Lot 148 · Dawn of Spring: Chinese Paintings Online
Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script
Zhang Qin · Each scroll measures 135.5 x 33 cm. (53
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- Estimate
- HK$15,000–HK$25,000 hammer ≈ $1,931–$3,219
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Dawn of Spring: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 23 May 2012
- Dimensions
- Each scroll measures 135.5 x 33 cm. (53
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3277529
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3277529 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3277529
Zhang Qin, Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script. Christie's, 23 May 2012, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3277529.
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Zhang Qin, Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script. Christie's, 23 May 2012, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3277529.
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From the same sale Dawn of Spring: Chinese Paintings Online · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighteen Immortals | ANONYMOUS | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Ink Orchid | JIANG JUTING (19TH CENTURY) | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| Correspondences | DUAN FANG (1861-1911), CEN CHUNXUAN (1861-1933) AND OTHERS | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Regular Script | Zhu Zumou | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Autumn Mountains in Evening Mist | Wang Ershui | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Landscape | He Tianjian | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Daqian | Peony; Poems in Running Script | $3,913 | Bonhams, Aug 2025 | |
| Wu Hufan | Lotus | Bonhams, Aug 2026 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy in Running Style | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Daoist Spiritual Master | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Scholar under Willow Tree | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| Pu Ru | Scholar in Pine Mountain in the Manner of Xia Gui | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Li Jia | Health, 2005 | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Poem in Running Script, 1948 | Bonhams, Aug 2024 |
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