Zheng Fu
Calligraphy In Clerical Script
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 864
26. May - 26. May 2021
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 864
26. May - 26. May 2021
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 625.000 HKD
Price realised: 625.000 HKD
Description
Zheng Fu (1622-1693)
Album of forty-two leaves, ink on paper
26.5 x 12.2 cm. (10 3/8 x 4 ¾ in.)
Inscribed, signed and dated fourth month, guihai year (1683), with two seals of the artist
Seven collector’s seals: one of Ma Yuelu (1701-1761) and six of Deyi Xuan’s owner
Frontispiece by C. C. Wang (1907-2003), signed with two seals
Album of forty-two leaves, ink on paper
26.5 x 12.2 cm. (10 3/8 x 4 ¾ in.)
Inscribed, signed and dated fourth month, guihai year (1683), with two seals of the artist
Seven collector’s seals: one of Ma Yuelu (1701-1761) and six of Deyi Xuan’s owner
Frontispiece by C. C. Wang (1907-2003), signed with two seals
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Zheng Fu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2021. In the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy auction, the work Calligraphy In Clerical Script sold for HKD 625,000.00 (€ 66,067.33) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 300,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Zheng Fu - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Poems in Seal Script, which sold at auction in December this year for HKD 1,890,000.00 (€ 218,694.63).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Zheng Fu erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Calligraphy In Clerical Script für HKD 625.000,00 (€ 66.067,33) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 300.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Zheng Fu mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Poems in Seal Script beobachtet, die im Dezember diesen Jahres für HKD 1.890.000,00 (€ 218.694,63) versteigert wurde.
Zheng Fu - Auction history
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