Lot 1175 · Chinese Paintings Online: 20th Century & Beyond! Part III
Flowers and Calligraphy, 1991
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 8 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Chinese Paintings Online: 20th Century & Beyond! Part III, New York · 8 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17812332
- Record
- first seen 15 Sep 2026 · updated 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17812332 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17812332
Cheng Shifa, Flowers and Calligraphy, 1991. Bonhams, 8 Sep 2026, lot 1175. estimate $3,000–$5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17812332.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
78% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 74%, 75% sold.
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Cheng Shifa, Flowers and Calligraphy, 1991. Bonhams, 8 Sep 2026, lot 1175. estimate $3,000–$5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17812332.
From the same sale Chinese Paintings Online: 20th Century & Beyond! Part III · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Qing/early Republic period | Three Soapstone Seals | $2,000–$3,000 | upcoming |
| Pine Tree, Wisteria, and Bird, 1900 | Ni Tian | $2,000–$3,000 | upcoming |
| Snow Landscape, 1929 | Wu Xizeng | $3,000–$5,000 | upcoming |
| Landscape, 1912 | Wu Zheng | $2,000–$3,000 | upcoming |
| Danqing Landscape | Gu Linshi | $2,000–$3,000 | upcoming |
| Rabbits under Osmanthus Trees, 1921; Flowers and Birds, 1940s | Lü Wan | $2,500–$4,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheng Shifa | Girl with Ox | $3,870 | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | |
| Cheng Shifa | The Portrait of Cai Wenji, 1977 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Cheng Shifa | Shepherdess and Sheep; Poems in Running Script | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Cheng Shifa | 程十髮 行書五言聯 | Cheng Shifa, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Cheng Shifa | Opera Figure, 1989 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Cheng Shifa | Girl and Sheep | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Cheng Shifa | Sheep | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Cheng Shifa | Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, May 2016 |
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.