Sha Fu
Listening To The Qin In A Boat Amidst Reeds
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 2.500 USD
Price realised: 2.500 USD
Description
Sha Fu 1831-1906
LISTENING TO THE QIN IN A BOAT AMIDST REEDS
signed Sha Fu, dated yiwei (1895), the beginning of the third lunar month, with one seal of the artist, shan chun. The reverse, calligraphy in running script by Bao Liuke (1910-1984), signed Yian lu Zhuren, with a dedication, and one seal of the artist, yi gong
ink and color on paper, folding fan
18.2 by 45.3 cm. 7 1/8 by 17 3/4 in.
LISTENING TO THE QIN IN A BOAT AMIDST REEDS
signed Sha Fu, dated yiwei (1895), the beginning of the third lunar month, with one seal of the artist, shan chun. The reverse, calligraphy in running script by Bao Liuke (1910-1984), signed Yian lu Zhuren, with a dedication, and one seal of the artist, yi gong
ink and color on paper, folding fan
18.2 by 45.3 cm. 7 1/8 by 17 3/4 in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Sha Fu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2013. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings auction, the work Listening To The Qin In A Boat Amidst Reeds sold for USD 2,500.00 (€ 1,950.69) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,200.00. Admittedly, works by Sha Fu have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Figures After Old Masters in September 2018 with an auction result of USD 10,000.00 (€ 8,604.37).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Sha Fu erzielte im März 2013 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings wurde die Arbeit Listening To The Qin In A Boat Amidst Reeds für USD 2.500,00 (€ 1.950,69) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Sha Fu auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Figures After Old Masters im September 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 10.000,00 (€ 8.604,37).
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