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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, New York · 21 March 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4150469
- Record
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Zhou Zhimian, FLOWER AND BIRDS. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2013, lot 540. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4150469.
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Zhou Zhimian, FLOWER AND BIRDS. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2013, lot 540. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4150469.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Mar 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Trees | Lin Fengmian | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Fish and Shrimp | Zhang Daqian | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Water Moon Guanyin | Anonymous (Ming Dynasty) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Peach-Blossom Spring | Zhang Geng | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Running Script Transcription of "The Preface to Teng Wang Ge" | Zhu Yunming | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Wisteria | Wu Changshuo | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Zhimian | Geese and Flowers | $76,466 | Christie's, Nov 2011 | |
| Zhou Zhimian | Crape Myrtle Flower | Christie's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明 山水 | Wen Zhengming, Landscape | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Zhou Zhimian | Zhou Zhimian (Circa 1550-1610) | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Four Tang Dynasty Quatrains in Cursive Script | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Dong Qichang | 董其昌 山水 | Dong Qichang, Landscape | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Zhou Zhimian | Birds and Chrysanthemums | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 |
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