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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 19 March 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4338183
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Wang Zhen, ORCHID AND ROCKS. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 591. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4338183.
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Wang Zhen, ORCHID AND ROCKS. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 591. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4338183.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Zhen | God of Longevity | $7,310 | Christie's, Feb 2026 | |
| Wang Zhen | Poems in Running Script | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Amitabha, 1933 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Wang Zhen | 王震 道行啞然 | Wang Zhen, Man with a Dog | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Buddha, 1921 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Wisteria and Mandarin Ducks | Bonhams, Aug 2024 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Seven-characters Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Wang Zhen | Temple in Mountains, 1935 | Bonhams, Aug 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.