Lot 144 · Fine Chinese Paintings
Squirrels
Cai Xian · Pair of fan leaves, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$2,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Paintings, New York · 20 March 2018
- Dimensions
- Each scroll measures approximately 7 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. (18.2 x 50.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3843916
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cai Xian, Squirrels. Christie's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3843916.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia | YU FEI’AN (1888-1959) | $12,000–$22,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Zhao Shao'ang | Bird and Bamboo, 1988 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
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| Zhang Daqian | Peony; Poems in Running Script | Bonhams, Aug 2025 | ||
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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.