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- Estimate
- HK$25,000–HK$35,000 hammer ≈ $3,224–$4,513
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 7 October 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4290139
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ma Gongyu, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1485. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4290139.
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Ma Gongyu, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1485. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4290139.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Gongyu | Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script | $4,063 | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | |
| Ma Gongyu | Calligraphy in Bronze Script | Bonhams, May 2018 | ||
| Ma Gongyu | Calligraphy Couplet in Lishu | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Ma Gongyu | calligraphy couplet in seal script | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Ma Gongyu | Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Ma Gongyu | 馬公愚 行書七言聯 | Ma Gongyu, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Ma Gongyu | calligraphy in running script | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Cheng Shifa | Girl and Deer, 1978 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 |
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.