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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,449–$9,029
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 31 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1766945
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Zhou Tianqiu, Birds and Flowers. Bonhams, 31 May 2015, lot 139. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1766945.
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Zhou Tianqiu, Birds and Flowers. Bonhams, 31 May 2015, lot 139. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1766945.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birds and Plum Blossoms | Anonymous | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Portrait of a Qing Lady | Anonymous | HK$80,000–HK$100,000 | |
| Pleasant Valley | Gao Fenghan | HK$350,000–HK$550,000 | |
| Calligraphy | Jin Nong | HK$600,000–HK$800,000 | |
| Immortal of Longevity | Huang Shen | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 | |
| The Strange Tales of Liaozhai | Anonymous | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Tianqiu | Ink Orchid | $7,985 | Christie's, Nov 2019 | |
| Zhou Tianqiu | five poems in running script | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | Cursive Script Calligraphy | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | 周天球 草書七絕 | Zhou Tianqiu, Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | Zhou Tianqiu (1514-1595) | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Liu Yong | Seven-Character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Liu Yong | Calligraphy | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| He Shaoji | Poem in Running script | Bonhams, Mar 2022 |
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