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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $5,150–$6,437
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 6 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3791452
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Zhang Kunyi, Butterfly and Flowers. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2008, lot 1024. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3791452.
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Zhang Kunyi, Butterfly and Flowers. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2008, lot 1024. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3791452.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers and Birds | Huang Junbi | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Scenery Along the Canal | Qian Baoshan | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Boats in Wu Gorge | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Paradise Flycatcher and Peaches | Qi Baishi | HK$800,000–HK$1,200,000 | |
| Roaring Beast | Xu Beihong | HK$2,200,000–HK$3,000,000 | |
| Appreciating Plum Blossoms | Huang Junbi | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Kunyi | 張坤儀 羽衣舞 | Zhang Kunyi, Bird on Flowering Branch | $6,099 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | |
| Zhao Shao'ang | Lotus | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Zhang Kunyi | Orchid | Sotheby's, Oct 2003 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy in Running Style | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Zhang Kunyi | Ducks and Reeds | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Pu Ru | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Pu Ru | Gibbon and Pine Tree | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Zhang Kunyi | 張坤儀 月下梅花 | Zhang Kunyi, Plum Blossom under the Moonlight | 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.