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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,374–$8,923
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 5 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4460131
- Record
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Wu Hufan, Calligraphy in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2016, lot 1357. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4460131.
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Wu Hufan, Calligraphy in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2016, lot 1357. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4460131.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taming the Tiger | Feng Zikai | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Zhuanshu | Wu Changshuo | HK$500,000–HK$700,000 | |
| Calligraphy | Zeng Shaojie | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Lishu | Wang Fu'an | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Landscape; Calligraphy in Zhuanshu | Zhang Shiyuan | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Scholar | Zhang Daqian | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Hufan | Pine Mountain, 1945 | $57,556 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
| Wu Hufan | Landscapes | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Wu Hufan | orchids; calligraphy | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Wu Hufan | Nine-character Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Wu Hufan | calligraphy couplet in lishu | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Wu Hufan | The Resilient Bamboo | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Wu Hufan | 吳湖帆 行書五言聯 | Wu Hufan, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Wu Hufan | landscapes | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
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