Mao Kun
Poems In Cursive Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 647
20. Mar - 20. Mar 2014
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 647
20. Mar - 20. Mar 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Mao Kun 1512-1601
POEMS IN CURSIVE SCRIPT
signed Gui'an Mao Kun, at the age of eighty-eight, with three seals of the artist, mao kun si yin, lu men shan zhang, qian yue xu jin shi, with two other collectors' seals, tian xiang lou, mian shi lao ren
ink on paper, handscroll
24.8 by 284.5 cm. 9 3/4 by 112 in.
POEMS IN CURSIVE SCRIPT
signed Gui'an Mao Kun, at the age of eighty-eight, with three seals of the artist, mao kun si yin, lu men shan zhang, qian yue xu jin shi, with two other collectors' seals, tian xiang lou, mian shi lao ren
ink on paper, handscroll
24.8 by 284.5 cm. 9 3/4 by 112 in.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Poems In Cursive Script by Mao Kun was worth USD 106,250.00 (€ 77,121.29) to a buyer in March 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 30,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Mao Kun; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Poems In Cursive Script sold at auction in March 2014 with the realized price of USD 173,000.00 (€ 125,571.60).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Poems In Cursive Script von Mao Kun war einem Käufer im März 2014 USD 106.250,00 (€ 77.121,29) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Mao Kun; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Poems In Cursive Script im März 2014 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 173.000,00 (€ 125.571,60).
Mao Kun - Auction history
