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- Estimate
- HK$25,000–HK$35,000 hammer ≈ $3,218–$4,505
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 30 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4481096
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yuan Mei, LETTER. Sotheby's, 30 May 2016, lot 309. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4481096.
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Yuan Mei, LETTER. Sotheby's, 30 May 2016, lot 309. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4481096.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape | Huang Yi | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Recluse in the Mountain | Ai Jing | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| Lotus | Chen Hongshou | HK$800,000–HK$1,200,000 | |
| Landscape | Guan Si | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Scholar Along the River | Cai Jia | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Landscape After Wang Wei | Yu Zhiding | HK$80,000–HK$100,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuan Mei | Poetry | $35,390 | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | |
| Yuan Mei | Running-Standard Script Calligraphy | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Poems in Running Script | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Yuan Mei | 袁枚 行楷寓西湖寶石山莊詩五首 | Yuan Mei, Poem in Regular Script | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Poem in Running-Cursive Script | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Yuan Mei | Letters | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zhu Yunming | 祝允明 飲中八仙歌｜Zhu Yunming, Du Fu’s Poem in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 |
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