Wang Shishen
Bamboo and Plum Blossom
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 912
26. May - 26. May 2014
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 912
26. May - 26. May 2014
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 HKD
Price realised: 525.000 HKD
Price realised: 525.000 HKD
Description
WANG SHISHEN (1686-1759)
Bamboo and Plum Blossom
Hanging scroll
ink on paper
94 x 35 cm. (37 x 13 3/4 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with three seals of the artist
One collector's seal
- PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR K S LO
Bamboo and Plum Blossom
Hanging scroll
ink on paper
94 x 35 cm. (37 x 13 3/4 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed, with three seals of the artist
One collector's seal
- PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR K S LO
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Bamboo and Plum Blossom by Wang Shishen was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 70,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at HKD 525,000.00 (€ 49,651.76). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wang Shishen - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Flower Tree, which sold at auction in April 2013 for HKD 1,840,000.00 (€ 180,115.43).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Bamboo and Plum Blossom von Wang Shishen im Mai 2014 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 70.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 525.000,00 (€ 49.651,76) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Wang Shishen mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Flower Tree beobachtet, die im April 2013 für HKD 1.840.000,00 (€ 180.115,43) versteigert wurde.
Wang Shishen - Auction history
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