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Zhang Zhao - Calligraphy after Mi Fu

Zhang Zhao

Calligraphy after Mi Fu

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1727
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
ZHANG ZHAO (1691-1745)
Calligraphy after Mi Fu
Handscroll, ink on paper
26.3 x 260 cm. (10 3/8 x 102 3/8 in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated dingsi year of the Qianlong era (1737)
Thirteen collectors' seals including nine of Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), one of Emperor Jiaqing (1760-1820), two of Chen Kuilin (1855-1928) and one of other

A top price for Zhang Zhao

When the work Calligraphy after Mi Fu by Zhang Zhao was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2011, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 900,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 19 times as high at HKD 17,460,000.00 (€ 1,670,335.24). This high result makes Calligraphy after Mi Fu the most expensive artwork by Zhang Zhao that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Zhang Zhao

Als die Arbeit Calligraphy after Mi Fu von Zhang Zhao im November 2011 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 900.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 17.460.000,00 (€ 1.670.335,24) mehr als 19-mal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Calligraphy after Mi Fu zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Zhang Zhao, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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