Chinese, 1867–1938
Wang Zhen
388results on record
75%sell-through
$12,944median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$610,919record in our coverage
Drawn from 388 recorded results (345 sold · 43 passed) across 4 auction houses, 1998–2026. 4 upcoming lots 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
Where does a value land in this market?
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.
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
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 148 | 93% | $12,825 |
| sculpture | 13 | 86% | $19,227 |
| other | 4 | n/a | $7,084 |
| painting | 3 | 100% | $10,075 |
Medium is recorded for 168 of 388 results (43%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pu Ru Wang Zhen Pu Ru
| Metric | Wang Zhen | Pu Ru |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $12,944 | $25,000 |
| Record price | $610,919 | $2,803,178 |
| Results on record | 388 | 2,058 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pu RuZhang DaqianQi BaishiWu Changshuo
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
83/ 100
- Sell-through75%
- Meets estimate87%
- Market depth388 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
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 144 | 100% | $12,825 | — |
| Sotheby's | 140 | 90% | $18,149 | 1.21× |
| Bonhams | 101 | 64% | $6,875 | 1.00× |
| Heritage Auctions | 4 | 50% | $1,556 | — |
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 393 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 43 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·09 | Calligraphy in Running Script, 1929 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·08 | Crow on Barren Tree | Hanging scroll, ink on paper | $2,550–$5,100 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·08 | Wisteria and Mandarin Ducks | $2,821–$4,231 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | 王震 菊石圖；鄭孝胥 行書節錄〈文心雕龍〉| Wang Zhen, Red Chrysanthemums by Rock | ink and colour on paper, folding fan | $1,021–$2,043 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2026·06 | 王震 劉海戱蟾 | Wang Zhen, Liu Hai with Toad | ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll | $5,362–$7,659 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2026·04 | Waterfall | Hanging scroll, ink on satin | $7,656–$10,208 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | Moonlit Flowers for Longevity | $10,208–$19,141 | Christie's | |||
| 2026·04 | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | $1,021–$1,914 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·04 | Old Man Holding Wine Pot | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $6,380–$10,208 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | Sparrow; Calligraphy in Running Script, 1922 | $766–$1,021 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·04 | God of Longevity, 1920 | $6,381–$10,209 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·04 | Crane and Pine, 1925 | $6,381–$12,761 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·04 | 王震 荷塘群燕圖 | Wang Zhen, Swallows Over a Lotus Pond | ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll | $19,150–$31,917 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2026·03 | Amitabha, 1936 | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·02 | God of Longevity | Hanging Scroll, ink and colour on paper | $2,558–$3,837 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Immortal from the South | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $6,434–$9,008 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Fishing | Handscroll, ink on paper | $7,721–$10,295 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Bodhidharma, 1936 | $3,861–$6,435 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Zhong Kui; Poems in Running Script, 1898 | $3,218–$4,505 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Chicken and Flowers, 1931 | $3,861–$6,435 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Calligraphy in Running Script, 1926 | $5,148–$7,722 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Lotus | $2,574–$3,861 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | 王震 無量壽佛 | Wang Zhen, Red Robe Amitabha | $12,850–$25,700 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | 王震 淵明愛菊 | Wang Zhen, Tao Yuanming | $5,140–$10,280 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Figure under the pine tree | $330–$528 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·08 | Autumn Chrysanthemum | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $1,924–$3,207 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·08 | Peony and Rock | $1,911–$3,185 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Peony | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | 王震 無量壽佛 | Wang Zhen, Buddha | $5,351–$7,645 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·06 | 王震 荷塘翠鳥 | Wang Zhen, Kingfisher by Lotus | $5,351–$7,645 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·05 | Pomegranate and Plant | Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper | $2,563–$3,844 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Pine Trees | Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on silk | $23,207–$36,099 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Landscape | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $15,471–$23,207 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Landscape | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $15,471–$23,207 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Poems in Running Script | $6,445–$10,311 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·04 | Goldfish and Wisteria, 1922 | $5,156–$7,733 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·04 | Buddha, 1922 | $10,311–$15,467 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·04 | 王震 龍燈喜見舊元宵 | Wang Zhen, Dragon Dance | $7,738–$19,344 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·04 | 王震 顏秋月畫趣圖 | Wang Zhen, Appreciating Painting | $10,317–$25,793 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·02 | Chrysanthemum | $257–$514 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Willow and Birds | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $2,572–$3,858 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·12 | Calligraphy in Cursive Script – Crane | Hanging scroll, ink on paper | $2,572–$5,144 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·12 | Chicken and Rock | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $2,572–$3,858 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Viewing the Falls in a Mountain Pavilion | $5,139–$7,708 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Amitayus, 1921 | $5,139–$7,708 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Calligraphy in Running Script, 1928 | $5,139–$10,278 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | 王震 道行啞然 | Wang Zhen, Man with a Dog | $3,599–$7,197 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | 王震 無量壽佛 | Wang Zhen, Amitabha | $10,282–$20,564 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | 王震 盜酒圖 | Wang Zhen, Alcohol Lover | $3,599–$7,197 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·09 | Peony | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·08 | Wisteria and Mandarin Ducks | $1,026–$1,923 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·08 | Temple in Mountains, 1935 | $3,847–$6,411 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Flowers | Ink and color on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·06 | Deities of Harmony | $19,187–$23,025 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Calligraphy in Running Script, 1937 | $3,837–$6,396 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Buddha, 1921 | $8,954–$11,512 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | The Offerings of Dragon Boat Festival, 1910 | $5,117–$7,675 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Seven-characters Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Each scroll measures 134.5 x 30.3 cm. (53 x 11 7/8 in.)(2) | $5,117–$7,675 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Pheasants and Chrysanthemums | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $5,117–$7,675 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Pine and Cranes | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on gold-flecked paper | $5,117–$7,675 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Landscape | $3,765–$6,274 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Flowers | Ink and color on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·12 | Flowers | Ink and color on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·12 | Amitabha, 1933 | $5,759–$8,319 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Two Immortals, 1923 | $3,840–$6,399 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | 王震 青囊壽世 | Wang Zhen, Calligraphy in Xingshu | $6,384–$12,768 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | 王震 寒山度世書畫冊 | Wang Zhen, Solitary Scholar; Calligraphy | $25,537–$51,073 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | 王震 行書七言聯 | Wang Zhen, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | $7,661–$15,322 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | 王震 立身千仞、行書白居易詩 | Wang Zhen, Scholar Admiring Mountains; Calligraphy | $6,384–$12,768 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | 王震 得魚待賒酒 | Wang Zhen, Fisherman | $2,298–$3,830 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·08 | Two Sheeps | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $3,823–$6,372 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Chrysanthemum and Sparrows | $5,104–$7,656 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Flower and Bird | Hanging scroll, ink on silk | $4,466–$7,018 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2023·06 | Plum Blossoms and Lovebirds | $5,104–$7,656 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | Bodhisattva | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $15,317–$25,528 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Flowers | Ink and color on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·03 | Lotus | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·12 | Zen Meditation | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $3,854–$6,423 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | Happiness Descending | $10,235–$19,191 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | 王震 一帆風順 | Wang Zhen, Sailing Voyage | $44,586–$63,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | 王震 富貴平安 | Wang Zhen, Peonies by the Rock | $6,369–$12,739 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | $2,500–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·09 | Peach Blossom and Swallows | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $3,823–$6,371 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Buddha | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $6,370–$8,917 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | 王震 玉蘭圖 | Wang Zhen, Magnolia | $6,372–$12,744 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | 王震 西池桃熟 | Wang Zhen, Peaches | $7,647–$15,293 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | 王震 竹蔭鳥息圖 | Wang Zhen, Bamboo and Birds | $4,461–$8,921 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | 王震 雪簑釣歸圖 | Wang Zhen, Returning Fisherman | $11,470–$22,940 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | A Friend in Cold Season, after Zhu Da, 1926 | $2,500–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·03 | Birds and Flowers, 1930 | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·03 | Fish, Plum and Vegetables, 1921 | $2,500–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·03 | Lotus and Birds | $2,500–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·03 | Longevity Crane | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $5,119–$7,678 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2021·12 | Plum Blossoms； Calligraphy in Running Script | $1,282–$2,564 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | Luohan under Pine Tree | $5,131–$7,696 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | Chrysanthemum | $6,413–$8,978 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | Two Immortals | $3,848–$6,413 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | The Joy of Fisherman and Woodsmen | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $3,847–$5,130 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Zhong Kui and Bat | Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper | $3,847–$6,412 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.