Tong Yu
Birds And Flowers
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1159
28. NOV - 28. NOV 2005
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1159
28. NOV - 28. NOV 2005
Estimate: 50.000 - 60.000 HKD
Price realised: 264.000 HKD
Price realised: 264.000 HKD
Description
TONG YU (1721-1782)
BIRDS AND FLOWERS
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
121.3 x 52.7 cm (47 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist: Tong Yu
Two seals of the artist: Tong Yu, Shu
Dated yiyou year (1765)
Dedicated to Master Jia
BIRDS AND FLOWERS
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
121.3 x 52.7 cm (47 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist: Tong Yu
Two seals of the artist: Tong Yu, Shu
Dated yiyou year (1765)
Dedicated to Master Jia
A top price for Tong Yu
The work Birds And Flowers by Tong Yu was worth HKD 264,000.00 (€ 28,885.50) to a buyer in November 2005. This price was achieved in the auction FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 60,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Birds And Flowers the most expensive artwork by Tong Yu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Tong Yu
Die Arbeit Birds And Flowers von Tong Yu war einem Käufer im November 2005 HKD 264.000,00 (€ 28.885,50) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 60.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Birds And Flowers zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Tong Yu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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