Tong Kai
Birds, Flowers, Insects And Fishes
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 461
28. Apr - 28. Apr 2002
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 461
28. Apr - 28. Apr 2002
Estimate: 40.000 - 50.000 HKD
Price realised: 107.550 HKD
Price realised: 107.550 HKD
Description
TONG KAI (17TH CENTURY)
BIRDS, FLOWERS, INSECTS AND FISHES
Album of twenty-four leaves, ink or ink and colour on silk
Each leaf measures 16.5 x 9.7 cm. (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Each leaf with one to two seals of the artist: Tong Kai, Xi Shuang
Two collector's seals on the front page: Bo Yun, Nan Bo Yun Cang
BIRDS, FLOWERS, INSECTS AND FISHES
Album of twenty-four leaves, ink or ink and colour on silk
Each leaf measures 16.5 x 9.7 cm. (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Each leaf with one to two seals of the artist: Tong Kai, Xi Shuang
Two collector's seals on the front page: Bo Yun, Nan Bo Yun Cang
A top price for Tong Kai
This artwork by Tong Kai achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in April 2002. In the FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY auction, the work Birds, Flowers, Insects And Fishes sold for HKD 107,550.00 (€ 15,316.50) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 50,000.00. This high result makes Birds, Flowers, Insects And Fishes the most expensive artwork by Tong Kai that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Tong Kai
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tong Kai erzielte im April 2002 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY wurde die Arbeit Birds, Flowers, Insects And Fishes für HKD 107.550,00 (€ 15.316,50) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Birds, Flowers, Insects And Fishes zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Tong Kai, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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