Lot 1218 · The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: English and European Decorative Arts
Calligraphic Couplet in Standard Script
Shang Yanliu · paper ink
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- Estimate
- HK$10,000–HK$15,000 hammer ≈ $1,290–$1,935
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: English and European Decorative Arts , New York · 26 November 2013
- Dimensions
- Each scroll measures 131.2 x 26.5 cm. (51 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4339676
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4339676 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4339676
Shang Yanliu, Calligraphic Couplet in Standard Script. Christie's, 26 Nov 2013, lot 1218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4339676.
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Shang Yanliu, Calligraphic Couplet in Standard Script. Christie's, 26 Nov 2013, lot 1218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4339676.
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From the same sale The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: English and European Decorative Arts · Nov 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20Th Century | A PAIR OF FRENCH GREY-PAINTED CHAISES D'ENFANT | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Circa 1840 | AN EARLY VICTORIAN CREAM AND POLYCHROME-JAPANNED TOLE AND CAST IRON COAL SCUTTLE | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Late 18Th/Early 19Th Century | A SWEDISH CUT-GLASS-MOUNTED ORMOLU AND BLUE OPALINE GLASS FOUR-LIGHT CHANDELIER | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Circa 1730-35 | A PANEL OF FRENCH BROCADED SILK | $500–$700 | |
| Frankfurt: Theodor de Bry, 1596. | America sive novus orbis respectu europaeorum inferior globi terrestris pars. | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| 17Th-20Th Century | A GROUP OF THREE CONTINENTAL SILK ELEMENTS | $1,500–$2,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shang Yanliu | Correspondences with Li Chaoren | $4,837 | Christie's, Mar 2022 | |
| Shang Yanliu | Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Shang Yanliu | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Shang Yanliu | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Style | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Taming Tiger | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Peony; Poems in Running Script | Bonhams, Aug 2025 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Yang Guifei Bathing in the Huaqing Pool | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Shang Yanliu | Calligraphy in Running Style | Bonhams, Apr 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.