Wang Wenzhi
The Thousand Character Classic
Found at
Christies,
Paris
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 857
1. Jun - 1. Jun 2023
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 857
1. Jun - 1. Jun 2023
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 HKD
Price realised: 239.400 HKD
Price realised: 239.400 HKD
Description
WANG WENZHI (1730-1802)
The Thousand Character Classic
Album of fourteen leaves, golden ink on blue paper
Each leaf measures 16.8 x 11.3 cm. (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
Colophon by Biyuan (1730-1797), signed and dated fifth day, seventh month, wuxu year (1778)
Titleslip by Yang Shanshen (1913-2004) on the cover in bingzi year (1996), with one seal
- Lot 1053, 25 November 2013, Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Christie’s Hong Kong.
The Thousand Character Classic
Album of fourteen leaves, golden ink on blue paper
Each leaf measures 16.8 x 11.3 cm. (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
Colophon by Biyuan (1730-1797), signed and dated fifth day, seventh month, wuxu year (1778)
Titleslip by Yang Shanshen (1913-2004) on the cover in bingzi year (1996), with one seal
- Lot 1053, 25 November 2013, Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Christie’s Hong Kong.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
The work The Thousand Character Classic by Wang Wenzhi was sold in the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy auction at Christies in Paris in June this year. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 239,400.00 (€ 27,973.85), 33% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Wang Wenzhi achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Calligraphy After Masters in April this year with an auction result of HKD 516,000.00 (€ 526,936.96).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Thousand Character Classic von Wang Wenzhi wurde im Juni diesen Jahres in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy bei Christies in Paris versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 239.400,00 (€ 27.973,85) und damit 33% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Wang Wenzhi erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Calligraphy After Masters im April diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 516.000,00 (€ 526.936,96).
Wang Wenzhi - Auction history
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