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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio, New York · 16 September 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2107238
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Qian Mu, Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script. Bonhams, 16 Sep 2013, lot 8188A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2107238.
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Qian Mu, Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script. Bonhams, 16 Sep 2013, lot 8188A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2107238.
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From the same sale Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio · Sep 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Qing dynasty | A Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| 1820-1880 | A Porcelain Snuff Bottle With Winged Creatures | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Qianlong mark, 19th century | A Molded Porcelain Snuff Bottle | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| 19th century | An Yixing Ware Snuff Bottle | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| 1860-1940 | A large and elaborately carved sea root bottle | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Late 19th century | A Nephrite Snuff Bottle With Coin Motif | $3,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qian Mu | Poem in Xingshu | $30,624 | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | |
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy | Christie's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy in Kaishu | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Wu Changshuo | 吳昌碩 羅浮夢醒 | Wu Changshuo, Plum Blossom | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Pu Ru | Gibbons Playing | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Qian Mu | Calligraphy in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Scholar and Attendant | Christie's, May 2022 |
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.