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- Estimate
- $2,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York · 19 September 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4387579
- Record
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Yuan Mei, COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 19 Sep 2015, lot 807. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387579.
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Yuan Mei, COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 19 Sep 2015, lot 807. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387579.
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From the same sale Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art · Sep 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy in Seal Script | Zhao Shuru | $800–$1,200 | |
| Daoist Painting | Anonymous | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| Nakamura Hochu (D. 1819) and Suzuki Kiitsu (1796-1858) | — | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| A Jadeite 'Bamboo and Bird' Pendant | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Couplet in Regular Script | Yuan Xilian | $600–$1,200 | |
| A Group of Chinese Art Reference Books | — | $2,000–$3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liu Yong | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $2,695 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | |
| Zheng Xie | 鄭燮(款) 蘭石圖 | Orchid and Stones | Sotheby's, Aug 2022 | ||
| Liu Yong | Calligraphy in Running Script, 1762 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Yuan Mei | Yuan Mei (1716-1797) | Christie's, Oct 2001 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Buildings and pavilions at the mountain of the immortals. In | Lempertz, Dec 2020 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Landscape after Zhao Danian | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Liu Yong | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明(款) 小楷臨王獻之洛神賦 | Attributed to Wen Zhengming, Calligraphy | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 |
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