Qian Dajun

Excerpt from Analects and The Art of War in Seal Script

Found at Christies, Hong Kong (Online Auction)
Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 1652
19.Nov - 26.Nov.2018
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 HKD
Price realised: 37.500 HKD
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Excerpt from Analects measures 89 x 30 cm. (35 x 11 ¾ in.)
The Art of War measures 64 x 29 cm. (25 ¼ x 11 ⅜ in.)
Excerpt from Analects:
Inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated spring, dinghai year (1947)
The Art of War:
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
General Zhang Fakui (1896-1980), born in Guangdong province, was Second Lieutenant General in the Army of the Nationalist Party of China. He was an active participant during the Sino-Japanese war and had a prominent career in the army. He was successively appointed as Group Army Commander in Chief, Army Corp Commander in Chief and Military Region Commander in Chief. After the war, he was appointed a member of the Presidential Strategic Advisory Board. In March 1949, he became the Army Chief, but

A top price for Qian Dajun

This artwork by Qian Dajun achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2018. In the Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online auction, the work Excerpt from Analects and The Art of War in Seal Script sold for HKD 37,500.00 (€ 4,232.54) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 15,000.00. This high result makes Excerpt from Analects and The Art of War in Seal Script the most expensive artwork by Qian Dajun that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Qian Dajun

Dieses Kunstwerk von Qian Dajun erzielte im November 2018 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online wurde die Arbeit Excerpt from Analects and The Art of War in Seal Script für HKD 37.500,00 (€ 4.232,54) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 15.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Excerpt from Analects and The Art of War in Seal Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Qian Dajun, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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