Lot 1133 · Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
Boy on Buffalo under Plum Blossoms
Li Keran · Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
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- Estimate
- HK$500,000–HK$700,000 hammer ≈ $63,820–$89,348
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Hong Kong · 31 May 2023
- Dimensions
- 68.5 x 46.5 cm. (27 x 18 1/4 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3357514
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3357514 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3357514
Li Keran, Boy on Buffalo under Plum Blossoms. Christie's, 31 May 2023, lot 1133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3357514.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Li Keran | Li Keran 李可染 | Lady with a Fan 蕉蔭逭暑 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Li Keran | 李可染 暮歸圖 | Li Keran, Herdboy at Sunset | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Li Keran | Li Keran 李可染 | Herdboys Playing with Crickets 秋牧圖 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Li Keran | shepherd by the pine tree | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Li Keran | Travellers on the Bridge | Christie's, Nov 2017 |
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.