Ruan Yuan
Nine-character Couplet in Running Script
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 869
27. May - 27. May 2013
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 869
27. May - 27. May 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
RUAN YUAN (1764-1849)
Nine-character Couplet in Running Script
A pair of hanging scrolls
ink on paper
Each scroll measures 234 x 37.5 cm. (92 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, jiachen year of the Daoguang era (1844)
Two collector's seals of Chen Kuilin (1855-1928) (2)
- PROPERTY OF A CHINESE COLLECTOR IN NORTH AMERICA
Nine-character Couplet in Running Script
A pair of hanging scrolls
ink on paper
Each scroll measures 234 x 37.5 cm. (92 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, jiachen year of the Daoguang era (1844)
Two collector's seals of Chen Kuilin (1855-1928) (2)
- PROPERTY OF A CHINESE COLLECTOR IN NORTH AMERICA
A top price for Ruan Yuan
The work Nine-character Couplet in Running Script by Ruan Yuan was worth HKD 1,350,000.00 (€ 133,877.43) to a buyer in May 2013. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 50,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Nine-character Couplet in Running Script the most expensive artwork by Ruan Yuan that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ruan Yuan
Die Arbeit Nine-character Couplet in Running Script von Ruan Yuan war einem Käufer im Mai 2013 HKD 1.350.000,00 (€ 133.877,43) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 50.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Nine-character Couplet in Running Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ruan Yuan, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
