Zhang Ruitu
Eighteen Luohan
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 733
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2016
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 733
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2016
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 USD
Price realised: 2.230.000 USD
Price realised: 2.230.000 USD
Description
Zhang Ruitu 1570-1641
EIGHTEEN LUOHAN
each album leaf inscribed with a poem, signed Ruitu, with four seals of the artist, jie zi ju shi (3), zhang rui tu yin (19), zhang rui tu yin (4), xing han bi luo yao wu yue
Titleslip by Lu Hui (1851-1920), signed Lu Hui, with one seal, lu hui zhi yin
Colophons by Zeng Xi, signed Xi, dated guihai (1923), the third lunar month, with two seals, xi huai lou, yong jian zhai; Pu Hua (1832-1911), signed Xiushui Pu Hua, dated guimao (1903), the third lunar month, with one seal, xiu shui pu hua; Ha Shaofu (1856-1934), signed Shaofu and Bao Tieyan zhai, with five seals, shi de tang, shao fu xin shang, shao fu you hao guan jin, bao tie yan zhai, shao fu; Yang Shoujing (1839-1915), signed Yidu Yang Shouj
With one collector's seal of Liu Yong (1719-1805), liu yong zhi yin; one collector's seal of Yongxing (1752-1823), yi jin zhai; six collector's seal of Ha Shaofu (1856-1934), shao fu xin shang (2), bao tian yan zhai (2), guan jin shen ding, ha lin si yin (2), shao fu, lin yu shan fang zhen cang; Yang Shoujing (1839-1915), xing wu wan gu (3); and one other collector's seal, han shui luo shi lian fang zhen cang yin
ink and color on paper, album of twenty leaves
28 by 41.5 cm. 11 by 16 1/4 in. (20)
EIGHTEEN LUOHAN
each album leaf inscribed with a poem, signed Ruitu, with four seals of the artist, jie zi ju shi (3), zhang rui tu yin (19), zhang rui tu yin (4), xing han bi luo yao wu yue
Titleslip by Lu Hui (1851-1920), signed Lu Hui, with one seal, lu hui zhi yin
Colophons by Zeng Xi, signed Xi, dated guihai (1923), the third lunar month, with two seals, xi huai lou, yong jian zhai; Pu Hua (1832-1911), signed Xiushui Pu Hua, dated guimao (1903), the third lunar month, with one seal, xiu shui pu hua; Ha Shaofu (1856-1934), signed Shaofu and Bao Tieyan zhai, with five seals, shi de tang, shao fu xin shang, shao fu you hao guan jin, bao tie yan zhai, shao fu; Yang Shoujing (1839-1915), signed Yidu Yang Shouj
With one collector's seal of Liu Yong (1719-1805), liu yong zhi yin; one collector's seal of Yongxing (1752-1823), yi jin zhai; six collector's seal of Ha Shaofu (1856-1934), shao fu xin shang (2), bao tian yan zhai (2), guan jin shen ding, ha lin si yin (2), shao fu, lin yu shan fang zhen cang; Yang Shoujing (1839-1915), xing wu wan gu (3); and one other collector's seal, han shui luo shi lian fang zhen cang yin
ink and color on paper, album of twenty leaves
28 by 41.5 cm. 11 by 16 1/4 in. (20)
A top price for Zhang Ruitu
The work Eighteen Luohan by Zhang Ruitu was worth USD 2,230,000.00 (€ 1,984,338.85) to a buyer in September 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 700,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Eighteen Luohan the most expensive artwork by Zhang Ruitu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Zhang Ruitu
Die Arbeit Eighteen Luohan von Zhang Ruitu war einem Käufer im September 2016 USD 2.230.000,00 (€ 1.984.338,85) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Eighteen Luohan zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Zhang Ruitu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Zhang Ruitu - Auction history
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