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- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings, New York · 19 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-368239
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tan Yankai, Calligraphy in Running Script. Bonhams, 19 Mar 2024, lot 539. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-368239.
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Tan Yankai, Calligraphy in Running Script. Bonhams, 19 Mar 2024, lot 539. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-368239.
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From the same sale Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings · Mar 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basket of Flowers, Pomegranates and Lingzhi Fungus | Qian Yunshan And Li Chengxi | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| LI XIANGEN (1893-1943) Two Poems by Hu Zhonggong (a. mid-13th century… | Li Xiangen | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Bird Perching on a Maple Tree Branch | Zhao Shao'ang | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Two Calligraphy Handscrolls | Cai Xiang | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Tribute Horses | After Zhao Mengfu | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Shizhuzhai Shuhua Pu, 19th century printing | After Hu Zhengyan | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan Yankai | Calligraphy Couplet, 1923 | $2,816 | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | |
| Tan Yankai | Studio Name in Running Script | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Tan Yankai | Calligraphy in Running script | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Tan Yankai | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Seven-character Poem in Running Script - On White Persian Ca | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Tan Yankai | poem in cursive script | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Peony; Poems in Running Script | Bonhams, Aug 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Ghosts; Poems in Regular Script | Bonhams, 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.