Zhao Zhichen
Seven-character Couplet in Clerical Script
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 874
27. May - 27. May 2013
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 874
27. May - 27. May 2013
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 HKD
Price realised: 100.000 HKD
Price realised: 100.000 HKD
Description
ZHAO ZHICHEN (1781-1852)
Seven-character Couplet in Clerical Script
A pair of hanging scrolls,
ink on paper
Each scroll measures 132.5 x 29 cm. (52 1/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist (2)
- PROPERTY OF A CHINESE COLLECTOR IN NORTH AMERICA
Seven-character Couplet in Clerical Script
A pair of hanging scrolls,
ink on paper
Each scroll measures 132.5 x 29 cm. (52 1/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Signed, with two seals of the artist (2)
- PROPERTY OF A CHINESE COLLECTOR IN NORTH AMERICA
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Zhao Zhichen achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2013. In the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy auction, the work Seven-character Couplet in Clerical Script sold for HKD 100,000.00 (€ 9,916.85) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 50,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Zhao Zhichen - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Couplet In Clerical Script, which sold at auction in September 2013 for USD 30,000.00 (€ 22,164.76).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Zhao Zhichen erzielte im Mai 2013 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Seven-character Couplet in Clerical Script für HKD 100.000,00 (€ 9.916,85) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 50.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Zhao Zhichen mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Couplet In Clerical Script beobachtet, die im September 2013 für USD 30.000,00 (€ 22.164,76) versteigert wurde.
Zhao Zhichen - Auction history
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