Lot 1873 · Ink Eternal: The Chinese Painting Collection of Harold Wong
Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script
Ruan Yuan · Each scroll measures 134.5 x 29.8 cm. (53 x 11
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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,407–$8,969
- Result
- upcoming — 14 May 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Ink Eternal: The Chinese Painting Collection of Harold Wong , Hong Kong · 14 May 2025
- Dimensions
- Each scroll measures 134.5 x 29.8 cm. (53 x 11
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3162453
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3162453 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3162453
Ruan Yuan, Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script. Christie's, 14 May 2025, lot 1873. estimate HK$50,000–HK$70,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3162453.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Ruan Yuan, Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script. Christie's, 14 May 2025, lot 1873. estimate HK$50,000–HK$70,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3162453.
From the same sale Ink Eternal: The Chinese Painting Collection of Harold Wong · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape | WITH SIGNATURE OF WANG YUANQI (19TH CENTURY) | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 | upcoming |
| Auspiciousness | ANONYMOUS (18TH-19TH CENTURY ) | HK$22,000–HK$32,000 | upcoming |
| Various Subjects | WANG TINGZHANG (19TH CENTURY) | HK$12,000–HK$18,000 | upcoming |
| Flying Eagle | HE WENLUE (1918-2012) | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | upcoming |
| Landscape after Wang Hui | Chen Guangyu | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | upcoming |
| Landscape | Song Baochun | HK$15,000–HK$25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Yuan | Illustrations of Geography Terms | $9,058 | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | |
| Ruan Yuan | Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Ruan Yuan | Calligraphy in Clerical Style | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| He Shaoji | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Ruan Yuan | Ruan Yuan, Poems in running script | 阮元 行書詩二首 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Ruan Yuan | Calligraphy | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| Ruan Yuan | Calligraphic Couplet in Standard Script | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Liu Yong | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Mar 2023 |
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.