Lot 1692 · Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online
Eight-character Calligraphy Couplet in Oracle Bone Script
Shang Chengzuo · Each scroll measures 131 x 21 cm. (51
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- Estimate
- HK$20,000–HK$25,000 hammer ≈ $2,552–$3,190
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 2 June 2023
- Dimensions
- Each scroll measures 131 x 21 cm. (51
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3356751
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shang Chengzuo, Eight-character Calligraphy Couplet in Oracle Bone Script. Christie's, 2 Jun 2023, lot 1692. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3356751.
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From the same sale Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online · Jun 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Regular Script | XIA TONGHE (1868-1925) | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | upcoming |
| Mermaid | Luis Chan | HK$26,000–HK$35,000 | upcoming |
| Abstract Landscape | C.c. Wang | HK$70,000–HK$90,000 | upcoming |
| Six-character Poems in Running Script | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | upcoming |
| Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Yu Youren | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | upcoming |
| Flower and Bird | Wang Zhen | HK$35,000–HK$55,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shang Chengzuo | calligraphy couplet in zhuanshu | $4,780 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Shang Chengzuo | Calligraphy Couplet in Zhuanshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Shang Chengzuo | Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Christie's, Aug 2026 | ||
| Shang Chengzuo | Calligraphy Collection | Christie's, Aug 2026 | ||
| Huang Zhou | Camel, Dog and Woman Doctor in Snow | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Shang Chengzuo | Calligraphy in Seal Script | Christie's, May 2017 | ||
| Feng Zikai | A Scholar and Pine tree | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Wu Hufan | Pink Lotus | Bonhams, Dec 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.