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- Estimate
- HK$300,000–HK$500,000 hammer ≈ $38,709–$64,515
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 5 April 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3847051
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Fu Baoshi, Playing Qin. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2009, lot 377. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3847051.
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Fu Baoshi, Playing Qin. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2009, lot 377. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3847051.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Apr 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Scenery | Zong Qixiang | HK$45,000–HK$65,000 | |
| Mountain High | Yu Chengyao | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Drunken Monk | Fu Baoshi | HK$3,200,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Spring Garden | Jiang Hanting | HK$120,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Plum Blossoms in the Moonlight | Tao Lengyue | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Giant Waterfall | Ya Ming | HK$180,000–HK$250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Baoshi | Lady Playing Qin | $51,983 | Christie's, May 2025 | |
| Fu Baoshi | Returning Home on a Rainy Day | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Fu Baoshi | Goddesses of the River Xiang, 1965 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Fu Baoshi | Letter to Qian Juntao | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Fu Baoshi | scholar on lofty mountain | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Fu Baoshi | Scholars | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Fu Baoshi | Scholars | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Fu Baoshi | 傅抱石 蒼山雲影 | Fu Baoshi, Mountains in the Clouds | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 |
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.