Rare Chinese calligraphy scroll resurfaces after 81 years, sells for US$22.6 million
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Fri, 9 October 2026Sun, 11 October 2026
What it is about
Yu ShinanChina GuardianHong KongHong Kong Convention and Exhibition CentreZhu PeierMi FuEmperor TaizongYang RenkaiWang XizhiGuardian Hong KongDong QichangJin YunchangPalace MuseumGuardian Art CentreExhibition CentreHong Kong ConventionSouth China Morning PostShanghai, Shanghai, ChinaBeijing, Beijing, ChinaQianlong, Sichuan, China
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
South China Morning Post
thestar.com.my
9 Oct, 02:00over 3 days11 Oct, 19:41
How it spread - 2 original reports
Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post02:00first to report
A rare work of Chinese calligraphy long presumed destroyed in the chaos of 1945 only to resurface 81 years later, fetched HK$177.45 million (US$22.6 million) in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The work called Jishi Tie, or Accumulated Time Letter, by early Tang dynasty (618-907) calligrapher Yu Shinan, went under the hammer at China Guardian Hong Kong’s autumn auction at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It fetched HK$155 million at the hammer, with the final price including the buyer’s...
Sun, 11 October 2026
1 report- thestar.com.my19:41
'Priceless classic' by early Tang dynasty calligrapher Yu Shinan is snapped up at auction in Hong Kong