Shitao
Ink Bamboo
Estimate: 4.000.000 - 5.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 6.175.000 HKD
Price realised: 6.175.000 HKD
Description
Shitao 1642-1707
INK BAMBOO
signed Shitao Ji Daoren, inscribed, with one seal of the artist, and two collector's seals of Zhang Daqian.
Inscription on the wooden box by Zhang Daqian. (illegible)
Annotation inside the wooden box by Nanzhouwaishi
ink on paper, hanging scroll
74.7 by 29.5 cm. 29 3/8 by 11 5/8 in.
1. Previously from Zhang Daqian Collection | 2.Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, 5 October 2010, Lot 1139
INK BAMBOO
signed Shitao Ji Daoren, inscribed, with one seal of the artist, and two collector's seals of Zhang Daqian.
Inscription on the wooden box by Zhang Daqian. (illegible)
Annotation inside the wooden box by Nanzhouwaishi
ink on paper, hanging scroll
74.7 by 29.5 cm. 29 3/8 by 11 5/8 in.
1. Previously from Zhang Daqian Collection | 2.Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, 5 October 2010, Lot 1139
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Ink Bamboo by Shitao was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2019. It achieved a price of HKD 6,175,000.00 (€ 705,793.37), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 24%. Admittedly, works by Shitao have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Poems, Calligraphy And Landscape in March 2015 with an auction result of USD 3,946,000.00 (€ 3,673,773.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Ink Bamboo von Shitao kam im Oktober 2019 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 6.175.000,00 (€ 705.793,37) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 24%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Shitao auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Poems, Calligraphy And Landscape im März 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 3.946.000,00 (€ 3.673.773,39).
Shitao - Auction history
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