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- Estimate
- HK$30,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $3,828–$6,380
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Chinese Paintings Online, Online, Hong Kong · 29 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-035973
- Record
- first seen 19 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kang Youwei, Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script. Bonhams, 29 Apr 2026, lot 224. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-035973.
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Kang Youwei, Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script. Bonhams, 29 Apr 2026, lot 224. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-035973.
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From the same sale Chinese Paintings Online · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterflies and flowers; Calligraphy in Running Script, 1988 | Huang Leisheng | HK$2,000–HK$4,000 | |
| Village in Mountain | Qian Du | HK$8,000–HK$12,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Clerical Script, 1749 | Kong Jixin | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | He Shaoji | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Ink Landscape | Wang Jiu | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Running Script | Jia Wenyu | HK$5,000–HK$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kang Youwei | Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | $4,537 | Christie's, Dec 2024 | |
| Kang Youwei | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| Kang Youwei | Couplet de Calligraphie | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Kang Youwei | Kang Youwei (1858-1927) | Christie's, Apr 2004 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Bird and Millet | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Kang Youwei | Seven-character Self-composed Poem in Running Script | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Kang Youwei | Calligraphy | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2019 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Bird on Lotus | Christie's, Dec 2022 |
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.