Zheng Shan
Gathering Place For Ci Poets, For Xu Zeng, 1861-1897
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy III, Lot 9
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2021
The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy III, Lot 9
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Zheng Shan (1811-1897)
Gathering Place for Ci Poets, for Xu Zeng, 1861-1897
Horizontal handscroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed by the artist, with a dedication to Maisun (Xu Zeng, 1822-1903) and dated dingyou and signed Zheng Shan with an artist's seal Xuehu, a frontispiece in seal script calligraphy by Yi Nianzeng (1790-1861) dedicated to Maisun and signed Yi Nianzeng with a calligrapher's seal, mounted with four sheets of eleven calligraphic colophons by Huang Xieqing (1805-1864), Hu Yizan (1831-after 1897), Lin Shu (1852-1924) and Zhao Zhiqian (1829-1884), among others.
10 5/8 x 34 5/8in (27 x 88cm), the painting only
Gathering Place for Ci Poets, for Xu Zeng, 1861-1897
Horizontal handscroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed by the artist, with a dedication to Maisun (Xu Zeng, 1822-1903) and dated dingyou and signed Zheng Shan with an artist's seal Xuehu, a frontispiece in seal script calligraphy by Yi Nianzeng (1790-1861) dedicated to Maisun and signed Yi Nianzeng with a calligrapher's seal, mounted with four sheets of eleven calligraphic colophons by Huang Xieqing (1805-1864), Hu Yizan (1831-after 1897), Lin Shu (1852-1924) and Zhao Zhiqian (1829-1884), among others.
10 5/8 x 34 5/8in (27 x 88cm), the painting only
A top price for Zheng Shan
When the work Gathering Place For Ci Poets, For Xu Zeng, 1861-1897 by Zheng Shan was auctioned at Bonhams in New York in September 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 7,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at USD 52,812.50 (€ 45,618.47). This high result makes Gathering Place For Ci Poets, For Xu Zeng, 1861-1897 the most expensive artwork by Zheng Shan that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Zheng Shan
Als die Arbeit Gathering Place For Ci Poets, For Xu Zeng, 1861-1897 von Zheng Shan im September 2021 bei Bonhams in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 7.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 52.812,50 (€ 45.618,47) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Gathering Place For Ci Poets, For Xu Zeng, 1861-1897 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Zheng Shan, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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