Tong Yu
Plum Blossom In Ink
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 990
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2005
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 990
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2005
Estimate: 40.000 - 50.000 HKD
Price realised: 144.000 HKD
Price realised: 144.000 HKD
Description
TONG YU (1721-1782)
PLUM BLOSSOM IN INK
Handscroll, ink on paper
37.3 x 342 cm. (14 5/8 x 134 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist: Er'shu
Seven seals of the artist
Dated spring, gui'si year of the Qianlong era (1773)
Dedicated to Si'ting
Two collector's seals of Wang Yangdu (19th century)
PLUM BLOSSOM IN INK
Handscroll, ink on paper
37.3 x 342 cm. (14 5/8 x 134 5/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist: Er'shu
Seven seals of the artist
Dated spring, gui'si year of the Qianlong era (1773)
Dedicated to Si'ting
Two collector's seals of Wang Yangdu (19th century)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Tong Yu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2005. In the FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY auction, the work Plum Blossom In Ink sold for HKD 144,000.00 (€ 14,995.87) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 50,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Tong Yu; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Birds And Flowers sold at auction in November 2005 with the realized price of HKD 264,000.00 (€ 28,885.50).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tong Yu erzielte im Mai 2005 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY wurde die Arbeit Plum Blossom In Ink für HKD 144.000,00 (€ 14.995,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 50.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Tong Yu; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Birds And Flowers im November 2005 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 264.000,00 (€ 28.885,50).
Tong Yu - Auction history
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