Scholar Playing Musical Instrument

Zeng Houxi (Chinese, 1916–1999)

$500 hammer

≈ £395≈ €459 Show prices also in

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Medium: Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “Ink and color on paper, signed, sealed and”
Support: Paper
Signed / inscribed: Signed, sealed and
Category: Drawings
Dimensions: 27 7/8 in. x 22 5/8 in.
Auction house: Sloans & Kenyon
Sale: November Estate Catalogue Auction (115)
Date: November 12, 2016
Location: Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Lot: 89
Estimate: $800 – $1,000 (≈ £632 – £790) (≈ €734 – €917)
Source: Auction house sloansandkenyon.com ↗
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2014 and 2016 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

Jun 21, 2014 · Sloans & Kenyon
Auction of Asian, Antiques and Art, lot 314
Bought in / unsold · est. $1,000 – $1,200
As catalogued
Zeng Houxi, “Scholar Playing Musical Instrument”
Ink and color on paper, signed, sealed and
27 7/8 in. x 22 5/8 in.
Nov 12, 2016 · Sloans & Kenyon this result
November Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 89
Sold $500Sign up to see · est. $800 – $1,000
As catalogued
Zeng Houxi, “Scholar Playing Musical Instrument”
Ink and color on paper, signed, sealed and
27 7/8 in. x 22 5/8 in.

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