Li Shida
Drinking under the Moonlight
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1006
01.Jun - 01.Jun.2015
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1006
01.Jun - 01.Jun.2015
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 HKD
Price realised: 437.500 HKD
Price realised: 437.500 HKD
Description
Fan leaf, mounted and framed,
ink on paper
15.7 x 48.7 cm. (6 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated jiayin year (1614)
CHINESE FAN LEAVES FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF RIHEI KAWAMURA
ink on paper
15.7 x 48.7 cm. (6 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated jiayin year (1614)
CHINESE FAN LEAVES FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF RIHEI KAWAMURA
A top price for Li Shida
This artwork by Li Shida achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in June 2015. In the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy auction, the work Drinking under the Moonlight sold for HKD 437,500.00 (€ 50,598.44) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 150,000.00. This high result makes Drinking under the Moonlight the most expensive artwork by Li Shida that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Li Shida
Dieses Kunstwerk von Li Shida erzielte im Juni 2015 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Drinking under the Moonlight für HKD 437.500,00 (€ 50.598,44) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 150.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Drinking under the Moonlight zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Li Shida, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Li Shida - Auction history
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