Fu Shan - Seven-Character Poem In Cursive Script

Fu Shan

Seven-Character Poem In Cursive Script

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
The Su Zhu An Collection of Chinese Paintings and Inkstones (Paintings Section), Lot 1132
25. Nov - 25. Nov 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
FU SHAN (1605-1690)
Seven-character Poem in Cursive Script
Hanging scroll
ink on satin
187 x 49.5 cm. (73 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Three collector's seals of Gao Peilan (19th Century)
TRANSLATION OF THE POEM:
Willows cover the shallow sand, Herbs and mushrooms blend with water chestnuts. A lone wild goose has just arrived, And is standing on the river shore.
- The Su Zhu An Collection

A top price for Fu Shan

When the work Seven-Character Poem In Cursive Script by Fu Shan was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2013, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 2,000,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at HKD 12,040,000.00 (€ 1,141,525.80). This high result makes Seven-Character Poem In Cursive Script the most expensive artwork by Fu Shan that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Fu Shan

Als die Arbeit Seven-Character Poem In Cursive Script von Fu Shan im November 2013 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 2.000.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 12.040.000,00 (€ 1.141.525,80) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Seven-Character Poem In Cursive Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Fu Shan, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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