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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,422–$8,991
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 4 October 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4035489
- Record
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Wang Zhen, Silkworms. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2011, lot 1589. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4035489.
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Wang Zhen, Silkworms. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2011, lot 1589. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4035489.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peonies and Bees; Flowers | Zhang Shaoshi | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Poetry in Xingshu | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Cicadas | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Autumn Countryside | Pu Ru | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Mountain Scenery; Calligraphy in Xingshu | Yang Shanshen | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Di Pingzi | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Zhen | Zhong Kui and Bat | $12,825 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | |
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| Wang Zhen | 王震 行書七言聯 | Wang Zhen, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Chrysanthemum and Sparrows | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Bodhisattva | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Wang Zhen | God of Longevity, 1920 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Limitless Longevity Buddha Wuliangshou Fo, 1925 | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Wang Zhen | 王震 玉蘭圖 | Wang Zhen, Magnolia | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 |
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