Zhai Jichang
Eight Immortals
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1304
26. May - 26. May 2008
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1304
26. May - 26. May 2008
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 HKD
Price realised: 487.500 HKD
Price realised: 487.500 HKD
Description
ZHAI JICHANG (1770-1820)
Eight Immortals
Handscroll, ink and colour on paper
34.5 x 1030 cm. (13 1/2 x 406 in.)
Inscribed and signed with three seals of the artist
Dated second month, guiyou year (1813)
Titleslip by Lu Hui (1851-1920)
Colophon by the artist
Eight Immortals
Handscroll, ink and colour on paper
34.5 x 1030 cm. (13 1/2 x 406 in.)
Inscribed and signed with three seals of the artist
Dated second month, guiyou year (1813)
Titleslip by Lu Hui (1851-1920)
Colophon by the artist
A top price for Zhai Jichang
This artwork by Zhai Jichang achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2008. In the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy auction, the work Eight Immortals sold for HKD 487,500.00 (€ 40,134.16) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 200,000.00. This high result makes Eight Immortals the most expensive artwork by Zhai Jichang that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Zhai Jichang
Dieses Kunstwerk von Zhai Jichang erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Eight Immortals für HKD 487.500,00 (€ 40.134,16) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 200.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Eight Immortals zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Zhai Jichang, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Zhai Jichang - Auction history
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