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- Estimate
- HK$200,000–HK$300,000 hammer ≈ $25,550–$38,326
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 1 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1119869
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cai Yuanpei, Calligraphy in Running Script. Bonhams, 1 Oct 2018, lot 883. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1119869.
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Cai Yuanpei, Calligraphy in Running Script. Bonhams, 1 Oct 2018, lot 883. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1119869.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird on Willow Tree | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Lady; Calligraphy | Yang Shanshen | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Opera Figures | Lin Fengmian | HK$1,800,000–HK$2,800,000 | |
| Lotus Pond | Lin Fengmian | HK$3,000,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Blue and Green Landscape | Pu Ru | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Bird and Flower | Yu Fei'an | HK$600,000–HK$800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai Yuanpei | cai yuanpei 蔡元培 | letter to wang yunwu 致王雲五信札 | $39,018 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | |
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy Couplet in Lishu | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Bird Perching on a Withered Branch, 1940 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Sailing along an Autumn Stream | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Pu Ru | Green Landscape | Christie's, May 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.