Ancient Chinese Calligraphy Piece Sells for $64 million

0 Comments 02 July 2010

Share |

A calligraphy masterpiece by Huang Tingjian sold at auction for $64 million – a record for a Chinese work of art.

The handscroll from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) features a calligraphic representation of an epigraph originally composed by Wei Zheng, a famous Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) chancellor.

From Luxury Insider

August 19, 2010 -- What Recession? China Has Money to Burn
August 16, 2010 -- China overtakes Japan as World’s 2nd Biggest Economy
July 10, 2010 -- Harrods coming to Shanghai
July 10, 2010 -- Apple Opens Shanghai Store with Eye on Expanding Sales in China
June 23, 2010 -- Limited Edition Absolut Taps Chinese Culture, Contemporary Art
May 18, 2010 -- Luxury Four Seasons Hotel to Expand in China‎
January 6, 2010 -- Hermès To Launch Chinese Luxury Brand
November 9, 2009 -- Emerging markets full luxury auto sales
November 1, 2009 -- Louis Vuitton hunts for untapped markets
October 28, 2009 -- Beijing Wine Classic Debuts

Tags: Calligraphy, China, Huang Tingjian

Author

Mack

Mack - who has written 2074 posts on Pursuitist.

Blogs about all things lux.

Contact the author

« New iPad Cover from Béatrice Amblard

Apple Issues Statement On iPhone 4 Reception issue »

Share your view

Last visitors

Ancient Chinese Calligraphy Piece Sells for $64 million

Related Posts:

Mack

Post a comment

Like Luxury?

Become a Pursuitist:

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Browse: