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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, New York · 20 March 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4242185
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Xu Lian, COUPLET IN SEAL SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2014, lot 518. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4242185.
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Xu Lian, COUPLET IN SEAL SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2014, lot 518. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4242185.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Shen | Huang Shen 黃慎 | Portrait of Su Shi and Poems in Cursive Scri | $27,526 | Sotheby's, Aug 2021 | |
| Zheng Xie | Calligraphy in Running Style | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Wang Hui | 王翬 仿巨然｜Wang Hui, Landscape after Juran | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Xu Lian | Poem of White Lotus | Sotheby's, Sep 2014 | ||
| Wang Hui | Landscape after Tang Poetic Sentiments | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Qian Feng | 錢灃 楷書節錄《梁書》｜Qian Feng, Calligraphy in Regular Script | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Zheng Xie | zheng xie 1693-1765 | poem in running script | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Gu Yun | late night chatting; poems in xingshu | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 |
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