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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,446–$9,025
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings and Contemporary Asian Art, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 23 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1915956
- Record
- first seen 24 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cai Yuanpei, Couplet of Calligraphy. Bonhams, 23 Nov 2014, lot 1598. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1915956.
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Cai Yuanpei, Couplet of Calligraphy. Bonhams, 23 Nov 2014, lot 1598. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1915956.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings and Contemporary Asian Art · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Horace Clark and Beverly Goodloe | George Chann | HK$60,000–HK$95,000 | |
| Still Life | Min Xiwen | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Fairwell My Concubine | Guan Liang | HK$300,000–HK$400,000 | |
| Teahouse Series: Men Admiring Bird | Chen Anjian | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Teahouse Series: Lady Pouring Tea | Chen Anjian | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Cover Her Breasts | He Sen | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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