Chen Mei
A Religious Procession
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1053
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2016
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1053
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2016
Estimate: 45.000 - 65.000 HKD
Price realised: 500.000 HKD
Price realised: 500.000 HKD
Description
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk
39.8 x 31.5 cm. (15 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated fifth day, tenth month, sixth year of the Qianlong period (1741)
39.8 x 31.5 cm. (15 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated fifth day, tenth month, sixth year of the Qianlong period (1741)
A top price for Chen Mei
The work A Religious Procession by Chen Mei was worth HKD 500,000.00 (€ 60,928.34) to a buyer in November 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 65,000.00 many times over. This high result makes A Religious Procession the most expensive artwork by Chen Mei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Chen Mei
Die Arbeit A Religious Procession von Chen Mei war einem Käufer im November 2016 HKD 500.000,00 (€ 60.928,34) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 65.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Religious Procession zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Chen Mei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Chen Mei - Auction history
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