Zhou Zhimeng 〈Hundred Flowers Picture Scroll〉 was estimated before auction. It started at 88,000,000 yuan on site, and finally dropped the hammer for 129,000,000 yuan, and a commission of 148,350,000 yuan, creating the highest price record for Zhou Zhimeng's auction of works.
At the end of 2021, the top ten sky-high-priced Chinese calligraphy and painting auctions jointly planned by CANS Art News and Auction Yearbooks in accordance with the top ten sky-high-priced Chinese calligraphy and painting auctions jointly planned in previous years. What makes people's eyes shine is that there are seven items worth over 100 million yuan on the list, and the results can even be compared with the popularity of 425.5 million yuan in , China Guardian Auction , Qi Baishi , "Pine and Cypress High Picture , Seal Script Four-character Couple" in 2016. It even reminds people of the anxiety of the bidding for Hong Kong Sotheby's "Taoyuan Picture" for HK$271 million. When time and space are slightly reversed, it is the scene where Xu Yang's "Preventing Western Regions Prize Prize" was sold for RMB 414 million.
Top Chinese artworks / Top Chinese calligraphy and paintings / Top Chinese ancient calligraphy and paintings 1
Xu Yang Presented prisoners' rituals in pacifying the Western Regions, colored hand-rolled on paper
BP Beijing Poly 2021/06/06 Lot 1935 43 x 1865 cm
RMB 414,000,000
Xu Yang's "Peace of Prisoners' rituals in pacifying the Western Regions", sold for 414 million yuan, is the only Chinese artwork to rank among the top ten auctions in the world in 2021.
June 6, 2021, Beijing Poly 2021 Spring Auction [Looking at the Higher Higher - Ancient Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Night Field] lifted a hammer, which was the highlight of the ancient calligraphy and painting auction in 2021. A total of 65 works by famous artists such as Xu Yang, Yang Weizhen, Jin Tingbiao, Bada Shanren, Shi Tao, Hongren, Shen Zhou , etc. After more than 4 hours of auction, it finally won 907 million yuan; one piece exceeded 10 million yuan, and another 12 pieces sold more than 10 million yuan, and more than half of the lots sold exceed the overvalued price. The items sold for over 10 million yuan were Xu Yang's "Presenting Prisoners' Gifts" for 414 million yuan. This 100 million yuan item, which once hit a sky-high price in 2009, was once one of the symbols of the entry of the "100 million yuan era" of Chinese art. This huge piece of art appeared again, bringing people back to the solemn and grand moment when the Zhungeer tribe was pacified and returned to the court during the Qianlong period. The solemn and grand moment when the prisoners declared sovereignty was offered. On the 18.65-meter scroll, there were more than 8,000 people in the picture, which was portrayed in detail by the author Xu Yang. After nearly 70 rounds of bidding for additional bids, Yang Weizhen's "Huyuexuan Ji" in the same game ended up at RMB 78.5 million, which was awarded by a telephone entrusted buyer, and ranked among the top ten sky-high prices of Chinese calligraphy and painting auctions in 2021 with a transaction price of RMB 90.275 million. Yang Weizhen, a Yuan Dynasty writer and calligrapher, who is known as the "Three Sages of Zhuji" together with Wang Mian and Chen Hongshou, has very few works. Beijing Poly auctions the artistic director of ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting Li Xuesong , and believes that "In recent years, there has been no important original works of Yang Weizhen's calligraphy, which lacks a fuse. After this record-breaking Yang Weizhen's "Huyuexuan Record", it will surely lead to a wave of research on the communication between Yang Weizhen and Yuan Dynasty literati."
Top 10 Chinese calligraphy and painting / Top 1
Yang Weizhen's "Huyuexuan Record"
Ink and Painting 5 pages
BP Beijing Poly 2021/06/06 Lot 1917 33 x 25.5 (10) cm 1369
RMB 90,275,000 Yuan
China Guardian Autumn [Grand View - Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Treasures Night·Modern and Modern] special session sold more than 628 million yuan. Zhang Daqian's "Autumn Xi Picture" ranked 2 top ten sky-high prices for Chinese calligraphy and painting auctions with RMB 195 million. This work won the championship of modern calligraphy and painting in 2021. [Grand View──A Night of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings·Ancient] Zhou Zhimian's "Hundred Flowers Picture Scroll" was sold for RMB 148.35 million, setting a record for the highest price auction of Zhou Zhimian's works and is the top 5 lots on the list. Zhou Zhimian has created many "Hundred Flowers Picture Scrolls" in his life, and has collected them in public institutions such as Beijing Palace Museum, Hebei Provincial Museum, and Shanghai Museum. Just in terms of size, this "Hundred Flowers Picture Scroll" can be regarded as the longest and most magnificent among its works of the same subject.
