Lot 4 · Fine Chinese Paintings
Peonies
Empress Dowager Cixi · Scroll mounted for framing, ink and color on silk
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Paintings, New York · 10 September 2019
- Dimensions
- 29 5/8 x 16 in. (75.4 x 40.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3699589
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Empress Dowager Cixi, Peonies. Christie's, 10 Sep 2019, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3699589.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Sep 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentatonic Poetic Couplet in Running Script | HONGLI, EMPEROR QIANLONG (1711-1799) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Calligraphy | HONGLI, EMPEROR QIANLONG (ATTRIBUTED TO, 1711-1799) | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| Musician | WITH SIGNATURE OF HUANG SHEN (1687-1772) | $3,000–$8,000 | |
| Fisherman | Zhang Peidun | $800–$1,600 | |
| Immortals and Crane | Lin Shu | $600–$1,200 | |
| Tiger | Fang Yi | $2,000–$4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Peony | $6,855 | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | |
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Calligraphy in Regular Script | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Empress Cixi (1835-1908) | Christie's, Jul 2003 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Calligraphy - Shou | Bonhams, Jun 2014 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Peony, 1904 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 節臨黃庭堅尺牘並詩 | Pu Ru, Poem in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Chrysanthemums. Late Qing dynasty | Lempertz, Dec 2024 |
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.