Top-100 artists:
We use our proprietary AI - LiveArt Estimate™ to calculate current market value for each artwork. Based on this data LiveArt is able to provide numerous insights into artist and artwork financial performance, including:
See the measure of artist investment performance relative to risk. A higher ratio suggests better risk-adjusted returns, indicating more consistent performance with less risk.
Explore the most prolific periods in an artist's career based on artwork production volume and current market value. It also segments these periods by category, offering insights into when the most valuable pieces were created in each category.
Free to sign up. No credit card required.
| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 15, 2017 | Bonhams | New York | THE ZUIUN COLLECTION | 5030 | $****** - ****** | ITŌ TESSEKI A dried-lacquer scepter |
other
45.4 cm (17.88 in)
Modeled in dried lacquer as a long, slender branching stem of red-brown reishi fungus, signed on the reverse of the stem Tesseki
With a wooden tomobako storage box, the exterior of the lid inscribed Senkyaku saiyo (Left behind by a spirit guest), dated Kanoe-saru no shōshun (October 1920) and signed Heian Zōroku (Sen)sei dai (Inscribed by Master Zōroku of Kyoto), with a seal, the reverse dated Kanoe-saru aki no hi (A day in autumn 1920) and signed Tesseki sanjin Tō gisaku (Made for fun by Tesseki Sanjin Tō) with seals Tō-shi (Mr. Tō) and Tesseki the scepter wrapped in a white silk padded cloth titled Hyakuji nyoi (Scepter granting all wishes), dated Kanoe-saru shōshun (October 1920) and with an inscription by the metal artist Hata Zōroku III (1885/6-1932), painted and inscribed by a group of literati friends and artists who attended a sencha tea gathering held by Itō Tesseki, including a painting of a persimmon by the bamboo artist Hayakawa Shōkosai III (1864-1922), calligraphy for the word Yuri (Lily) by the sencha master Sakata Shūken (1869-1928, see also lot 00), and a painting of reishi fungus by Tesseki himself, signed Tesseki kore o saku (Tesseki made this)
