Christie’s 2025 Spring Auctions Hong Kong Asian Art Week Chinese Paintings Auctions
From The Collection of | Singapore Bai Hong Lou Master Tan Keng Cheow QI BAISHI (1863-1957) Peaches & Flycatcher Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 90.3 x 46.3 cm. (35 ½ x 18 ¼ in.) Estimate: HK$1,000,000-2,000,000
HONG KONG – Christie’s is pleased to begin its first Hong Kong Asian Art Week in 2025 with two carefully curated sales: Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on 31 April, and Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings on 1 May.
The Chinese Painting Collection of Harold Wong DONG QICHANG (1555-1636) Secluded Residence in Autumn Forest Hanging scroll, ink on silk 251 × 148 cm. (98 ⅝ x 58 ⅝ in.) Estimate: HK$2,000,000-3,000,000
As the auction house of reference for prestigious collections worldwide, Christie’s Hong Kong will showcase fresh-to-market and rare artworks covering a wide range of subject matters and timeline from numerous exceptional private collections in the two Chinese Paintings auctions. These esteemed collections include selections from the Poon Family Collection, the collection of Singapore Bai Hong Lou Master Tan Keng Cheow, as well as properties formerly from the C. C. Wang Family Collection and the collection of Harold Wong; alongside two important Japanese collections of rare Chinese Classical paintings.
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings Sale Property From a Prestigious Asian Collection ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) In Search for Paradise Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper 109 × 54.5 cm. (42 ⅞ x 21 ½/ in.) Dated 1981 Estimate: HK$10.000.000-15.000.000/
Offering an extraordinary selection of over 300 remarkable and timeless masterpieces amassed by celebrated connoisseurs, these two live auctions showcase the immense value of the masterpieces and the history of collecting Chinese paintings and calligraphy through Christie’s renowned global platform.
From a Prominent Japanese Private Collection WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559)| Landscape for Wang Daqing Handscroll, ink and colour on paper 28 x 235 cm. (11 x 92 ½ in.) Dated 1522 Estimate: HK$4,000,000-6,000,000
Auction Previews:
Shanghai | 1 – 3 April | Christie’s Shanghai Art Space BUND ONE, 4/F, No.1 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road, Shanghai
Beijing | 6 – 7 April | Christie’s Beijing Art Space, No. 82, Jinbao Street, Dong Cheng District, Beijing
Taipei | 19 – 20 April | Taipei Marriott Hotel, Grand Space 3rd Floor, No. 199 Lequn 2nd Road, Taipei
Hong Kong | 25 April – 1 May | Christie’s New Asia Pacific Headquarters, 6th Floor, The Henderson, 2 Murray Road, Central
*Preview dates and venues subject to change; pre-registration required
Selections from the Poon Family Collection WANG DUO (1592-1652) Calligraphy in Cursive Script Hanging scroll, ink on satin 170.5 x 53.5 cm. (66 ⅝ x 21 ⅛ in.)| Estimate: HK$4,000,000-6,000,000|
Live Auctions:
Hong Kong
Lin Fengmian Paintings from the Van Roosbroeck Family Collection LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991) Lotus Lantern Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper 67 x 65.8 cm. (26 ⅜ x 25 ⅞ in.) Estimate: HK$1,800,000-2,800,000
Online Auction:
30 April – 14 May | Selection from the Chinese Painting Collection of Harold Wong
The Chinese Painting Collection of Harold Wong ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) Dark Dragon Ridge Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 141 x 74 cm. (55 / x 29 ⅛ in.) Dated 1965 Estimate: HK$1,500,000-2,500,000
Hong Kong 2025 Spring Auctions at Christie’s Asia Pacific Headquarters at The Henderson
28 – 29 March 2025: 20th/21st Century Evening and Day Sales
30 April – 2 May 2025: Asian Art Week
22 – 28 May 2025: Luxury Marquee Week
*Subject to change
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