Lot 1666 · Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script
Xiao Xian · Each scroll measures 105 x 21.8 cm. (41
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- Estimate
- HK$10,000–HK$20,000 hammer ≈ $1,290–$2,580
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 17 October 2007
- Dimensions
- Each scroll measures 105 x 21.8 cm. (41
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3457879
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3457879 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3457879
Xiao Xian, Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script. Christie's, 17 Oct 2007, lot 1666. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3457879.
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Xiao Xian, Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script. Christie's, 17 Oct 2007, lot 1666. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3457879.
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From the same sale Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy in Running Script | WITH SIGNATURE OF ZHANG RUITU | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Seal Script | REN ZHONGMIN (1897-1991) | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Plantain and Flowers / Camellia | HUANG SHANSHOU (1855-1919) / WU CHANGYE (1920-2009) | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | XIAO ZHONGYOU (1881-1947) | HK$8,000–HK$10,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Clerical Script | XIE JUNHANG (1841-1916) | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Figure | WITH SIGNATURE OF HUANG SHEN (20TH CENTURY) | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiao Xian | Calligraphy in Clerical Script | $2,805 | Bonhams, Jun 2019 | |
| Pu Ru | Traveling on a River Bank, 1954 | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Landscape | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Landscape and Calligraphy | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Pu Ru | Monk | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Xiao Xian | Calligraphy in clerical script | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Xu Beihong | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2022 | ||
| Zhao Shao'ang | Cicada and Bamboo, 1942 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 |
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.