US EditionChinese calligraphy album fetches more than $1 million at auction
The Yuan dynasty album, once owned by the Qianlong emperor, sold for $1,081,250, marking the highest price achieved at Heffel's 25-year online auction.
- On Thursday in Toronto, a centuries-old Chinese calligraphy album fetched more than $1 million at auction, closing at $1,081,250 including the buyer's premium.
- The album's provenance traces to the Qianlong emperor's palace collection and was discovered by Yin's team after being invited to Wang's family home earlier this year.
- The auction house had estimated the 37-page album, adorned with silk brocade covering wooden frames, would sell for between $20,000 and $30,000.
- April Yin, Asian art specialist, said she could not reveal the buyer's identity due to client confidentiality and that the auction attracted buyers worldwide.
- Given the album's imperial provenance, Yin's team discovered it earlier in 2025 in the Qianlong emperor's palace collection, highlighting its cultural value and Zhao Mengfu's significance.
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Chinese Calligraphy Album Fetches More Than $1 Million at Toronto Auction
A centuries-old calligraphy album that was once part of the Chinese emperor’s royal collection and found in a Canadian basement has fetched more than $1 million at a Canadian auction, many times its projected sale price. Heffel Fine Art Auction House said the “extremely rare” ink on silk calligraphy album was created by Zhao Mengfu, who was a distinguished Chinese calligrapher and painter during the Yuan dynasty, which is the only Mongol-led Imp…
Chinese calligraphy album found in Canadian basement fetches more than $1 million at auction
A centuries-old calligraphy album that was once part of the Chinese emperor’s royal collection and found in a Canadian basement has fetched more than $1 million at a Canadian auction, many times its projected sale price.
Winnipeg Free Press
Chinese calligraphy album fetches more than $1 million at auction
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TORONTO — A centuries-old calligraphy album, which belonged to the Chinese imperial collection and was discovered in a Canadian cellar, was awarded more than $1 million at an auction in Canada, several times its estimate. Heffel Fine Art stated that this "extremely rare" calligraphy album, made in ink on silk, was the work of Zhao Mengfu, a renowned Chinese calligrapher and painter of the Yuan dynasty, the only Chinese imperial dynasty of Mongol…
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