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- Estimate
- HK$700,000–HK$900,000 hammer ≈ $90,266–$116,057
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 7 October 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4289625
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Qi Baishi, Chrysanthemums and Butterflies. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1272. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4289625.
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Qi Baishi, Chrysanthemums and Butterflies. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1272. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4289625.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure | Chan Yu | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Zhuanshu | Qi Baishi | HK$700,000–HK$900,000 | |
| Flowers | Zhu Qizhan | HK$180,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Donkeys | Huang Zhou | HK$220,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Xingshu | Shen Yinmo | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Boating Under the Cliff; Calligraphy | Zhang Daqian | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qi Baishi | Crabs and Red Leaves | $88,455 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Qi Baishi | Pumpkin | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Pumpkins | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Poussins, Papillon Et Ver | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Chrysanthemums, 1938 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Balsam and Dragonfly | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Chicks | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Wisteria | Bonhams, Aug 2023 |
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.