Xu Lin
Calligraphy in Cursive Script
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 906
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2012
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 906
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2012
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.820.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.820.000 HKD
Description
XU LIN (1462-AFTER 1548)
Calligraphy in Cursive Script
Handscroll, ink on silk
36 x 767 (14 1/4 x 301 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed
Dated ninth month, wuchen year of the Zhengde era (1508)
Colophons by Weng Fanggang (1733-1818), Gu Youfei, Xi Kan, Li Baoxun, Chen Shili
Nine collectors' seals
Titleslip by Weng Fanggang
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Calligraphy in Cursive Script
Handscroll, ink on silk
36 x 767 (14 1/4 x 301 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed
Dated ninth month, wuchen year of the Zhengde era (1508)
Colophons by Weng Fanggang (1733-1818), Gu Youfei, Xi Kan, Li Baoxun, Chen Shili
Nine collectors' seals
Titleslip by Weng Fanggang
1
A top price for Xu Lin
The work Calligraphy in Cursive Script by Xu Lin was worth HKD 1,820,000.00 (€ 180,461.18) to a buyer in November 2012. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 300,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Calligraphy in Cursive Script the most expensive artwork by Xu Lin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xu Lin
Die Arbeit Calligraphy in Cursive Script von Xu Lin war einem Käufer im November 2012 HKD 1.820.000,00 (€ 180.461,18) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 300.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Calligraphy in Cursive Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xu Lin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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