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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, New York · 20 March 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4241994
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Zhai Yunsheng, COUPLET IN CLERICAL SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2014, lot 630. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4241994.
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Zhai Yunsheng, COUPLET IN CLERICAL SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2014, lot 630. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4241994.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Mar 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trees and Rock After Ni Zan | Yun Shouping | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Landscape After Mi Fu | Wen Zhengming | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Couplet in Running Script | Wang Wenzhi | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Yang Xian | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Couplet in Seal Script | Sun Xingyan | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Flowers and Hen | Yun Shouping | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhai Yunsheng | Clerical Script Calligraphy | $19,423 | Christie's, Dec 2022 | |
| Zhai Yunsheng | Couplet Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Zhai Yunsheng | 翟雲升 隸書節錄〈樂志論〉| Zhai Yunsheng, Prose in Lishu | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Solitary Smoke over Distant Village | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Historical Figures in the Style of a Song Master | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Correspondence | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Weng Fanggang | Couplet Calligraphy in Running Script | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Weng Fanggang | Calligraphy in Running Script, 1812 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 |
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.