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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,452–$9,032
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 5 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3878780
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cai Yuanpei, Calligraphy Couplet in Lishu. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2009, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3878780.
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Cai Yuanpei, Calligraphy Couplet in Lishu. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2009, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3878780.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy in Running Script | $21,235 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | |
| Cai Yuanpei | cai yuanpei 蔡元培 | letter to wang yunwu 致王雲五信札 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Yu Youren | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Scholar on a Cliff | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Pu Ru | Bamboo and Plum Blossoms | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 仙童獻瑞圖 | Pu Ru, Child and Crane | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 |
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.