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- Estimate
- $20,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, New York · 22 March 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4072446
- Record
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Zhou Tianqiu, Five Poems in Running Script. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2012, lot 720. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4072446.
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Zhou Tianqiu, Five Poems in Running Script. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2012, lot 720. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4072446.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Mar 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape After Zhao Boju (1120-1182) | Shen Hengji | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Poem in Running Script | Wang Zhideng | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| The Sound of the Qin in the Pine Winds, After Shen Zhou | Bao Dong | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Autumn Landscape With Figure | Zhang Feng | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Releasing a Crane | Hua Yan | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Orchids | Chen Yuansu | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Tianqiu | 周天球 行書五古園居 | Zhou Tianqiu, Calligraphy in Running Script | $26,253 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | |
| Zhou Tianqiu | 周天球 草書五言詩｜Zhou Tianqiu, Poem in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | Cruising alongside Cloudy Hills | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | 周天球 草書七絕 | Zhou Tianqiu, Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | Running-Cursive Script Calligraphy | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Christie's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | Poem in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2014 | ||
| Zhou Tianqiu | Seven-Character Poems in Running Script | Christie's, Jul 2020 |
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.