Lot 183 · Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy
Sailing Home
Wen Jia · Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink on gold paper
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- Estimate
- HK$200,000–HK$300,000 hammer ≈ $25,495–$38,243
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Hong Kong · 30 April 2025
- Dimensions
- 17 x 49 cm. (6 ¾ x 19 5⁄8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3166812
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3166812 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3166812
Wen Jia, Sailing Home. Christie's, 30 Apr 2025, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3166812.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wen Jia | Five-character Poem in Running-cursive Script | $64,413 | Christie's, May 2012 | |
| Wen Jia | Calligraphy | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
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| Wen Jia | Return after Drinks in Xinan | Christie's, May 2012 | ||
| Wen Jia | Tranquility | Christie's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Yun Shouping | 惲壽平 石榴花｜Yun Shouping, Pomegranate Flower | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Wen Jia | Pavilion amidst Solitary Clouds | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Wen Jia | Li Bai's Poems, Calligraphy in Regular Script | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 |
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.