Lot 486 · Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy
Visiting a Friend with Gu-Qin and a Crane
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 19 March 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4338900
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cao Hua, VISITING A FRIEND WITH GU-QIN AND A CRANE. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 486. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4338900.
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Cao Hua, VISITING A FRIEND WITH GU-QIN AND A CRANE. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 486. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4338900.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy · Mar 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay in Running Script | Dong Qichang | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Poem in Running Script | Liu Yong | $12,000–$15,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script | Ren Daorong | $2,000–$5,000 | |
| Poems in Cursive Script | Wen Zhengming | $160,000–$200,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Song Xiang | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script | Qian Yong | $2,000–$5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various Artists | The Leo Castelli 90th Birthday Portfolio | $24,000 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | |
| Various Artists | Re-Object/Mythos | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Various Artists | 1¢ Life | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Various Artists | Eddy Batache: La Mysticité charnelle de René Crevel (Eddy Ba | Phillips, Jan 2022 | ||
| Anonymous | Living scene of a noble family, possibly 4th/5th century | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Various Artists | Nine Works, from Ten from Leo Castelli | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Various Artists | Three Albums of Correspondences | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Various Artists | The New York Collection for Stockholm/30 Artists | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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