Wang Shouren
Letter To The Family
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 1.925.000 USD
Price realised: 1.925.000 USD
Description
Wang Shouren 1472-1529
LETTER TO THE FAMILY
signed zhangxiong Shouren. Titleslip by Gu Yun (1835-1896), signed houxue Gu Yun, dated yiwei of the Guangxu reign, the thirteenth day of the fifth lunar month (June 5, 1895), with one seal, yun hu. Frontispiece by Luo Zhenyu (1866-1940), signed Luo Zhenyu, with one seal, luo zhen yu yin. Colophons by Lu Zengyu, signed houxue Lu Zengyu, dated renshen (1772) of the Qianlong reign, the tenth lunar month, with two seals, zeng yu, qi ren; Chen Xinzuo
ink on paper, handscroll
27 by 109 cm. 10 5/8 by 42 7/8 in.
Christie's Hong Kong, The Fushoutang Collection - Important Classical Chinese Paintings From Japan, October 30, 2000, Lot 304
LETTER TO THE FAMILY
signed zhangxiong Shouren. Titleslip by Gu Yun (1835-1896), signed houxue Gu Yun, dated yiwei of the Guangxu reign, the thirteenth day of the fifth lunar month (June 5, 1895), with one seal, yun hu. Frontispiece by Luo Zhenyu (1866-1940), signed Luo Zhenyu, with one seal, luo zhen yu yin. Colophons by Lu Zengyu, signed houxue Lu Zengyu, dated renshen (1772) of the Qianlong reign, the tenth lunar month, with two seals, zeng yu, qi ren; Chen Xinzuo
ink on paper, handscroll
27 by 109 cm. 10 5/8 by 42 7/8 in.
Christie's Hong Kong, The Fushoutang Collection - Important Classical Chinese Paintings From Japan, October 30, 2000, Lot 304
A top price for Wang Shouren
The work Letter To The Family by Wang Shouren was worth USD 1,925,000.00 (€ 1,502,028.71) to a buyer in March 2013. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Classical Chinese Paintings at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Letter To The Family the most expensive artwork by Wang Shouren that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wang Shouren
Die Arbeit Letter To The Family von Wang Shouren war einem Käufer im März 2013 USD 1.925.000,00 (€ 1.502.028,71) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Letter To The Family zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wang Shouren, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Wang Shouren - Auction history
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