Lot 1142 · Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
Picking Water Caltrop
Pu Ru · Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk
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- Estimate
- HK$60,000–HK$80,000 hammer ≈ $7,679–$10,239
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings , Hong Kong · 1 December 2023
- Dimensions
- 67 x 33 cm. (26 3⁄8 x 13 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3300151
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3300151 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3300151
Pu Ru, Picking Water Caltrop. Christie's, 1 Dec 2023, lot 1142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3300151.
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Pu Ru, Picking Water Caltrop. Christie's, 1 Dec 2023, lot 1142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3300151.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings · Dec 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing in Spring Streams / Calligraphy in Regular Script | WANG YUANZHUI (1870-1948) / YI LIXUN (1857 - 1940) | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Pines in the Mountain / Calligraphy | HU YEFO (1908-1980) / JING’AN (20TH CENTURY) | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Fishing Boats at the Harbour / Zhu Zi’s Family Motto | YUAN SONGNIAN (1895-1966) / SHEN YOUREN (19TH-20TH CENTURY) | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Entering Ruoye River / Touring West Lake | QI DAKUI (1921-1982) / YUAN SONGNIAN (1895-1966) | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Paradise Flycatchers on a Branch | ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998) | HK$80,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Landscape / Calligraphy | ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) / SHOU XI (1885-1950) | HK$300,000–HK$400,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Pu Ru | Landscape with Pavilion | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Pu Ru | Plum Village in the Snow | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Poem in Running Script | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Pu Ru | Painted Skin | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
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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.