Li Rihua
Landscapes and Calligraphy
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 827
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2021
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 827
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
LI RIHUA (1565-1635)
Landscapes and Calligraphy
Album of ten double leaves, ink/ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 23.5 x 19.6 cm. (9 ¼ x 7 ¾ in.)
Ten leaves of Landscapes, each leaf with two seals; ten leaves of Calligraphy, signed with a total of sixteen seals of the artist
One leaf dated winter, xinwei year (1631)
Colophons by Xiang Shengmo (1597-1658), Monk Yuanxin (1571-1647), Li Zhaoheng (1592-1664) , Xia Xianlun (?-1879), Ye Changchi (1849-1917) and Ye Gongchuo (1881-1968), signed with a total of forty five seals including collector’s seals
Frontispiece by Wu Dazheng (1835-1902), signed with one seal
Landscapes and Calligraphy
Album of ten double leaves, ink/ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 23.5 x 19.6 cm. (9 ¼ x 7 ¾ in.)
Ten leaves of Landscapes, each leaf with two seals; ten leaves of Calligraphy, signed with a total of sixteen seals of the artist
One leaf dated winter, xinwei year (1631)
Colophons by Xiang Shengmo (1597-1658), Monk Yuanxin (1571-1647), Li Zhaoheng (1592-1664) , Xia Xianlun (?-1879), Ye Changchi (1849-1917) and Ye Gongchuo (1881-1968), signed with a total of forty five seals including collector’s seals
Frontispiece by Wu Dazheng (1835-1902), signed with one seal
A top price for Li Rihua
When the work Landscapes and Calligraphy by Li Rihua was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 300,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 11 times as high at HKD 3,500,000.00 (€ 389,164.53). This high result makes Landscapes and Calligraphy the most expensive artwork by Li Rihua that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Li Rihua
Als die Arbeit Landscapes and Calligraphy von Li Rihua im November 2021 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 300.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 3.500.000,00 (€ 389.164,53) mehr als elfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Landscapes and Calligraphy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Li Rihua, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Li Rihua - Auction history
