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- Estimate
- $3,500–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Asian Works of Art and Paintings, San Francisco · 19 December 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1670219
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Zhou Shaohua, Breaking the Silence, 1985. Bonhams, 19 Dec 2016, lot 8043. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1670219.
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Zhou Shaohua, Breaking the Silence, 1985. Bonhams, 19 Dec 2016, lot 8043. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1670219.
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From the same sale Fine Asian Works of Art and Paintings · Dec 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couplet of Calligraphy in Running Script, 1947 | Zhang Daqian | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Dwellings Among the Hills, 1944 | Zhang Daqian | $45,000–$65,000 | |
| Couplet of Calligraphy in Running Script, 1948 | Zhang Daqian | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Magpie and Plum Blossoms | Xu Beihong | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Sparrow, 1939 | Xu Beihong | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Horse with Calligraphy, 1943 | Xu Beihong | $25,000–$40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Shaohua | Abstract landscape | $4,750 | Bonhams, Mar 2015 | |
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2021 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Duck and Fish | Christie's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Huang Junbi | Landscape, 1978 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Zhou Shaohua | Autumn Landscape | Christie's, Mar 2006 | ||
| Pu Ru | Plum Blossom and Rock | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zhou Shaohua | Lotus Pond | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Chrysanthemum | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2024 |
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.