Lot 25 · Fine Chinese Paintings
Felicitous Calligraphy
Empress Dowager Cixi · Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on gold-flecked red paper
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Paintings, New York · 20 March 2018
- Dimensions
- 23 ¼ x 7 1/8 in. (59 x 18 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3843825
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3843825 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3843825
Empress Dowager Cixi, Felicitous Calligraphy. Christie's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3843825.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3843825.
Empress Dowager Cixi, Felicitous Calligraphy. Christie's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3843825.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia | YU FEI’AN (1888-1959) | $12,000–$22,000 | |
| Pair of Birds on Plum Blossom Branch | YU FEI’AN (1888-1959) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Calligraphy | Zhou Lianggong | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Calligraphic Couplet | Liang Tongshu | $4,000–$8,000 | |
| Fish Among Weeds | Tong Yu | $2,500–$4,500 | |
| Two Ladies | Qian Hui'an | $2,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empress Dowager Cixi | 慈禧 草書「龍」| Empress Dowager Cixi, Calligraphy in Caoshu | $21,081 | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | |
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Shou | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Longevity Peaches | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Peony, 1904 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Running Script Calligraphy | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) | Christie's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Lotus, 1940 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Empress Dowager Cixi, Calligraphy in Regular Script | 慈禧 楷書《 | Sotheby's, Oct 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.