Xu Wei
Flowers In Ink
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1028
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2005
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1028
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2005
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.200.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.080.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.080.000 HKD
Description
XU WEI (1521-1593)
FLOWERS IN INK
Handscroll, ink on paper
32.5 x 509.5 cm (12 3/4 x 200 5/8 in.)
Inscribed with sixteen poems by the artist, each poem with one seal of the artist: Ru Zi
Eleven seals of the artist: Xu Wen Chang, Peng Fei Dao Ren, Tian Chi Shan Ren, Wen Chang (on seams three times), Xiang Guan Zhai (on seams three times, and at the end of the scroll), Qing Shang Men Shi
Four collectors' seals, including one of Liang Zhangju (1775-1849), and one of Pan Feisheng (1857-1934)
Colophon at the end of the scroll by Xiong Jingxing (18th-19th century), dated eighth month, xinchou year (18410), signed with one seal
Note:
For brief biographies of Pan Feisheng and Xiong Jingxing, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, pp.1350 and 1256 respectively
FLOWERS IN INK
Handscroll, ink on paper
32.5 x 509.5 cm (12 3/4 x 200 5/8 in.)
Inscribed with sixteen poems by the artist, each poem with one seal of the artist: Ru Zi
Eleven seals of the artist: Xu Wen Chang, Peng Fei Dao Ren, Tian Chi Shan Ren, Wen Chang (on seams three times), Xiang Guan Zhai (on seams three times, and at the end of the scroll), Qing Shang Men Shi
Four collectors' seals, including one of Liang Zhangju (1775-1849), and one of Pan Feisheng (1857-1934)
Colophon at the end of the scroll by Xiong Jingxing (18th-19th century), dated eighth month, xinchou year (18410), signed with one seal
Note:
For brief biographies of Pan Feisheng and Xiong Jingxing, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, pp.1350 and 1256 respectively
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2005 Christies in Hong Kong held the auction FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, which included the work Flowers In Ink by Xu Wei. The price achieved of HKD 1,080,000.00 (€ 112,469.03) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 1,000,000.00 – 1,200,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Xu Wei - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Various Objects, which sold at auction in October 2021 for HKD 3,276,000.00 (€ 364,409.63).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2005 führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY durch, in der auch die Arbeit Flowers In Ink von Xu Wei zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 1.080.000,00 (€ 112.469,03) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 1.000.000,00 – 1.200.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Xu Wei mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Various Objects beobachtet, die im Oktober 2021 für HKD 3.276.000,00 (€ 364.409,63) versteigert wurde.
Xu Wei - Auction history
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