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- Estimate
- HK$60,000–HK$80,000 hammer ≈ $7,741–$10,322
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 28 November 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1764755
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Qian Mu, Two Letters with Envelope. Bonhams, 28 Nov 2015, lot 154. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1764755.
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Qian Mu, Two Letters with Envelope. Bonhams, 28 Nov 2015, lot 154. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1764755.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Nov 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Fan Paintings | Gui Tai | HK$30,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Scholar Under Tung Tree | Ren Xun | HK$45,000–HK$65,000 | |
| Travelling in Autumn | Qian Hui'an | HK$30,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Flowers, Geese and Fish | Bian Shoumin | HK$540,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Returning Home with a Golden Lotus Lantern | Huang Shanshou | HK$45,000–HK$65,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script | Lu Runxiang | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy in Running Script | $11,334 | Christie's, Aug 2026 | |
| Zhang Daqian | Red Lotus | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy in Running Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Yu Youren | Calligraphy | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Qian Mu | Autograph Letter to Zha Liangzhao | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Pu Ru | Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Qian Mu | Poem in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 |
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.