Top Chinese artworks 4 / Top Chinese calligraphy and paintings 2 / Top Chinese modern calligraphy and paintings 1
Zhang Daqian Qiuxi pictures colored mirror heart on paper
GD China Guardian 2021/12/10 Lot 297 88 x 183 cm 1978
RMB 195,500,000 yuan
Chinese artworks Top 9 / Top Chinese calligraphy and paintings 5 / Top Chinese ancient calligraphy and paintings 2
Weekly crown Hundred flowers scroll
Colored paper hand scroll
GD China Guardian 2021/12/12 Lot 1194 32 x 1717 cm
RMB 148,350,000
Observe the top ten sky-high-priced Chinese calligraphy and painting rankings in 2021, and top calligraphy and painting works have appeared in all major auction houses. In the modern and modern calligraphy and painting sector, Zhang Daqian's splashing fine products performed well in 2021, with four items on the list. Qi Baishi's "Guangfeng Picture" presented by Huayi International (Beijing) Autumn Auction and Fu Baoshi's "Hotel of Willow Shade" for Poly auction , respectively. While confirming the stability and high popularity of ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting, we also found that the irreversible downward trend of the modern and contemporary Chinese calligraphy and painting market after the epidemic. In other words, the ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting market is not affected by the external environment, and the advantages and disadvantages of the achievements lie in the collection circle and even the lot itself. However, modern and modern calligraphy and painting have not yet been able to get out of the post-epidemic adjustment situation. This is a reality that all participants in the calligraphy and painting market must face in 2021.
Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 9-2 / Modern and modern Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 5-2
Qi Baishi Guangfeng Fengpai
Colored silk album
HBJ Huayi International (Beijing) 2021/12/11 Lot 53 25.5 x 32.5 (16) cm 1921
RMB 92,000,000 yuan
Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 8 / Modern and modern Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 4
Fu Baoshi made a willow-shaded lady picture for Luo Shihui
Colored paper vertical scroll
BP Beijing Poly 2021/12/03 Lot 3555 73.7 x 42 cm 1945
RMB 97,750,000
It is worth mentioning that Beijing Poly Xu Yang's "Presenting Prisoners in the Western Regions" was sold for RMB 414 million. This is the only Chinese artwork in the global auction to rank among the top ten of the global auctions. Here, we are more looking forward to the performance of Chinese calligraphy and painting in the global art market in 2022. (Text/Nana)
Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 6 / Ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 3
Listening to the Spring Picture of Shitao Mountain Foothill
Ink and Wash Paper Vertical Roll
RB Beijing Rongbao 2021/06/19 Lot 342 222.5 x 72.8 cm 1693
RMB 120,750,000 yuan
Chinese artwork Top 6 / Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 3 / Modern and modern Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 2
Zhang Daqian Spring clouds and Xiaoami
splashing colored paper frame
S Sotheby's 2021/10/11 Lot 3065 100.5 x 140 cm 1968
HKD 214,631,000
Chinese artworks Top 7 / Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 4 / Chinese modern calligraphy and painting Top 3
Zhang Daqian Bifeng Ancient Temple
Colored gold paper vertical scroll
C Christie's 2021/05/24 Lot 22 127.7 x 63 cm 1967
209,100,000 Hong Kong dollar
Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 7 / Chinese ancient calligraphy and painting Top 4
Hongren calligraphy and painting book
Colored Paper 19th Book
S Sotheby's 2021/04/19 Lot 3076 18.7 x 13 (19) cm
Hong Kong dollars 128,456,000
Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 9-1 / Modern and modern Chinese calligraphy and painting Top 5-1
Daqian Songfeng Xiaoami Picture
Colored Paper Mirror Heart
HBJ Huayi International (Beijing) 2021/12/11 Lot 60 186.5 x 95.5 cm 1969
RMB 92,000,000 Yuan
Source: "CANS Art News" "Contemporary Art News"
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