Jiang Ren
Small Characters in Standard-Running Script
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1005
27.Nov - 27.Nov.2017
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1005
27.Nov - 27.Nov.2017
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 HKD
Price realised: 3.940.000 HKD
Price realised: 3.940.000 HKD
Description
Handscroll, ink on paper
23.2 x 280 cm. (9 1/8 x 110 1/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated second day, eighth month, gengxu year (1790)
Two collectors’ seals of Guo Lin (1767-1831)
Colophon by Guo Lin, signed with three seals and dated jiayin year of the Qianlong period (1794)
23.2 x 280 cm. (9 1/8 x 110 1/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated second day, eighth month, gengxu year (1790)
Two collectors’ seals of Guo Lin (1767-1831)
Colophon by Guo Lin, signed with three seals and dated jiayin year of the Qianlong period (1794)
A top price for Jiang Ren
The work Small Characters in Standard-Running Script by Jiang Ren was worth HKD 3,940,000.00 (€ 424,200.71) to a buyer in November 2017. 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 500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Small Characters in Standard-Running Script the most expensive artwork by Jiang Ren that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jiang Ren
Die Arbeit Small Characters in Standard-Running Script von Jiang Ren war einem Käufer im November 2017 HKD 3.940.000,00 (€ 424.200,71) 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 500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Small Characters in Standard-Running Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jiang Ren, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.