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- Estimate
- HK$60,000–HK$80,000 hammer ≈ $7,742–$10,322
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 5 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3878719
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Chen Zhifo, Bird in the Snow. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2009, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3878719.
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Chen Zhifo, Bird in the Snow. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2009, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3878719.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picking Herbs | Cheng Shifa | HK$70,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Zhuanshu | Yang Yisun | HK$25,000–HK$35,000 | |
| Camellia; Wisteria | Xie Zhiliu | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Calligraphy | Feng Zikai | HK$25,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Shiguwen Script | Wang Fu'an | HK$25,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Landscape | Huang Binhong | HK$1,000,000–HK$1,500,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Zhifo | Plum Blossoms, 1947 | $12,800 | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | |
| Chen Zhifo | Hibiscus and Beautiful Birds | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Chen Zhifo | Two Birds on Branch in the Snowy Night | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Chen Zhifo | Mandarin Duck in Snow; Poem in Running Script | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Chen Zhifo | Sparrow Resting on Plum Tree | Bonhams, Apr 2019 | ||
| Chen Zhifo | Lotus and Dragonfly | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Chen Zhifo | Two Partridges and Pear Bloossoms | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Sailing alone | Christie's, Feb 2023 |
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