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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,159–$7,738
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 8 October 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4112622
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Qian Mu, Poetry In Xingshu. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2012, lot 1139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4112622.
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Qian Mu, Poetry In Xingshu. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2012, lot 1139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4112622.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Over The Bay | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Beauty Under The Willows | Yuan Songnian | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Inscription on Ancient Bronze Object | Wang Fu'an | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Lady Plucking Strings | Lin Fengmian | HK$1,000,000–HK$1,500,000 | |
| Poems; Memoir | Yu Youren | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Qu Yuan | Ya Ming | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy in Xingshu | $24,193 | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | |
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Qian Mu | Poem in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 斜日遠帆 | Pu Ru, Boating in the Evening | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Sep 2013 | ||
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy in Running Script | Christie's, Aug 2026 | ||
| Pu Ru | Scholars in Autumn Mountains | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Bird Perching on a Red-leaf Branch, 1975 | Bonhams, Mar 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.