Lot 605 · The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings
discourse on antiquity in the shade of pines, caocao's letter to zhong you in running script
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings, New York · 15 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4500245
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Zheng Mukang, discourse on antiquity in the shade of pines, caocao's letter to zhong you in running script. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 605. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4500245.
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Zheng Mukang, discourse on antiquity in the shade of pines, caocao's letter to zhong you in running script. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 605. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4500245.
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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 | |
| Birds on a Branch | Tong Yuan | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Mukang | Portrait of Chen Sanli and Zhu Xiaozang | $16,334 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | |
| Zheng Mukang | Children Playing; Poems in Running Script. 1951 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zheng Mukang | Beauty Under a Willow | Bonhams, Dec 2012 | ||
| Zheng Mukang | elegant couple | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Zheng Mukang | Orioles on the Willows | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 水渚崇嶂 | Chang Dai-chien, Lofty Mountains by the River | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 歸漁 | Pu Ru, Returning Fisherman | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Lotus Pond | Bonhams, May 2026 |
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.