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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-2026-1767000
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shen Congwen, Calligraphy. Bonhams, 31 May 2015, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1767000.
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Shen Congwen, Calligraphy. Bonhams, 31 May 2015, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1767000.
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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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Three Self-composed Poems | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Shen Congwen | zhang lei's poem in cursive script | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Rural Leisure / Hibiscus | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy in Running-Grass Script, 1981 | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Pu Ru | Child Playing | Bonhams, Jun 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.