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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,448–$9,027
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 7 October 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4290274
- Record
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Zhang Boying, Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4290274.
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Zhang Boying, Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4290274.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Boying | 張伯英 行書龍門對 | Zhang Boying, Twenty-eight-character Couplet in | $44,221 | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | |
| Zhang Boying | Calligraphy in Regular Script | Sotheby's, Mar 2016 | ||
| Xu Beihong | 徐悲鴻 莊敬日強 | Xu Beihong, Calligraphy in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy Couplet | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2022 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Scholar on a Cliff | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | 丁衍庸 花鳥魚蟲 | Ding Yanyong, Various Subjects | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 石榴 | Pu Ru, Pomegranate | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | 丁衍庸 Ding Yanyong | 高松雙壽 Perching on Pine Tree | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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.