Hu Xigui
Peach Blossom And Peonies; Calligraphy In Shiguwen
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 HKD
Price realised: 212.500 HKD
Price realised: 212.500 HKD
Description
Hu Xigui (1839-1883); Lu Hui (1851-1920); Wu Changshuo (1844-1927)
PEACH BLOSSOM AND PEONIES; CALLIGRAPHY IN SHIGUWEN
signed LIANFU LU GUI, dated jia chen, 1904, the fourth lunar month, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist. The reverse, signed ANJI WU JUNQING, dated jia chen, 1904, the fifth lunar month, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist
ink and colour on paper; ink on paper, folding fan
17.1 BY 47.7 CM. 6 7/8 BY 18 5/8 IN.
Previously from the collection of famous collector Zhang Bihan (1909-1995) | Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, April 2007, Lot 977
PEACH BLOSSOM AND PEONIES; CALLIGRAPHY IN SHIGUWEN
signed LIANFU LU GUI, dated jia chen, 1904, the fourth lunar month, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist. The reverse, signed ANJI WU JUNQING, dated jia chen, 1904, the fifth lunar month, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist
ink and colour on paper; ink on paper, folding fan
17.1 BY 47.7 CM. 6 7/8 BY 18 5/8 IN.
Previously from the collection of famous collector Zhang Bihan (1909-1995) | Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, April 2007, Lot 977
Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.
The work Peach Blossom And Peonies; Calligraphy In Shiguwen by Hu Xigui was sold in the Fine Chinese Paintings auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2011. It achieved a price of HKD 212,500.00 (€ 19,624.29), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 42%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Hu Xigui - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Flowers, which sold at auction in April 2017 for HKD 475,000.00 (€ 56,067.00).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Peach Blossom And Peonies; Calligraphy In Shiguwen von Hu Xigui wurde im Oktober 2011 in der Auktion Fine Chinese Paintings bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 212.500,00 (€ 19.624,29) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 42%. Für andere Arbeiten von Hu Xigui mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Flowers beobachtet, die im April 2017 für HKD 475.000,00 (€ 56.067,00) versteigert wurde.
Hu Xigui - Auction history
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