Lot 1653 · Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
Rafting
Yuan Songnian · Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,159–$7,739
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, Hong Kong · 27 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 89 x 27.2 cm. (35 x 10 3/4 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4274857
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yuan Songnian, Rafting. Christie's, 27 May 2014, lot 1653. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4274857.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Modern Paintings · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape after Southern School | He Tianjian | HK$8,000–HK$10,000 | |
| Landscape | Fu Baoshi | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Pine and Squirrels | Ni Tian | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Flower, Bird and Calligraphy | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Egret | Lin Fengmian | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Landscape | Zhang Ding | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuan Songnian | appreciating waterfall in mount huang | $25,478 | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | |
| Yuan Songnian | Landscape | Christie's, Sep 2013 | ||
| Yuan Songnian | Ploughing in Spring | Christie's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Yuan Songnian | River Landscapes | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | ||
| Yuan Songnian | Two River Landscapes | Christie's, May 2015 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Lotus, 1940 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Yuan Songnian | Scenery of Guilin | Christie's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Yuan Songnian | Spring Rhythm | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 |
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.