Lot 1170 · Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
Calligraphy - Yi Qing Lou
Rao Zongyi · Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on blue patterned paper
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- Estimate
- HK$80,000–HK$120,000 hammer ≈ $10,233–$15,350
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Hong Kong · 31 May 2024
- Dimensions
- 36.2 x 139.1 cm. (14 ¼ x 54 ¾ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3256209
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3256209 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3256209
Rao Zongyi, Calligraphy - Yi Qing Lou. Christie's, 31 May 2024, lot 1170. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3256209.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings · May 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKID - Urban Diary | ERIC HO KAY-NAM (HE JILAN, B. 1974) | HK$60,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Cicada and Willow | ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998) | HK$70,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Spring | FENG DAZHONG (B. 1949) | HK$350,000–HK$550,000 | |
| Landscape / Calligraphy | XIAO XUN (1883-1944) / LI JINGYU (1858-1935) | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Seal Script | WANG FU’AN (1880-1960) | HK$70,000–HK$100,000 | |
| Snowscape | Lin Fengmian | HK$500,000–HK$700,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rao Zongyi | Calligraphy | $12,351 | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | |
| Rao Zongyi | Calligraphy in Seal Script | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Rao Zongyi | Meditation under Pine Tree | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Rao Zongyi | 饒宗頤 甲骨文集杜甫句聯 | Rao Zongyi, Calligraphy Couplet in Jiaguwen | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Rao Zongyi | Calligraphy in Clerical Style | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Rao Zongyi | Calligraphy in Running Style | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Rao Zongyi | Calligraphy in Running Script, 1978 | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | ||
| Rao Zongyi | Rao Zongyi 饒宗頤 | Calligraphy in Xingshu 行書謝靈運句 | Sotheby's, Apr 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.