Egret Girl at Dojoji Temple,” sold for 80 million yen, compared to a lower estimate of 20 million yen. In contemporary art, Yayoi Kusama’s “Pumpkin” sold for ¥10.7 million, compared to a lower estimate of ¥70 million.
The next auction will be held on Saturday, December 3, and will be titled “Modern Ceramics/Antiques/Modern Ceramics Part II Auction.

Holding information

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022, from 14:00
Venue: Maru Building Hall (2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6307, Marunouchi Building 7F)
Preview held: November 9th (Wed)-11th (Fri), 2022 10:00-18:00
(Last day only 10:00~17:00)
Preview Venue: Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd.
(1F, 2F, B1F, Ginza Medical Building, 7-4-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061)
Number of entries: 347 lots
Bid Total: 586,555,000 yen (successful bid rate: 81.04%)

Major Bids

LOT.71
Shinsui Ito”3-Piece Set”
woodblock print
Estimate:20,000~50,000 yen
Sold Price:11,500,000 yen

From left.

LOT.257
Kazumasa Nakagawa “Sunflower”
91.1×73.0cm
canvas ・ oil painting
Estimate:1.5~2.5 million yen
Sold price:10 million yen

LOT.293
Kissling “Flower”
100.2×81.2cm
canvas ・ oil painting
Otani Collection
Estimate: 10~20 million yen
Sold at 37 million yen

LOT.321
Kiyokata Kaburaki “Dojoji Sagimusume”
183.0×74.6cm each
Silk ・ Color
Otani Collection
Estimate: 20-40 million yen
Sold at 80 million yen

LOT.322
Kaii Higashiyama “Yusuzu”
89.0×146.2cm
Paper ・ Color
Estimate:100-200 million yen
Sold Price:100 million yen

From left.

LOT.350
Yayoi Kusama “Pumpkin”
24.5×33.3cm
Canvas ・ Acrylic, ・ Framed
Estimate:70 million yen~100 million yen
Sold Price:107 million yen
※No image is attached for copyright reasons.

LOT.351
Takeo Yamaguch “Pressure”
182.5×182.3cm
Board ・ Oil ・ Framed
Estimate:70-140 million yen
Sold Price:135 million yen

LOT.352
Atsuko Tanaka “Compose of three balls”
130.5×97.5cm
Canvas ・ Synthetic resin enamel paint ・ Framed
Estimate: 80-120 million yen
Sold price:110 million yen
※No image is attached due to copyright reasons.

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