Lot 1680 · Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online
Goldfish
Wen Yongchen · Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and colour on gold paper
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- Estimate
- HK$20,000–HK$30,000 hammer ≈ $2,580–$3,869
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 17 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 66 x 98 cm. (26 x 38
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3457893
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wen Yongchen, Goldfish. Christie's, 17 Oct 2007, lot 1680. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3457893.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wen Yongchen | Children Flying Kites | $3,233 | Christie's, Aug 2025 | |
| Wen Yongchen | Children Flying Kites / Calligraphy | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Wen Yongchen | Zhong Kui and the Auspicious Bat | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Wen Yongchen | Flying Kite | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Wen Yongchen | Nine Carps | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Wen Yongchen | Soaring into the Sky | Bonhams, Nov 2017 | ||
| Wen Yongchen | Boys at Play | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Wen Yongchen | Two Carps and Peonies | Christie's, Feb 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.