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- Estimate
- $500–$1,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York · 19 September 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4387543
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Wu Shijian, COUPLET IN REGULAR SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 19 Sep 2015, lot 817. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387543.
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Wu Shijian, COUPLET IN REGULAR SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 19 Sep 2015, lot 817. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387543.
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From the same sale Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art · Sep 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy in Seal Script | Zhao Shuru | $800–$1,200 | |
| Daoist Painting | Anonymous | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| Nakamura Hochu (D. 1819) and Suzuki Kiitsu (1796-1858) | — | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| A Jadeite 'Bamboo and Bird' Pendant | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Couplet in Regular Script | Yuan Xilian | $600–$1,200 | |
| A Group of Chinese Art Reference Books | — | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Shijian | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Style | $3,043 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | |
| Shen Wei | Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Style | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Chen Dayu | Rooster | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| Shen Wei | Untitled | Rago, Oct 2024 | ||
| Shen Wei | Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Shen Jingxiu | Couplet in Running Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Wu Shijian | Calligraphy in Running Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Chen Dayu | Rooster, 1993 | Bonhams, Dec 2020 |
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.