Lot 604 · Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy
Lychee
Qian Xuan · Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
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- Estimate
- HK$60,000–HK$120,000 hammer ≈ $7,657–$15,314
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Hong Kong · 28 April 2026
- Dimensions
- 29 x 23 cm. (11 3⁄8 x 9 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3082735
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3082735 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3082735
Qian Xuan, Lychee. Christie's, 28 Apr 2026, lot 604. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3082735.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Landscape | ANONYMOUS (13TH-16TH CENTURY) | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Dragonboat | WITH SIGNATURE OF WANG ZHENPENG (13TH-16TH CENTURY) | HK$100,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Phoenix | ANONYMOUS (17TH-18TH CENTURY) | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Herding Buffalo | ANONYMOUS (12TH CENTURY) | HK$800,000–HK$1,000,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Running Script | ANONYMOUS (ATTRIBUTED TO ZHANG JIZHI, 1186-1263) | HK$500,000–HK$1,000,000 | |
| Calligraphy | WENG FANGGANG (1733-1818), LIANG TONGSHU (1723-1815) | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qian Xuan | An elegant gathering of scholars. Qing dynasty | $8,703 | Lempertz, Jun 2025 | |
| Qian Xuan | Landscape | Bonhams, Nov 2017 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Poem in Running Script | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Dong Qichang | 董其昌 草書五古｜Dong Qichang, Poem in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Calligraphy in running script xingshu, 1604 | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Wang Hui | Fishing Boat | Bonhams, Aug 2025 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Deep Snow over Streams and Mountains, 1538 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Qiu Ying | Attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英(款) | Landscape 亭臺樓閣圖 | Sotheby's, Aug 2021 |
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.