Zhang Ruo'Ai
Three Friends of The Winter
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1231
28. NOV - 28. NOV 2005
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1231
28. NOV - 28. NOV 2005
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 HKD
Price realised: 12.440.000 HKD
Price realised: 12.440.000 HKD
Description
ZHANG RUO'AI (1713-1746)
Three Friends of the Winter
Handscroll, ink on paper
28.2 x 119 cm (11 1/8 x 46 1/4 in.)
Entitled and signed by the artist: chen, Zhang Ruo'ai jingji (respectfully painted/created by your servant)
Three seals of the artist: Chen Ai, Hui Hao, Lian Xue
Thirteen collectors' seals, including:
Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795): Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao;
Emperor Jiaqing (r. 1796-1820): Jia Qing Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Shi Qu Bao Ji, San Xi Tang Jing Jian Xi, Yi Zi Sun, Jia Qing Jian Shang (complete set of five seals), Bao Ji San Bian;
Emperor Xuantong (r. 1909-1911): Xuan Tong Yu Lan Shi Bao, Xuan Tong Jian Shang, Wu Yi Zhai Jing Jian Xi
Three Friends of the Winter
Handscroll, ink on paper
28.2 x 119 cm (11 1/8 x 46 1/4 in.)
Entitled and signed by the artist: chen, Zhang Ruo'ai jingji (respectfully painted/created by your servant)
Three seals of the artist: Chen Ai, Hui Hao, Lian Xue
Thirteen collectors' seals, including:
Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795): Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao;
Emperor Jiaqing (r. 1796-1820): Jia Qing Yu Lan Zhi Bao, Shi Qu Bao Ji, San Xi Tang Jing Jian Xi, Yi Zi Sun, Jia Qing Jian Shang (complete set of five seals), Bao Ji San Bian;
Emperor Xuantong (r. 1909-1911): Xuan Tong Yu Lan Shi Bao, Xuan Tong Jian Shang, Wu Yi Zhai Jing Jian Xi
Artwork auctioned at 15 times the upper estimate price
When the work Three Friends of The Winter by Zhang Ruo'Ai was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 800,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 15 times as high at HKD 12,440,000.00 (€ 1,361,119.59). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Zhang Ruo'Ai; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Autumn Landscape sold at auction in May 2016 with the realized price of HKD 18,040,000.00 (€ 2,085,090.26).
Kunstwerk zum 15-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Three Friends of The Winter von Zhang Ruo'Ai im November 2005 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 800.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 12.440.000,00 (€ 1.361.119,59) mehr als 15-mal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Zhang Ruo'Ai; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Autumn Landscape im Mai 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 18.040.000,00 (€ 2.085.090,26).
Zhang Ruo'Ai - Auction history
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