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- Estimate
- $500–$800 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York · 19 September 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4387855
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Shen Jingxiu, COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 19 Sep 2015, lot 813. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387855.
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Shen Jingxiu, COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 19 Sep 2015, lot 813. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387855.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Xuetao | Bamboo and Praying Mantis | $1,275 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| Wang Xuetao | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2024 | ||
| Wang Xuetao | Peony | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Two volumes titled "Beijing Rongbaozhai xin jishi jianpu. | Lempertz, Dec 2022 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Five shrimps | Lempertz, Dec 2023 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Kingfisher and Lotus | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Peaches | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Wang Xuetao | Swallows and Spring Flowers | Bonhams, Apr 2022 |
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.