In Brief: Shinwa Art Auction
Published: June 1, 2009
 
Shinwa
A 1919 still life by Ryusei Kishida
44 lots sold for Y347,900,000 ($4 million) TOKYO—Top lot: A 1919 still life by Ryusei Kishida, a Japanese painter who died at the age of 38, 10 years after completing the canvas, fetched Y135 million ($1.4 million). The third major Kishida to show up at auction in the past six months, this was by far the most expensive. "In Brief: Shinwa Art Auction" originally appeared in the June 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's June 2009 Table of Contents.
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