Wang Shouren
Bao Zhao'S Essay In Cursive Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 710
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2016
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 710
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2016
Estimate: 250.000 - 400.000 USD
Price realised: 610.000 USD
Price realised: 610.000 USD
Description
Wang Shouren 1472-1529
BAO ZHAO'S ESSAY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT
signed Wang Shouren, dated the seventh year of the Zhende reign (May 26, 1512), the twelfth day of the fifth lunar month, summer, with two seals of the artist, wang shou ren yin, bo an
Frontispiece by Duan Fang (1861-1911), signed Duan Fang, dated wushen (1908) of the Guangxu reign, the eighth lunar month, with one seal, duan fang.
Inscription on silk border by Zhuang Yunkuan (1867-1932), signed Zhuang Yunkuan, dated jisi (1929), the third lunar month, with two seals, si jian liu shi yi hou shu, zhuang yun kuan
Colophons by more than forty-two different Late Qing to Republic period scholars, government officials and other social elites, such as Zhu Zumou (1857-1931), Liang Dingfen (1859-1919), Lu Runxiang (1841-1915), Wang Zhen (1867-1938), et al.
With one collector's seal of Chen Changji (Active Late Qing Dynasty), yang shan tang yin (2), and three other collectors' seals, bao zhi guo yan, yun hua xian guan shen ding, bai men li shi zhen cang
ink on paper, handscroll
41.5 by 316 cm. 16 3/8 by 124 1/2 in.
BAO ZHAO'S ESSAY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT
signed Wang Shouren, dated the seventh year of the Zhende reign (May 26, 1512), the twelfth day of the fifth lunar month, summer, with two seals of the artist, wang shou ren yin, bo an
Frontispiece by Duan Fang (1861-1911), signed Duan Fang, dated wushen (1908) of the Guangxu reign, the eighth lunar month, with one seal, duan fang.
Inscription on silk border by Zhuang Yunkuan (1867-1932), signed Zhuang Yunkuan, dated jisi (1929), the third lunar month, with two seals, si jian liu shi yi hou shu, zhuang yun kuan
Colophons by more than forty-two different Late Qing to Republic period scholars, government officials and other social elites, such as Zhu Zumou (1857-1931), Liang Dingfen (1859-1919), Lu Runxiang (1841-1915), Wang Zhen (1867-1938), et al.
With one collector's seal of Chen Changji (Active Late Qing Dynasty), yang shan tang yin (2), and three other collectors' seals, bao zhi guo yan, yun hua xian guan shen ding, bai men li shi zhen cang
ink on paper, handscroll
41.5 by 316 cm. 16 3/8 by 124 1/2 in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.
The work Bao Zhao'S Essay In Cursive Script by Wang Shouren was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2016. It achieved a price of USD 610,000.00 (€ 542,801.21), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 53%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wang Shouren - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Letter To The Family, which sold at auction in March 2013 for USD 1,925,000.00 (€ 1,502,028.71).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Bao Zhao'S Essay In Cursive Script von Wang Shouren kam im September 2016 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 610.000,00 (€ 542.801,21) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 53%. Für andere Arbeiten von Wang Shouren mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Letter To The Family beobachtet, die im März 2013 für USD 1.925.000,00 (€ 1.502.028,71) versteigert wurde.
Wang Shouren - Auction history
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