Qu Yingshao
Orchid and Rocks
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 907
26. May - 26. May 2014
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 907
26. May - 26. May 2014
Estimate: 20.000 - 25.000 HKD
Price realised: 87.500 HKD
Price realised: 87.500 HKD
Description
QU YINGSHAO (1780-1849)
Orchid and Rocks
Hanging scroll
ink on paper
136.2 x 43.8 cm. (53 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with two seals of the artist
Two collectors' seals, including one of Robert Hans van Gulik (1910-1967)
- PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR K S LO
Orchid and Rocks
Hanging scroll
ink on paper
136.2 x 43.8 cm. (53 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with two seals of the artist
Two collectors' seals, including one of Robert Hans van Gulik (1910-1967)
- PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR K S LO
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Orchid and Rocks by Qu Yingshao was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 25,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at HKD 87,500.00 (€ 8,275.29). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Qu Yingshao - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Bamboos and Rocks, which sold at auction in May 2013 for HKD 300,000.00 (€ 29,750.54).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Orchid and Rocks von Qu Yingshao im Mai 2014 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 25.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 87.500,00 (€ 8.275,29) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Qu Yingshao mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Bamboos and Rocks beobachtet, die im Mai 2013 für HKD 300.000,00 (€ 29.750,54) versteigert wurde.
Qu Yingshao - Auction history
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