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- Estimate
- A$2,800–A$3,200 hammer ≈ $2,089–$2,387
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Important Asian Art, Sydney · 9 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1159799
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wu Huayuan, Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script. Bonhams, 9 May 2018, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1159799.
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Wu Huayuan, Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script. Bonhams, 9 May 2018, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1159799.
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From the same sale Important Asian Art · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songbirds and Peonies | Wang Zhen | A$2,400–A$3,000 | |
| Study of 'Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu' by Ni Zan | Li Yanshan | A$3,500–A$5,000 | upcoming |
| Landscape | Li Yanshan | A$1,800–A$3,200 | upcoming |
| Meditation | Pan Tianshou | A$800–A$1,500 | |
| Orchid and Bamboo | Bai Jiao | A$1,500–A$2,200 | |
| Myna and Magnolia | Wu Jingshan | A$1,000–A$2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Huayuan | Bamboo and Rock, 1945 | $2,796 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
| Pu Ru | Landscape | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Huang Binhong | Wisteria | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Two Shrimps | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Wu Huayuan | Landscape, 1946 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Rat | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Shrimp | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Wu Huayuan | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Nov 2017 |
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.