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Chinese, 1912–2005

Qi Gong

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278results on record
79%sell-through
$22,500median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$692,483record in our coverage

Drawn from 278 recorded results (237 sold · 41 passed) across 4 auction houses, 2003–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$40K$81K$121K2003: $8.1K median, 3 sold2005: $10K median, 1 sold2006: $21K median, 1 sold2007: $43K median, 2 sold2008: $26K median, 2 sold2009: $22K median, 4 sold2011: $150K median, 2 sold2012: $45K median, 7 sold2013: $21K median, 7 sold2014: $19K median, 9 sold2015: $22K median, 10 sold2016: $29K median, 15 sold2017: $24K median, 21 sold2018: $26K median, 18 sold2019: $26K median, 17 sold2020: $13K median, 18 sold2021: $19K median, 32 sold2022: $18K median, 27 sold2023: $24K median, 11 sold2024: $25K median, 11 sold2025: $15K median, 12 sold2026: $11K median, 7 sold200320082013201820232026

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$22K$273$692K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
works on paper 86 97% $29,031

Medium is recorded for 86 of 278 results (31%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Pu Ru Qi Gong Pu Ru

$40K$81K$121K1998: $8.1K median1999: $5.2K median2000: $6.0K median2001: $4.2K median2003: $12K median2004: $11K median2005: $19K median2006: $11K median2007: $18K median2008: $17K median2009: $27K median2010: $40K median2011: $48K median2012: $39K median2013: $35K median2014: $32K median2015: $27K median2016: $29K median2017: $30K median2018: $31K median2019: $24K median2020: $18K median2021: $14K median2022: $19K median2023: $29K median2024: $22K median2025: $13K median2026: $13K median2003: $8.1K median2005: $10K median2006: $21K median2007: $43K median2008: $26K median2009: $22K median2011: $150K median2012: $45K median2013: $21K median2014: $19K median2015: $22K median2016: $29K median2017: $24K median2018: $26K median2019: $26K median2020: $13K median2021: $19K median2022: $18K median2023: $24K median2024: $25K median2025: $15K median2026: $11K median19982005201220192026
MetricQi GongPu Ru
Median result$22,500$25,000
Record price $692,483 $2,803,178
Results on record2782,058
Years active at auction 2003–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Pu RuZhang DaqianQi BaishiWu Changshuo

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

83/ 100
  • Sell-through79%
  • Meets estimate81%
  • Market depth278 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Bonhams 139 71% $7,500 0.86×
Christie's 86 97% $30,375 —
Sotheby's 52 100% $35,354 1.77×
Heritage Auctions 1 100% $1,375 —

