Lot 1679 · Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online
Insects and Leaves
Lou Shibai · Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
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- Estimate
- HK$30,000–HK$40,000 hammer ≈ $3,828–$5,104
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 2 June 2023
- Dimensions
- 102 x 33.5 cm. (40
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3356738
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lou Shibai, Insects and Leaves. Christie's, 2 Jun 2023, lot 1679. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3356738.
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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.