Hoang Tich Chu's Auction Record Jumps 175%
3 min read · 30 Mar 2026
La Haute-Région du Tonkin (Tonkinese Upper Region). Image courtesy of Christie's
Hoang Tich Chu, La Haute-Région du Tonkin (Tonkinese Upper Region) (1950) sold for $940,700 (HKD7.37m), more than four and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in Hong Kong on March 28. The lacquer on panel work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $620,000, a 175% rise.
Paysage Vietnamien, Vue sur la pagode Chu â Thây (paravent 3 feuilles (1941). Sold for $206,800 in 2021. Image courtesy of Bérard-Jeanroy-Rousselot
The artist’s previous auction record was set by the same work, selling for $320,700 at Christie's on December 02, 2021.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 28, 2026 | La Haute-Région du Tonkin (Tonkinese Upper Region) | $940,700 | 193 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
December 02, 2021 | La Haute-Région du Tonkin (Tonkinese Upper Region) | $320,700 | 55 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
September 18, 2021 | Paysage Vietnamien, Vue sur la pagode Chu â Thây (paravent 3 feuilles | $206,800 | 85 % | Bérard-Jeanroy-Rousselot | Lyon |
November 25, 2018 | Paysage Du Tonkin (tonkinese Landscape) | $111,800 | - | Christie's | Hong Kong |
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