Pu Xian
Birds And Flowers
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 327
31. Oct - 31. Oct 2004
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 327
31. Oct - 31. Oct 2004
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 HKD
Price realised: 215.100 HKD
Price realised: 215.100 HKD
Description
PU XIAN (1901-1966)
BIRDS AND FLOWERS
A set of four scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk
Each measures 100.5 x 34 cm (39 1/2 x 13 1/3 in.)
Three scrolls each with one seal of the artist, including:
Bei Zi Pu Xian, Pu Xian Yin Xin Chang Shou, Yi Zhai Hua Ji
Last scroll inscribed and signed: Yizhai Jushi Pu Xian
Three seals of the artist: Fang Qing Qiu He, Pu Xian Yin Xin Chang Shou, Yu Zuo Wu You
Dated xinwei year (1931)
(4)
BIRDS AND FLOWERS
A set of four scrolls, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk
Each measures 100.5 x 34 cm (39 1/2 x 13 1/3 in.)
Three scrolls each with one seal of the artist, including:
Bei Zi Pu Xian, Pu Xian Yin Xin Chang Shou, Yi Zhai Hua Ji
Last scroll inscribed and signed: Yizhai Jushi Pu Xian
Three seals of the artist: Fang Qing Qiu He, Pu Xian Yin Xin Chang Shou, Yu Zuo Wu You
Dated xinwei year (1931)
(4)
A top price for Pu Xian
This artwork by Pu Xian achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in October 2004. In the FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY auction, the work Birds And Flowers sold for HKD 215,100.00 (€ 21,668.63) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 80,000.00. This high result makes Birds And Flowers the most expensive artwork by Pu Xian that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pu Xian
Dieses Kunstwerk von Pu Xian erzielte im Oktober 2004 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY wurde die Arbeit Birds And Flowers für HKD 215.100,00 (€ 21.668,63) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Birds And Flowers zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pu Xian, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Pu Xian - Auction history
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