Lot 821 · Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy
Verses in Running Script Calligraphy
Wen Zhengming · Hanging scroll, ink on silk
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- Estimate
- HK$800,000–HK$1,200,000 hammer ≈ $101,914–$152,871
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Hong Kong · 28 May 2022
- Dimensions
- 108 x 33 cm. (42 1⁄2 x 13 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3459471
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3459471 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3459471
Wen Zhengming, Verses in Running Script Calligraphy. Christie's, 28 May 2022, lot 821. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3459471.
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Wen Zhengming, Verses in Running Script Calligraphy. Christie's, 28 May 2022, lot 821. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3459471.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavilion under Pine | ANONYMOUS (16TH -17TH CENTURY) | HK$280,000–HK$350,000 | |
| Watching the Waterfall | ANONYMOUS (15TH-16TH CNETURY) | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Autumn Landscape | ANONYMOUS (17TH CENTURY) | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Offering a Horse | ANONYMOUS (17TH-18TH CENTURY, PREVIOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO CHEN JUZHONG, 13TH CENTURY) | HK$260,000–HK$320,000 | |
| Bodhisattva | ANONYMOUS (17TH-18TH CENTURY) | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wen Zhengming | Magnolia | $96,701 | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | |
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| Wen Zhengming | Wen Zhengming 1470-1559 文徵明 | Poem in Running Script 行書《新秋》 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Running Script Calligraphy | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
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| Wen Zhengming | Sailing at Dusk | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
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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.