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 279 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 41 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2021·06 Poem in Running Script $6,444–$10,311 Bonhams
2021·06 Poem in Running Script $6,444–$10,311 Bonhams
2021·06 Calligraphy in Running Script $7,733–$10,311 Bonhams
2021·05 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $10,307–$12,883 Christie's
2021·05 Calligraphy Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper $12,883–$19,325 Christie's
2021·05 Eight Characters Calligraphic Couplet in Standard Script Each scroll measures 368.5 x 46 cm. (145 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.) $154,601–$193,251 Christie's
2021·05 Calligraphy Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper $15,460–$25,767 Christie's
2021·05 Calligraphy in Running Script Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper $12,883–$19,325 Christie's
2021·05 Calligraphic Couplet Each scroll measures 89.5 x 16 cm. (35 ¼ x 6 ¼ in.) $19,325–$25,767 Christie's
2021·04 Bamboo and Rock 雨後新篁 $20,611–$28,340 Sotheby's
2021·04 Mao Zedong's Poem in Caoshu 草書毛澤東詞 $10,305–$15,458 Sotheby's
2021·02 Poems in Running Script $5,160–$7,740 Bonhams
2021·02 Studio Name in Running Script $3,225–$4,515 Bonhams
2021·02 Poem in Running Script $3,225–$4,515 Bonhams
2021·02 River Landscape $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2021·02 Red Bamboo; Poem in Running Script $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2020·12 Red Bamboo, Orchids, and Rocks, 1980 $2,500–$3,500 Bonhams
2020·12 Red Bamboo and Rock $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2020·12 Calligraphy in Running Script $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2020·12 Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2020·12 Calligraphy in Running Script $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2020·12 Sudio Name in Regular-Running Script $3,870–$6,450 Bonhams
2020·12 Bamboo; Calligraphy in Running Script $3,225–$4,515 Bonhams
2020·12 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $10,320–$12,900 Christie's
2020·11 Poems in Running Script $32,252–$45,153 Bonhams
2020·11 Rock and Red Bamboo; Poem in Running Script $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2020·11 Calligraphy in Running Script $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2020·11 Red Bamboo and Rock $7,741–$10,321 Bonhams
2020·11 Poem in Running Script $2,580–$3,870 Bonhams
2020·10 landscape after mi fu 仿米家山水 $23,225–$32,257 Sotheby's
2020·10 bamboo grove by the rocks 翠竹絳石 $51,612–$77,417 Sotheby's
2020·07 Calligraphy in Running Script Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper $7,742–$10,322 Christie's
2020·07 Poem in Running Script $6,452–$9,032 Bonhams
2020·07 Poem in Running Script $1,290–$2,581 Bonhams
2020·07 White Lotus $3,871–$6,452 Bonhams
2020·07 Poem in Running Script $3,871–$6,452 Bonhams
2020·06 Poem in Running Script $3,871–$6,452 Bonhams
2020·06 Red Bamboo and Rocks $3,871–$6,452 Bonhams
2020·06 Red Bamboo $2,581–$3,871 Bonhams
2020·06 Calligraphy in Running Script $3,871–$6,452 Bonhams
2019·12 Bamboo and Rock, 1987 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2019·11 Ink Bamboo Hanging scroll, ink on paper $7,666–$10,221 Christie's
2019·11 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $12,776–$19,164 Christie's
2019·11 Grapes Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper $38,328–$51,104 Christie's
2019·11 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $5,110–$7,665 Christie's
2019·11 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $4,471–$7,027 Christie's
2019·10 Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script $12,747–$19,121 Bonhams
2019·10 Bamboo and Rocks $101,979–$152,969 Bonhams
2019·10 Calligraphy in Running Script $5,099–$7,648 Bonhams
2019·10 Landscape, 1941 $101,979–$152,969 Bonhams
2019·10 bamboo in red $15,297–$22,945 Sotheby's
2019·10 calligraphy in xingshu $10,198–$12,747 Sotheby's
2019·09 Grapes, 1983 $8,000–$12,000 Bonhams
2019·06 Couplet of Calligraphy in Running Script $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2019·05 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $10,193–$15,290 Christie's
2019·05 Calligraphy Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper $7,645–$10,193 Christie's
2019·04 Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script $7,644–$10,192 Bonhams
2019·04 Poem in Regular Script $10,192–$12,741 Bonhams
2019·04 Calligraphy in Running Script $5,096–$7,644 Bonhams
2019·04 calligraphy in xingshu $7,643–$10,191 Sotheby's
2019·04 calligraphy couplet in xingshu $22,930–$31,848 Sotheby's
2019·04 calligraphy $15,287–$22,930 Sotheby's
2019·03 Couplet in Regular Script $6,000–$8,000 Bonhams
2018·11 Calligraphy Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on gold-flecked paper $15,329–$28,103 Christie's
2018·11 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $12,774–$19,161 Christie's
2018·11 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $12,774–$19,161 Christie's
2018·11 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper $12,774–$19,161 Christie's
2018·11 Calligraphy in Running Script $726–$1,453 Bonhams
2018·10 poetry in xingshu $12,763–$19,144 Sotheby's
2018·10 calligraphy in xingshu $10,210–$15,315 Sotheby's
2018·10 Poem in Running Script $38,326–$63,876 Bonhams
2018·10 Calligraphy in Regular Script $6,388–$10,220 Bonhams
2018·10 Five Poems in Running Script $102,201–$153,302 Bonhams
2018·09 calligraphy in running script $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2018·09 Grapes, 1983 $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2018·06 Calligraphy in Running Script, 1984 $3,500–$4,500 Bonhams
2018·06 Two Studies of Bamboo, 1983 $2,500–$3,500 Bonhams
2018·06 Flowers in Ming style, 1985 $3,500–$5,000 Bonhams
2018·06 Calligraphy in Running Script $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2018·04 Poem in Running Script $10,193–$15,289 Bonhams
2018·04 Poem in Running Script $12,741–$19,111 Bonhams
2018·03 landscape $20,000–$40,000 Sotheby's
2018·03 calligraphy in running script $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2018·03 wang anshi's poems in running script $15,000–$25,000 Sotheby's
2018·03 red bamboo $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2018·03 poem in running script $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2017·11 Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on patterned paper $12,818–$25,636 Christie's
2017·11 Calligraphy in Running Script Hanging scroll, ink on paper $15,382–$23,072 Christie's
2017·11 Calligraphy Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper $7,691–$10,254 Christie's
2017·11 Poem in Running Script $44,861–$64,086 Bonhams
2017·11 Bamboo and Rock Hanging scroll, ink on paper $7,690–$10,254 Christie's
2017·10 Two Studies of Bamboo, 1983 $3,500–$5,000 Bonhams
2017·10 Calligraphy in Xingshu $19,202–$25,603 Sotheby's
2017·09 Calligraphy in Running Script $6,000–$8,000 Sotheby's
2017·09 Calligraphy in Running Script $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2017·09 Bamboo and Poems in Running Script $2,000–$4,000 Sotheby's
2017·09 Landscape Album of ten leaves, ink and color on paper $4,000–$6,000 Christie's
2017·09 Red Bamboo, 1983 $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2017·09 Calligraphy in Running Script, 1987 $6,000–$8,000 Bonhams
2017·06 Calligraphy and Flower and Insects $4,500–$6,000 Bonhams

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