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- Estimate
- HK$35,000–HK$45,000 hammer ≈ $4,513–$5,803
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 7 October 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4290184
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Shang Yanliu, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1459. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4290184.
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Shang Yanliu, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1459. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4290184.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shang Yanliu | Correspondences with Li Chaoren | $4,837 | Christie's, Mar 2022 | |
| Shang Yanliu | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Plum Blossoms in a Vase | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Shang Yanliu | Calligraphic Couplet in Standard Script | Christie's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Shang Yanliu | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Style | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) Letter to Chiang Yee (1903-1977) | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Pu Ru | Five-character Poem by Li Bai in Running Script | Christie's, Aug 2025 |
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