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- Estimate
- HK$300,000–HK$500,000 hammer ≈ $38,223–$63,705
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 3 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1129940
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kang Youwei, Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script. Bonhams, 3 Apr 2018, lot 138. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1129940.
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Kang Youwei, Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script. Bonhams, 3 Apr 2018, lot 138. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1129940.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dong Bangda (1699-1769) & Ruan Yuan (1764-1849) Landscape After Huang… | — | HK$70,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Portraits of a High Rank Official and a Noble Lady | Anonymous | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Eight Horses | Pu Ru | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Ghost in the Wilderness | Pu Ru | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Monk Xuanzang and Monkey God | Pu Ru | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Pigsy and Jade Rabbit | Pu Ru | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kang Youwei | 康有為 行書〈大同書成題詞〉| Kang Youwei, Calligraphy in Xingshu | $51,891 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| Kang Youwei | Poem in Running Script | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Kang Youwei | poems in running script | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Kang Youwei | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Kang Youwei | Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Kang Youwei | Kang Youwei 1858-1927 康有為 | Mid-Autumn Poem in Running Scrip | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Kang Youwei | Calligraphy | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Kang Youwei | mid-autumn poem in running 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.