Lot 114 · Fine Chinese Paintings and Southeast Asian Art
Calligraphy Couplet in Seal Script
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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,150–$7,726
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings and Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 29 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1742022
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1742022 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1742022
Wu Zhihui, Calligraphy Couplet in Seal Script. Bonhams, 29 May 2016, lot 114. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1742022.
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Wu Zhihui, Calligraphy Couplet in Seal Script. Bonhams, 29 May 2016, lot 114. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1742022.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings and Southeast Asian Art · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Chen Jieqi | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Youren | YU YOUREN (1879-1964) Poem in Cursive Script for Chuon Ming | $6,400 | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | |
| Yu Youren | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Seven-character Poems in Running Script – “Asking Hou Beiren | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Yu Youren | Seven-character Poem in Cursive Script | Christie's, Aug 2026 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Seven-character Poems in Running Script – Sleeping Cat / Flo | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Wu Zhihui | Calligraphy in Seal Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Huang Junbi | Snowy Landscape, 1980 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Red Lotus | Bonhams, Jun 2022 |
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