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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings, New York · 15 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4500133
- Record
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Tong Yuan, BIRDS ON A BRANCH. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 558. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4500133.
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Tong Yuan, BIRDS ON A BRANCH. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 558. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4500133.
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From the same sale The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings · Sep 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| pine, bamboo, plum and rock after shen zhou | Xi Gang | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| the kangxi emperor's southern inspection tour, section of scroll vi: … | Wang Hui 1632-1717, Et Al. | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | |
| Returning by Oar to Pines and Streams | Zhang Yin | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| flowers | Zou Yigui | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Meditation Beneath Autumn Trees | Zhang Hong | $35,000–$55,000 | |
| Conversing in a Mountain Retreat | Cao Zhen | $8,000–$12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Daqian | Scholar under Plantain Tree | $40,293 | Christie's, May 2024 | |
| Zhang Daqian | Spring Offerings, 1977 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 行書七言聯 | Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-Chien, 1899-1983), Calli | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 壬寅登高詩 | Chang Dai-chien, Hiking Poem in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Three Persimmons | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 梅花、水仙 | Chang Dai-chien, Plum and Narcissus | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Lotus Pond | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Narcissus , ink and light color on paper, hanging scroll | 張 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 |
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.