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Lot 970 · Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy Including Property from the Chokaido Museum Collection

Running-Standard Script Calligraphy

Yuan Mei · Each scroll measures 132 X 31.5 cm. (52 x 12 3/8 in.)

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Estimate
HK$200,000–HK$400,000 hammer ≈ $25,479–$50,958
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy Including Property from the Chokaido Museum Collection, Hong Kong · 27 May 2019
Dimensions
Each scroll measures 132 X 31.5 cm. (52 x 12 3/8 in.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3723414
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yuan Mei, Running-Standard Script Calligraphy. Christie's, 27 May 2019, lot 970. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3723414.

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From the same sale Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy Including Property from the Chokaido Museum Collection · May 2019

LotArtistEstimateResult
Calligraphy in Running-Cursive Script Huang Daozhou HK$600,000–HK$800,000
Running Script Calligraphy Dong Qichang HK$600,000–HK$800,000
Latter Ode to the Red Cliff in Running Script Dong Qichang HK$600,000–HK$800,000
Running Script Calligraphy Shen Zhou HK$60,000–HK$80,000
Three Poems in Running Script SUN DI (17TH CENTURY) / CHEN HONGSHOU (1599-1652) / MIAO YUAN (17TH CENTURY) HK$20,000–HK$40,000
Seven-Character Poems in Running Script GU LIN (1476-1545) HK$20,000–HK$40,000

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