Lot 1504 · Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
Five-character Calligraphic Couplet
Yu Youren · Each scroll measures 249.2 x 52.1 cm. (98 1/8 x 20 ½ in.)
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- HK$400,000–HK$600,000 hammer ≈ $50,966–$76,449
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, Hong Kong · 28 May 2019
- Dimensions
- Each scroll measures 249.2 x 52.1 cm. (98 1/8 x 20 ½ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3722544
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3722544 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3722544
Yu Youren, Five-character Calligraphic Couplet. Christie's, 28 May 2019, lot 1504. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3722544.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3722544.
Yu Youren, Five-character Calligraphic Couplet. Christie's, 28 May 2019, lot 1504. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3722544.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Fine Chinese Modern Paintings · May 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavilions at Dusk | Pu Ru | HK$500,000–HK$800,000 | |
| Flowers and Birds | Ren Yi | — | upcoming |
| Peony | Shi Lu | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Little Bird on a Rock with Bamboo | Ding Yanyong | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Smartweed and Egret | Ding Yanyong | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Cicadas on Willow | Ding Yanyong | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Youren | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | $454,000 | Sotheby's, Mar 2016 | |
| Qi Baishi | 齊白石 嘉耦圖 | Qi Baishi, Lotus and Mandarin Ducks | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Yu Youren | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Christie's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Five Pavilions Lake, 1963 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Yu Youren | Calligraphy | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Yu Youren | calligraphy in xingshu | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 朱衣翠裳 | Zhang Daqian, Lotus | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Qi Baishi | 齊白石 益壽延年 | Qi Baishi, Chrysanthemums | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 |
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.