Soken (1759) Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Soken (1759) Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 06, 2024
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (1759-1818): A COURTESAN PLAYING WITH A CAT
Est: €800 - €1,500
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (1759-1818): A COURTESAN PLAYING WITH A CAT By Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818), signed Soken giga, with the artist's seal Sansai. Japan, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink, watercolor, gouache, and gold paint on silk. Mounted on cardboard and set inside a passe-partout, framed, behind glass. Finely painted with a young Geisha clad in a long, flowing kimono with an ornamental obi, depicted playfully interacting with a cat, beside a near-transparent mosquito net. The portrayal is subtly sensual, the cleavage of the young woman revealing her youthful décolletage. Inscriptions: Signed to the lower left 素絢戯画 Soken giga [Painted by Soken in amusement] with the seal 山斎 Sansai (one of the art names that Soken used). The poem at the upper margin, composed and inscribed by Shokusanjin (Ota Nanpo): 猫乃眼の、玉子乃肌と、玉くれの、うらむつらみ、ミるを申し茅 ‘Neko no me no, tamago no hada wo, tamagure no, uramu tsurami, miru wo moushi kaya’ [The cat's eye, my skin white and polished like an egg, such playful whims and painful reproaches, the mosquito net witnesses everything]. SIZE (image) 37,5 x 14,5 cm, SIZE (incl. frame) 48 x 24 cm Condition: Very good condition with excellently preserved colors, minor traces of age and wear, and some foxing. Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818) was a renowned Japanese painter affiliated with the Maruyama Shijō school, recognized for his exceptional skills, particularly in depicting beautiful women. As the son of a kimono merchant, he developed a keen understanding of women's fashion and lifestyle, which he skillfully incorporated into his art. Beyond his portraits of women, Soken excelled in landscapes, bird-and-flower paintings, and genre scenes, often capturing the vibrant culture and customs of Kyoto in a lighthearted manner. His artistic talents extended beyond traditional paintings, as evidenced by his illustrated books and collaborative works with other artists. Soken's works are highly sought after and can be found in prestigious museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, and the Seattle Art Museum. His legacy as a talented and versatile artist continues to inspire and captivate art enthusiasts today. Museum comparison: For a related scroll painting of a Kyoto Geisha by the same artist, see the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 83.111.1. Auction comparison: Compare a related two-panel scroll painting of three court ladies, by the same artist, (size 164.6 x 171.8 cm), at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Works of Art, 22 September 2004, New York. lot 183 (sold for USD 65,725).
Galerie Zacke
Sep. 04, 2024
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN: PEACOCK PERCHED ON ROCKS
Est: €250 - €500
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN: PEACOCK PERCHED ON ROCKS Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818), signed Soken with seal Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Color woodblock print on silk, mounted as a hanging scroll, with ivory handles. Signed Soken with seal; publisher Shimbe Shoin. Titled Peacock Perched on Rocks. Based on a painting of a peacock by Yamaguchi Soken, the bird perched atop a rocky outcropping, peering over the edge, its colorful tail falling over one side. The feathers are beautifully colored and detailed, and the rock rendered with a few deft brush strokes. The scene is framed by a cluster of bamboo on the upper right and delicate flowers below. SIZE of the sheet 37.5 x 15.4 cm, SIZE incl. frame 131.5 x 30.5 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, slight creasing, and minuscule soiling. Important notice: Please note that we will need to remove the ivory roller ends before shipping / handing over the item. The roller ends are not part of this offer. With a fitted wood box. Museum comparison: A closely related print is in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, accession number 1955-39-2.
Galerie Zacke
Jun. 13, 2024
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (1759-1818) ATTR.
