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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 17 September 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4386176
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Deng Sanmu, COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2015, lot 561. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4386176.
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Deng Sanmu, COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2015, lot 561. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4386176.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy · Sep 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy Couplet in Clerical Script | Wu Xizai | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Landscape After Dong Yuan | Zhang Qia | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Regular Script | Yu Ji | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Coconut Trees | Qian Songyan | $12,000–$16,000 | |
| Persimmons | Zhang Daqian | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Poems in Running Script | Dong Qichang | $2,000–$4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deng Sanmu | Calligraphy | $4,029 | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | |
| Deng Sanmu | Couplet Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Deng Sanmu | 鄧散木 隸書漢鏡銘文 | Deng Sanmu, Calligraphy in Lishu | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Deng Sanmu | Calligraphy in Running Script | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Pu Ru | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Deng Sanmu | 鄧散木 節錄〈大唐三藏聖教序〉| Deng Sanmu, Calligraphy in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Deng Sanmu | 鄧散木 篆書集宋詞聯 | Deng Sanmu, Calligraphy Couplet in Zhuanshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script, 1977 | Bonhams, Dec 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.