Lot 1637 · Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online
Calligraphy
Yan Jiyuan · Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
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- Estimate
- HK$30,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $3,869–$6,449
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 17 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 35 x 135.5 cm. (13
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3457850
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3457850 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3457850
Yan Jiyuan, Calligraphy. Christie's, 17 Oct 2007, lot 1637. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3457850.
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From the same sale Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy in Running Script | WITH SIGNATURE OF ZHANG RUITU | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Seal Script | REN ZHONGMIN (1897-1991) | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Plantain and Flowers / Camellia | HUANG SHANSHOU (1855-1919) / WU CHANGYE (1920-2009) | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | XIAO ZHONGYOU (1881-1947) | HK$8,000–HK$10,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Clerical Script | XIE JUNHANG (1841-1916) | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Figure | WITH SIGNATURE OF HUANG SHEN (20TH CENTURY) | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Jiyuan | Landscape | $4,835 | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | |
| Yan Jiyuan | Boats in the Gorge | Christie's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Pu Ru | Zhong Kui | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Taming Tiger | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | 丁衍庸 石榴小鳥 | Ding Yanyong, Pomegranate and Bird | Sotheby's, Aug 2022 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Plants, Mantis and Shirmps | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Dragonfly and Calligraphy in Seal Script | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Ding Yanyong 丁衍庸 | Bird on a rock 石鳥圖 | Sotheby's, 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.