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- Estimate
- HK$35,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $4,507–$6,439
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 6 April 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3915266
- Record
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Deng Shichang, Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2010, lot 779. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3915266.
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Deng Shichang, Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2010, lot 779. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3915266.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Apr 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various Subjects | Wu Changshuo | HK$600,000–HK$800,000 | |
| Wisteria and Peony | Chen Xiaocui | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu | Pu Ru | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu | Weng Tonghe | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Flowers | Cheng Shifa | HK$160,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Taro Flower | Zhao Zhiqian | HK$500,000–HK$700,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Baoshi | Gazing at a Waterfall | $65,334 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | |
| Deng Shichang | Calligraphy in Kaishu | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Moonlit Flowers for Longevity | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Deities of Harmony | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Fu Baoshi | Sailing in the Red Cliff, 1944 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Lu Yanshao | Travelling through the Gorge | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Hong Yi | Calligraphy in Regular Script, 1939 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Wang Zhen | 王震 寒山度世書畫冊 | Wang Zhen, Solitary Scholar; Calligraphy | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
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