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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,438–$9,013
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings and Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 29 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1742017
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shen Congwen, Three Self-composed Poems. Bonhams, 29 May 2016, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1742017.
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Shen Congwen, Three Self-composed Poems. Bonhams, 29 May 2016, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1742017.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings and Southeast Asian Art · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poem in Oracle Bone Script | Dong Zuobin | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Poem in Clerical Script | Tai Jingnong | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Seal Script | Ma Heng | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Running Script | Yu Youren | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| Poem by Gong Zizhen | Yu Youren | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Seal Script | Wu Zhihui | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shen Congwen | 沈從文 章草柳宗元詩三首 | Shen Congwen, Poems in Zhangcao | $8,189 | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | |
| Shen Congwen | 沈從文 章草〈草書勢〉| Shen Congwen, Calligraphy in Zhangchao | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Shen Congwen 沈從文 | Calligraphy in Xingshu 行書〈清平樂〉 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy | Bonhams, May 2015 | ||
| Shen Congwen | zhang lei's poem in cursive script | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Pu Ru | Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy in Running-Grass Script, 1981 | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Discussing the Dao in the Mountains, 1974 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.