Est: €300 - €500
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (1759-1818) ATTR. Japan, 19th c. 37,5 x 14,5 cm (47,7 x 23,7 cm R.) Young beauty playing with a cat at a bamboo curtain. Ink and colors on silk. Signature: Soken giga (Painted informally by Soken), an artist's seal: Yamaguchi. Calligraphy inscription. Formerly from a European private collection - Few minor foxing spots, framed with passe-partout and glazed Yamaguchi Soken was a Japanese painter of the Maruyama Shijō school during the mid to late Edo period. He was one of the "Ten Important Under Maruyama". Yamaguchi studied under Maruyama Ōkyo and then specialized in paintings of beautiful women Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818) attr. Japan, 19 Jh. 37,5 x 14,5 cm (47,7 x 23,7 cm R.) Bijin mit Katze an einem Bambusvorhang spielend. Tusche und Fraben auf Seid. Signatur: Soken giga (informell gemalt von Soken), Künstlersiegel: Yamaguchi. Kalligrafieaufschrift. Ehemals aus einer europäischen Privatsammlung - Stellenweise kl. Stockfleck, mit Passepartout hinter Glas gerahmt Yamaguchi Soken war ein japanischer Maler der Maruyama-Shijō-Schule während der mittleren bis späten Edo-Zeit. Er war einer der „Zehn Bedeutenden unter Maruyama“. Yamaguchi studierte unter Maruyama Ōkyo und spezialisierte sich dann auf Bilder schöner Frauen
Nagel Auction
Sep. 07, 2023
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (1759-1818): WOODBLOCK PRINT
Est: €100 - €200
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (1759-1818): WOODBLOCK PRINT By Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818) Japan, c. 1890 Black and white woodblock print on paper. Horizontal Oban. From the series Nihon meiga kagami. Impressions after Maruyama Okyo. Mounted at the upper margin to a passepartout, underneath a clear sheet. SIZE of the sheet 24 x 34 cm Condition: Detailed impression and very minor foxing. Backed with paper. Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired in the 1990s at Galerie Zacke, Vienna. Old Galerie Zacke label inside the passepartout. Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818) Yamaguchi Soken was a renowned Japanese painter and poet, specializing in delicate landscapes and flowers. His works were characterized by refined composition and subdued colors, and he was also a skilled calligrapher.
Galerie Zacke
May. 06, 2023
Soken Sansui Gafu, Japanese Woodcut Book
Est: $600 - $900
Yamaguchi Soken, 1759-1818; SOKEN SANSUI GAFU, "Album of Landscapes by Soken" (Kyoto: Kamisaka Kanbei, 1818) Two volumes, 10 x 7 1/8 in.; traditional Japanese fukurotoji bindings: dark blue paper covers, lacking title labels. Contains bold landscapes printed in black outline and gray.
Alex Cooper
Dec. 08, 2022
Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818)
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818) Japan, ca. 1800 91,2 x 40,5 cm A courtier and a boy collecting crickets in a field of blossoming bush clover, ink and light colours on silk, signed and sealed Soken. Mounted as a hanging scroll. From an East German private collection, acquired before 2007 Traces of age
Nagel Auction
May. 19, 2022
Soken, Yamaguchi (1759-1818). Sansui gafu (Album of landscapes).
Est: €80 - €100
Soken, Yamaguchi (1759-1818). Sansui gafu (Album of landscapes). Ehon, Kyoto, publ. unread, Bunka 15 (1818), 2 vols., 28; 26 lvs., num. (double-p.) woodcuts by YAMAGUCHI SOKEN, orig. unif. cordbound wr. w. hashira-title.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Feb. 20, 2021
Attr Yamaguchi Soken scroll ptg
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to Yamaguchi Soken (Japanese 1759-1818), also known as Takejiro, Beauties by the water, ink on paper, hanging scroll, image 36.25"h x 16.25"w, overall 70.5"h x 21.5"w, Provenance: Davies Estate
Clars Auctions
Mar. 22, 2019
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (1759-1818) – VERY FINE SILK PAINTING WITH PEACOCK
Est: €400 - €800
Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818) Silk painting, in mount and framed Japan, around 1800 Very fine silk painting with a naturalistic depiction of a peacock standing on a large rock with bamboo stalks. Artist signature and seal of Yamaguchi Soken (1759 – 1818) to the middle right. Dimensions: FRAME SIZE 60 x 37 CM, IMAGE SIZE 39 x 15 CM Condition: Good condition with traces of age such as small stains, and minor material loss to margin Provenance: Galerie Zacke archive
Galerie Zacke
Jun. 09, 2018
Woodcut, Yamaguchi Soken
Est: €450 - €550
Woodcut from group of images of beautiful women bijin-e. Young girl playing with a cat, signed Yamaguchi Soken (1759- 1818). Japan circa 1800, dimensions 14.5 x 37.5 cm. Very good preserved. Condition 1-
Antikvity
Jan. 24, 2015
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (JAPANESE, 1759-1818) JAPANESE BIJIN AND SMALL DOG Ink and color on silk mounted on silk hanging scroll: 39 x 15 in.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (JAPANESE, 1759-1818) JAPANESE BIJIN AND SMALL DOG Ink and color on silk mounted on silk hanging scroll: 39 x 15 in. Lower left signed "Yamaguchi Soken ga" and seal, with accompanying box authenticated by Nishiyama Kan'ei (1833-1897) in 1894 and possible original case, Shijo school Provenance: From the Private Collection of Walter and Dorte Simmons, Potomac, MD
Potomack Company
Sep. 16, 2014
Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Soken sansu gafu (Book of landscape drawings by Soken), published 1818 Comprising the complete set of two volumes, depicting landscapes in line drawings and ink shading, published in Kyoto, grey covers with title slips, in slip case: Vol. 1 with four pages of preface by Sanyo Gaishi and two single-sheet and twenty-five double-sheet illustrations Vol. 2 with one single-sheet and twenty-five double-sheet illustrations 10 3/8 x 7 3/8in (26.4 x 18.8cm)
Bonhams
Mar. 02, 2011
SOKEN YAMAGUCHI (1759-1818) Yamato jimbutsu gafu kôhen Album de dessins de personnages japonais - 2ème partie 3 volumes complets c...
Est: €500 - €800
SOKEN YAMAGUCHI (1759-1818) Yamato jimbutsu gafu kôhen Album de dessins de personnages japonais - 2ème partie 3 volumes complets couvertures bleues avec étiquettes de titres beiges imprimées en noir, étui percale rouge feuilles numérotées et illustrations gravées sur bois en noir et rehaussées en couleurs 1800 (D'APRÈS MITCHELL) Format : H_25,3 cm L_17,9 cm Provenance : Bing COUVERTURES ET ETIQUETTES DE TITRE D'ORIGINE. PERSONNAGES PEINTS ORIGINAL COVERS AND TITLE SLIPS. GOOD IMPRESSION AND COLOUR. FIGURED PAINTED Bibliographie : Toda 371-2, Mitchell 552-3, Brown 99-100,Hillier 532-6, Nakada 213,214, Dawes 145, Isaac 408 (pl.II), Javal II 166, Hayashi 1636, Gonse III 445 (pl.III), NKSM VII 803.
Pierre Bergé & Associés
Oct. 16, 2010
Soken Yamaguchi (1759-1818) Soken Sansui Gafu
Est: -
Soken Yamaguchi (1759-1818) Soken Sansui Gafu Album de dessins de paysages de Soken 2 volumes complets, couvertures bleues claires gaufrées avec carreaux avec étiquettes de titres beiges imprimées...
Pierre Bergé & Associés
Sep. 19, 2010
Soken Yamaguchi (1759-1818)
Est: -
Soken Yamaguchi (1759-1818) Yamato jimbutsu gafu kôhen Album de dessins de personnages japonais -2ème partie 3 volumes complets, couvertures bleu gaufree a de carreaux avec etiquettes de titres...
Pierre Bergé & Associés
Nov. 22, 2005
PEINTURE EN ROULEAU, ENCRE ET COULEUR SUR SOIE
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
JAPON, PERIODE EDO, SIGNEE HAKOGAKI SOKEN YAMAGUCHI (1751-1818) Représentant une jeune femme debout, portant des geta traditionnelles, un kimono bleu à décor de médaillons fleuris, porté sur une robe marron brodée de fils d'or, l'ensemble maintenu par un obi vert à motifs de grues, le visage pâle, les cheveux coiffés en un chignon élaboré, paré de peignes, signature et cachet en bas à droite Dimensions: 109 x 41 cm. (42 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
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