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- Estimate
- $200–$400 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art, New York · 17 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4501878
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Qian Dajun, CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN SEAL SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2016, lot 1297. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501878.
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Qian Dajun, CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN SEAL SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2016, lot 1297. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501878.
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From the same sale Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art · Sep 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| two 'tamba' ware jarsjapan, 19th century | — | $800–$1,200 | |
| a white jade vase and cover20th century | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| a carved bamboo-root 'luohan' grotto19th / 20th century | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| seven snuff bottles19th / 20th century | — | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| a 'cizhou' incised 'lotus' bowlsong dynasty | — | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| a white jade figure of guanyin mounted on a clock barometer20th century | — | $6,000–$8,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qian Dajun | Excerpt from Analects and The Art of War in Seal Script | $4,793 | Christie's, Nov 2018 | |
| Qian Dajun | Two Calligraphies in Seal Script | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | ||
| Yu Youren | Seven-character Poem in Running Script | Christie's, Aug 2026 | ||
| Zhu Qizhan | Winter Flower Arrangement | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Qian Dajun | Calligraphic Couplet in Seal Script | Christie's, May 2014 | ||
| Yu Youren | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | ||
| Zhu Qizhan | Wisteria, 1982 | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | ||
| Yu Youren | Seven-Character Poem by Lu You in Cursive Script | Christie's, Dec 2022 |
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