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- Estimate
- HK$30,000–HK$40,000 hammer ≈ $3,841–$5,121
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 1 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4597497
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lu Zhi, butterflies and flowers. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2017, lot 2797. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4597497.
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Lu Zhi, butterflies and flowers. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2017, lot 2797. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4597497.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrel | Hua Yan | HK$80,000–HK$100,000 | |
| Seclusion in Mountains | Gong Xian | HK$60,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Rafting beside the Cliffs | Mei Qing | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Flowers and Birds | Li Yin | HK$60,000–HK$100,000 | |
| Landscape | Dong Bangda | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Poems in Running Script | Dong Qichang | HK$1,500,000–HK$2,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Zhi | Old Pine, Plum, Birds and Narcissus, 1562 | $7,680 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | |
| Lu Zhi | Gazing at a Waterfall | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| Lu Zhi | Landscape, 1570 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Lu Zhi | flowers and butterflies | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Lu Zhi | calligraphy in running script | Sotheby's, Sep 2012 | ||
| Lu Zhi | Studio Amid Mountains and Streams | Christie's, Sep 1998 | ||
| Lu Zhi | Lu Zhi (1496-1576) | Christie's, Oct 2001 | ||
| Chen Hongshou | poem in clerical script | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 |
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.