Lot 24 · Fine Chinese Paintings
Peonies
Empress Dowager Cixi · Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Paintings, New York · 12 September 2017
- Dimensions
- 47 x 23 7/8 in. (119.5 x 60.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3899257
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Empress Dowager Cixi, Peonies. Christie's, 12 Sep 2017, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3899257.
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Empress Dowager Cixi, Peonies. Christie's, 12 Sep 2017, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3899257.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Sep 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Thousand Miles, A Hundred Ponies | WITH SIGNATURE OF ZHAO BOJU | $1,500–$3,000 | |
| Gathering at the Lanting Orchid Pavilion | CHEN JIURU (BORN 1955) | $800–$1,500 | |
| Landscape in Sunset | Wang Xuehao | $12,000–$20,000 | |
| Ducks | Cheng Shifa | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Offering Lychees | Gai Qi | $9,000–$18,000 | |
| Riverscape | Huang Binhong | $18,000–$28,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Grapevine | $79,663 | Christie's, May 2018 | |
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Grapes | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Chrysanthemum, 1898 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Empress Dowager Cixi, Calligraphy in Regular Script | 慈禧 楷書《 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Peony and Peach | Christie's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明 楷書《赤壁賦》 | Wen Zhengming, Red Cliff Ode in Regular Script | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Pu Ru | Longevity Pine | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 Pu Ru | 寒山夜話 Pavilion at Snowy Landscape | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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.