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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,157–$7,736
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 5 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4460418
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Zheng Wuchang, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2016, lot 1372. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4460418.
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Zheng Wuchang, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2016, lot 1372. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4460418.
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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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Wuchang | Landscape | $6,772 | Christie's, Mar 2022 | |
| Zheng Wuchang | Forest after Rain | Christie's, Aug 2026 | ||
| Zheng Wuchang | Landscape After Shitao | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Zheng Wuchang | Willows and a Moored Boat, 1940 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zheng Wuchang | Three Friends of Winter, 1934 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Zheng Wuchang | Fisherman in Reclusion Among Mountains and Streams; Poem in | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Zheng Wuchang | Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Zheng Wuchang | Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 |
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