Weng Fanggang
Diamond Sutra In Regular Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 809
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2017
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 809
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2017
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Description
Weng Fanggang 1733-1818
DIAMOND SUTRA IN REGULAR SCRIPT
signed Weng Fanggang, dated the first year of the Jiaqing reign, between the twenty-eighth day of the fourth lunar month to the seventh day of fifth lunar month (June 3-12, 1796), with two seals of the artist, chen fang gang, jing shu
Titleslip by the artist, signed Weng Fanggang
With two collectors' seals of Wu Puxin (1897-1987), si xue zhai, nan tong wu shi shou cang shu hua yin, and three other collectors' seals, zai pu lao ren, chen zhai, yi ming jian shang
ink on paper, album of twenty-six leaves
each 29.8 by 30.9 cm. 11 3/4 by 12 1/8 in. (26)
DIAMOND SUTRA IN REGULAR SCRIPT
signed Weng Fanggang, dated the first year of the Jiaqing reign, between the twenty-eighth day of the fourth lunar month to the seventh day of fifth lunar month (June 3-12, 1796), with two seals of the artist, chen fang gang, jing shu
Titleslip by the artist, signed Weng Fanggang
With two collectors' seals of Wu Puxin (1897-1987), si xue zhai, nan tong wu shi shou cang shu hua yin, and three other collectors' seals, zai pu lao ren, chen zhai, yi ming jian shang
ink on paper, album of twenty-six leaves
each 29.8 by 30.9 cm. 11 3/4 by 12 1/8 in. (26)
A top price for Weng Fanggang
The work Diamond Sutra In Regular Script by Weng Fanggang was worth USD 187,500.00 (€ 175,266.40) to a buyer in March 2017. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 60,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Diamond Sutra In Regular Script the most expensive artwork by Weng Fanggang that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Weng Fanggang
Die Arbeit Diamond Sutra In Regular Script von Weng Fanggang war einem Käufer im März 2017 USD 187.500,00 (€ 175.266,40) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Diamond Sutra In Regular Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Weng Fanggang, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Weng Fanggang - Auction history
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