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- Estimate
- $6,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 19 March 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4338150
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Zeng Xi, CALLIGRAPHY IN RUNNING SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 419. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4338150.
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Zeng Xi, CALLIGRAPHY IN RUNNING SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 419. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4338150.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy · Mar 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay in Running Script | Dong Qichang | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Poem in Running Script | Liu Yong | $12,000–$15,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script | Ren Daorong | $2,000–$5,000 | |
| Poems in Cursive Script | Wen Zhengming | $160,000–$200,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Song Xiang | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script | Qian Yong | $2,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeng Xi | 曾熙 紅梅 | Zeng Xi, Red Plum Blossoms | $9,008 | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | |
| Zeng Xi | Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Zeng Xi | Red Plum Blossoms | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Zeng Xi | Calligraphic Couplet | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Zeng Xi | Calligraphy | Christie's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Zeng Xi | Bodhidharma | Christie's, Mar 2014 | ||
| Zeng Xi | Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Zeng Xi | landscape | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 |
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.