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- Estimate
- HK$25,000–HK$35,000 hammer ≈ $3,223–$4,512
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 6 October 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3684280
- Record
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Shen Congwen, calligraphy in xingshu. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2007, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3684280.
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Shen Congwen, calligraphy in xingshu. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2007, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3684280.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Laundry | Zhou Sicong | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| First Snow of Winter | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Landscape After Wang Hui (1632-1717) | Feng Chaoran | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Seeking Inspiration | Li Keran | HK$450,000–HK$650,000 | |
| Taro | Gao Qifeng | HK$160,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Plum | Li Jiafu | HK$35,000–HK$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shen Congwen | Shen Congwen 沈從文 | Calligraphy in Xingshu 行書〈清平樂〉 | $12,173 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | |
| Shen Congwen | 沈從文 章草〈草書勢〉| Shen Congwen, Calligraphy in Zhangchao | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy in Running-Grass Script, 1981 | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Shen Congwen | 沈從文 章草柳宗元詩三首 | Shen Congwen, Poems in Zhangcao | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Shen Congwen | calligraphy in zhangcao | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Self-Composed Poem | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | ||
| Shen Congwen | zhang lei's poem in cursive script | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Shen Congwen | 沈從文 井岡山詩草 | Shen Congwen, Poetry on Mount Jinggang | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 |
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.