Yu Ming
Monk; Scholar By The Pond
Estimate: 120.000 - 150.000 HKD
Price realised: 600.000 HKD
Price realised: 600.000 HKD
Description
Yu Ming
(1884-1935)
MONK; SCHOLAR BY THE POND
signed YU MING, dated 1917, inscribed, with a dedication, and two seals of the artist
ink and colour on paper, folding fan
18.2 by 54 cm. 7 1/8 by 21 1/4 in.
Acquired in Hong Kong in May 1994
(1884-1935)
MONK; SCHOLAR BY THE POND
signed YU MING, dated 1917, inscribed, with a dedication, and two seals of the artist
ink and colour on paper, folding fan
18.2 by 54 cm. 7 1/8 by 21 1/4 in.
Acquired in Hong Kong in May 1994
A top price for Yu Ming
The work Monk; Scholar By The Pond by Yu Ming was worth HKD 600,000.00 (€ 66,037.09) to a buyer in October 2017. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Paintings at Sothebys in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 150,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Monk; Scholar By The Pond the most expensive artwork by Yu Ming that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Yu Ming
Die Arbeit Monk; Scholar By The Pond von Yu Ming war einem Käufer im Oktober 2017 HKD 600.000,00 (€ 66.037,09) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Paintings bei Sothebys in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 150.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Monk; Scholar By The Pond zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Yu Ming, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.