Hua Yan Auction Prices and Value Guide

Hua Yan auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 229 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Hua Yan auction prices: quick answer

Hua Yan auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Hua Yan
Source records
229
Market update
2026-02-16

Hua Yan market snapshot

Hua Yan shows solid auction liquidity with 118 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $112,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-23.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (9.9% · 7 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (9.9% · 7 sales)
  • $10,000+ (80.3% · 57 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$32,760
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
10
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-23

Artist context

About Hua Yan

Hua Yan portrait
叶公绰辑，杨鹏秋摹绘。 · Public domain · Source

Born

1682

Died

1756

Nationality

Chinese

Also known as

Hua Yen, Qiu Yue, Qiuyue, Xinluo Shanren

Hua Yan (1682–1756) was a Chinese painter, draftsman, and calligrapher of the Qing dynasty. Born in Shanghang in Fujian province, he was associated with Yangzhou and later Hangzhou. Sources record his courtesy name as Qiu Yue and identify Xinluo Shanren as one of his best-known art names; his name is also romanized as Hua Yen. Hua Yan is commonly placed within the Yangzhou School and is often grouped with the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, although the collected institutional sources do not independently confirm that classification. Surviving descriptions associate his work with figures, animals, and flowers, alongside calligraphic practice. Collectors may therefore encounter his name in connection with Chinese paintings, drawings, and calligraphy, sometimes catalogued under alternate names or transliterations. Careful identity matching is especially important because inscriptions, catalogue records, and authority files may use different forms of his name.

Yangzhou SchoolEight Eccentrics of YangzhouPaintingDrawingCalligraphyFiguresAnimalsFlowers

Common works and media

Auction and appraisal contexts may include Chinese paintings and drawings depicting figures, animals, or flowers, as well as calligraphic works. Catalogues may identify the artist as Hua Yan or Hua Yen and may also reference his courtesy name, Qiu Yue, or the art name Xinluo Shanren. The source pack does not establish specific editions, print series, sculpture, ceramics, or poster production.

Market and appraisal context

Objects attributed to Hua Yan should be assessed first through careful artist identification and dating. His alternate romanization, Hua Yen, and recorded names such as Qiu Yue and Xinluo Shanren can appear in cataloguing and may affect entity matching. Relevant appraisal distinctions include whether an object is a painting, drawing, or calligraphic work and whether its subject belongs to the documented figure, animal, or flower categories. Attribution to the historical Qing-dynasty artist must be supported rather than inferred from a name alone. The collected source pack does not provide detailed auction-house cataloguing, realized prices, or artist-specific price trends, so no market direction or price expectation can be responsibly stated from this evidence alone.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Chinese paintings and drawings
  • Chinese calligraphy

Value drivers

  1. Medium and format, including whether an object is a painting, drawing, or calligraphic work
  2. Subject matter, including figures, animals, and flowers
  3. Date and supportable attribution to the Qing-dynasty artist Hua Yan

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no usable major-auction-house catalogue entry, realized-price history, or artist-specific market analysis.
  • The listed valuation factors are evidence-screening considerations, not price predictions.
  • Attribution should account for the artist's multiple romanized names, courtesy name, and art names.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Hua Yan

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Hua Yan worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Hua Yan artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.