Xu Shichang
Calligraphy
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 557
28. May - 28. May 2010
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 557
28. May - 28. May 2010
Estimate: 80.000 - 100.000 HKD
Price realised: 500.000 HKD
Price realised: 500.000 HKD
Description
XU SHICHANG (1854-1939)
Calligraphy
Handscroll, ink on paper
29.2 x 1269 cm. (11½ x 499½ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with six seals of the artist
Dated spring, second month, xinyou year (1921)
Colophons by Guo Chaoran and Chen Yansen, dated guiwei year (1943)
Titleslip by Zheng Yuan
Calligraphy
Handscroll, ink on paper
29.2 x 1269 cm. (11½ x 499½ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with six seals of the artist
Dated spring, second month, xinyou year (1921)
Colophons by Guo Chaoran and Chen Yansen, dated guiwei year (1943)
Titleslip by Zheng Yuan
A top price for Xu Shichang
The work Calligraphy by Xu Shichang was worth HKD 500,000.00 (€ 51,944.38) to a buyer in May 2010. 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 100,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Calligraphy the most expensive artwork by Xu Shichang that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xu Shichang
Die Arbeit Calligraphy von Xu Shichang war einem Käufer im Mai 2010 HKD 500.000,00 (€ 51.944,38) 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 100.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Calligraphy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xu Shichang, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Xu Shichang - Auction history
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