Emperor Xuantong
Large Standard Script Calligraphy
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
The Imperial Sale, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Lot 503
29. Apr - 29. Apr 2002
The Imperial Sale, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Lot 503
29. Apr - 29. Apr 2002
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 HKD
Price realised: 155.350 HKD
Price realised: 155.350 HKD
Description
EMPEROR XUANTONG (REIGNED 1909-1911)
LARGE STANDARD SCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY
Hanging scroll, ink on yellow ground wax paper with dragons amongst clouds pattern
122.8 x 56 cm. (48 1/4 x 22 in.)
One seal of the artist: Xuan Tong Yu Bi (Imperial calligraphy of the Xuantong Emperor)
The two characters written by the artist are fu and shou - prosperity and longevity
LARGE STANDARD SCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY
Hanging scroll, ink on yellow ground wax paper with dragons amongst clouds pattern
122.8 x 56 cm. (48 1/4 x 22 in.)
One seal of the artist: Xuan Tong Yu Bi (Imperial calligraphy of the Xuantong Emperor)
The two characters written by the artist are fu and shou - prosperity and longevity
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work Large Standard Script Calligraphy by Emperor Xuantong was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in April 2002, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 30,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at HKD 155,350.00 (€ 22,123.83). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Emperor Xuantong; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Five-Character Poem in Running Script sold at auction in November 2019 with the realized price of HKD 250,000.00 (€ 28,995.37).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Large Standard Script Calligraphy von Emperor Xuantong im April 2002 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 30.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 155.350,00 (€ 22.123,83) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Emperor Xuantong; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Five-Character Poem in Running Script im November 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 250.000,00 (€ 28.995,37).
Emperor Xuantong - Auction history
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