Xu Wenjing
Calligraphies
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong (Online Auction)
On Wings of Song: Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Collection of Robert van Gulik, Lot 1710
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2020
On Wings of Song: Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Collection of Robert van Gulik, Lot 1710
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2020
Estimate: 10.000 - 20.000 HKD
Price realised: 100.000 HKD
Price realised: 100.000 HKD
Description
A set of two scrolls, ink on paper
Horizontal scroll measures 33 x 134 cm.(13 x 52 3 ⁄ 4 in.)
Vertical scroll measures 131 x 33 cm. (51 1 ⁄ 2 x 13 in.)
Both scrolls inscribed and signed, with a total of four seals of the artist
Dated xinmao year (1951)
Both scrolls dedicated to Zhitai (Robert van Gulik)
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Horizontal scroll measures 33 x 134 cm.(13 x 52 3 ⁄ 4 in.)
Vertical scroll measures 131 x 33 cm. (51 1 ⁄ 2 x 13 in.)
Both scrolls inscribed and signed, with a total of four seals of the artist
Dated xinmao year (1951)
Both scrolls dedicated to Zhitai (Robert van Gulik)
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
A top price for Xu Wenjing
The work Calligraphies by Xu Wenjing was worth HKD 100,000.00 (€ 10,547.83) to a buyer in December 2020. This price was achieved in the auction On Wings of Song: Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Collection of Robert van Gulik at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 20,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Calligraphies the most expensive artwork by Xu Wenjing that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xu Wenjing
Die Arbeit Calligraphies von Xu Wenjing war einem Käufer im Dezember 2020 HKD 100.000,00 (€ 10.547,83) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion On Wings of Song: Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Collection of Robert van Gulik bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 20.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Calligraphies zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xu Wenjing, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Xu Wenjing - Auction history
