Xu Wenjing
Playing Qin in the Mountains
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong (Online Auction)
On Wings of Song: Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Collection of Robert van Gulik, Lot 1708
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2020
On Wings of Song: Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Collection of Robert van Gulik, Lot 1708
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2020
Estimate: 6.000 - 10.000 HKD
Price realised: 100.000 HKD
Price realised: 100.000 HKD
Description
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink and colour on paper
73 x 33 cm. (28 3 ⁄ 4 x 13 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated winter, xinmao year (1951)
NOTE: Robert van Gulik Reference no. 542.
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
73 x 33 cm. (28 3 ⁄ 4 x 13 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated winter, xinmao year (1951)
NOTE: Robert van Gulik Reference no. 542.
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
A top price for Xu Wenjing
The work Playing Qin in the Mountains 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 10,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Playing Qin in the Mountains the most expensive artwork by Xu Wenjing that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xu Wenjing
Die Arbeit Playing Qin in the Mountains 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 10.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Playing Qin in the Mountains zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xu Wenjing, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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