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- Estimate
- A$1,000–A$2,000 hammer ≈ $746–$1,492
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Important Asian Art, Sydney · 9 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1159881
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ding Foyan, Calligraphy couplet in Seal Script. Bonhams, 9 May 2018, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1159881.
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Ding Foyan, Calligraphy couplet in Seal Script. Bonhams, 9 May 2018, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1159881.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ding Foyan | Couplet in Seal Script | $5,250 | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | |
| Zhang Daqian | Seven-character Poem in Running Script - On White Persian Ca | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Xie Zhiliu | Bird and Plum Blossoms | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Peony; Poems in Running Script | Bonhams, Aug 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Calligraphy in Running Script, dedicated to Mu Zhong | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy in Running Style | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Ding Foyan | Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Christie's, May 2007 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Still life | Heritage Auctions, Sep 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.