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Lot 109 · Fine Chinese Paintings and Southeast Asian Art

Three Self-composed Poems

Shen Congwen

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Estimate
HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,438–$9,013
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings and Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 29 May 2016
Record ID
TB-2026-1742017
Record
first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shen Congwen, Three Self-composed Poems. Bonhams, 29 May 2016, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1742017.

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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings and Southeast Asian Art · May 2016

LotArtistEstimateResult
Poem in Oracle Bone Script Dong Zuobin HK$30,000–HK$50,000
Poem in Clerical Script Tai Jingnong HK$50,000–HK$70,000
Calligraphy in Seal Script Ma Heng HK$40,000–HK$60,000
Calligraphy in Running Script Yu Youren HK$20,000–HK$30,000
Poem by Gong Zizhen Yu Youren HK$50,000–HK$70,000
Calligraphy Couplet in Seal Script Wu Zhihui HK$40,000–HK$60,000

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Shen Congwen 沈從文 章草柳宗元詩三首 | Shen Congwen, Poems in Zhangcao $8,189 Sotheby's, Apr 2025
Shen Congwen 沈從文 章草〈草書勢〉| Shen Congwen, Calligraphy in Zhangchao Sotheby's, Apr 2022
Shen Congwen Shen Congwen 沈從文 | Calligraphy in Xingshu 行書〈清平樂〉 Sotheby's, Apr 2021
Shen Congwen Calligraphy Bonhams, May 2015
Shen Congwen zhang lei's poem in cursive script Sotheby's, Mar 2018
Pu Ru Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script Christie's, Nov 2024
Shen Congwen Calligraphy in Running-Grass Script, 1981 Bonhams, Sep 2015
Ding Yanyong Discussing the Dao in the Mountains, 1974 Bonhams, Oct 2025

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