Xing Tong
Cursive Script Calligraphy
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy Including Property from the Chokaido Museum Collection, Lot 904
27.Mai - 27.Mai.2019
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy Including Property from the Chokaido Museum Collection, Lot 904
27.Mai - 27.Mai.2019
Estimate: 20.000 - 40.000 HKD
Price realised: 725.000 HKD
Price realised: 725.000 HKD
Description
Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink on gold paper
16 x 48.5 cm. (6 1/4 x 19 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Three collector’s seals: one of Wu Yuanwei (19th Century) and two of Gao Yunqin (?-1927)
16 x 48.5 cm. (6 1/4 x 19 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Three collector’s seals: one of Wu Yuanwei (19th Century) and two of Gao Yunqin (?-1927)
A top price for Xing Tong
The work Cursive Script Calligraphy by Xing Tong was worth HKD 725,000.00 (€ 82,976.05) to a buyer in May 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy Including Property from the Chokaido Museum Collection at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 40,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Cursive Script Calligraphy the most expensive artwork by Xing Tong that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xing Tong
Die Arbeit Cursive Script Calligraphy von Xing Tong war einem Käufer im Mai 2019 HKD 725.000,00 (€ 82.976,05) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy Including Property from the Chokaido Museum Collection bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 40.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Cursive Script Calligraphy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xing Tong, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.