Xia Chang
Xiaoxue In Small Standard Script Calligraphy
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1238
28. NOV - 28. NOV 2005
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1238
28. NOV - 28. NOV 2005
Estimate: 4.000.000 - 5.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 15.240.000 HKD
Price realised: 15.240.000 HKD
Description
XIA CHANG (1388-1470)
XIAOXUE IN SMALL STANDARD SCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY
A set of four albums of a total of seventy-three double leaves, ink on paper, various sizes
Signed on the last leaf in the fourth album by the artist: Dongwu Xia Chang
Dated renxu year of the Zhengtong era (1442)
One seal of the artist: Xia Shi Zhong Zhao Ji
Inscription at the end of the fourth album by the artist, stating that he saw this in 1463, some twenty years after it was written.
Inscription signed by the artist: Xia Chang Zhong zhao, with three seals of the artist: Xia Chang Zhong Zhao Yin, Tai Shang Qing Tu Shu, Jing Xue Zhai
Colophon following by Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), signed: Wen Zhengming, with two seals: Ting Yun Sheng, Wen Zheng Ming Yin
Fifteen collectors' seals, including:
XIAOXUE IN SMALL STANDARD SCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY
A set of four albums of a total of seventy-three double leaves, ink on paper, various sizes
Signed on the last leaf in the fourth album by the artist: Dongwu Xia Chang
Dated renxu year of the Zhengtong era (1442)
One seal of the artist: Xia Shi Zhong Zhao Ji
Inscription at the end of the fourth album by the artist, stating that he saw this in 1463, some twenty years after it was written.
Inscription signed by the artist: Xia Chang Zhong zhao, with three seals of the artist: Xia Chang Zhong Zhao Yin, Tai Shang Qing Tu Shu, Jing Xue Zhai
Colophon following by Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), signed: Wen Zhengming, with two seals: Ting Yun Sheng, Wen Zheng Ming Yin
Fifteen collectors' seals, including:
A top price for Xia Chang
The work Xiaoxue In Small Standard Script Calligraphy by Xia Chang was worth HKD 15,240,000.00 (€ 1,667,480.92) to a buyer in November 2005. This price was achieved in the auction FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 5,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Xiaoxue In Small Standard Script Calligraphy the most expensive artwork by Xia Chang that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xia Chang
Die Arbeit Xiaoxue In Small Standard Script Calligraphy von Xia Chang war einem Käufer im November 2005 HKD 15.240.000,00 (€ 1.667.480,92) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 5.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Xiaoxue In Small Standard Script Calligraphy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xia Chang, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Xia Chang - Auction history
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