Liang Yan
Transcription Of Buddhist Stories In Regular Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 721
18. Sep - 18. Sep 2014
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 721
18. Sep - 18. Sep 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Liang Yan (1710-After 1788)
TRANSCRIPTION OF BUDDHIST STORIES IN REGULAR SCRIPT
signed Liang Yan, with three seals of the artist, jing hua shu wu, liang yan si yin, song zhai
ink on paper, handscroll
30.4 by 506.8 cm. 12 by 199 in.
TRANSCRIPTION OF BUDDHIST STORIES IN REGULAR SCRIPT
signed Liang Yan, with three seals of the artist, jing hua shu wu, liang yan si yin, song zhai
ink on paper, handscroll
30.4 by 506.8 cm. 12 by 199 in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Liang Yan achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2014. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy auction, the work Transcription Of Buddhist Stories In Regular Script sold for USD 16,250.00 (€ 12,868.23) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Liang Yan - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Thousand Character Classic In Running Script, which sold at auction in October 2014 for HKD 377,600.00 (€ 38,875.02).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Liang Yan erzielte im September 2014 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Transcription Of Buddhist Stories In Regular Script für USD 16.250,00 (€ 12.868,23) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Liang Yan mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Thousand Character Classic In Running Script beobachtet, die im Oktober 2014 für HKD 377.600,00 (€ 38.875,02) versteigert wurde.
