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- Estimate
- HK$35,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $4,516–$6,452
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 5 April 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3847070
- Record
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Cai Yuanpei, Calligraphy in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2009, lot 382. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3847070.
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Cai Yuanpei, Calligraphy in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2009, lot 382. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3847070.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai Yuanpei | Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 | Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu 行書七言聯 | $89,271 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | |
| Cai Yuanpei | Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Pu Ru | An Evening Scenery | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Ink Lotus | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 迎風半露 | Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983), Lotus | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 溪山訪友 | Chang Dai-chien, Encounting by the Shore | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Landscape and Calligraphy | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | White Lotus | Christie's, May 2024 |
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.