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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 15 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4500861
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lu Zhi, GAZING AT A WATERFALL. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 770. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4500861.
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Lu Zhi, GAZING AT A WATERFALL. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 770. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4500861.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy · Sep 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Soapstone 'Lion and Cub' Seal | Qi Baishi | $12,000–$16,000 | |
| Herding by the Spring Stream | Gao Qipei | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Groom and Two Horses | Pu Qua | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| paintings and calligraphy dedicated to dr. ji qifang | Lin Fengmian | $200,000–$250,000 | |
| calligraphy in running script | Yao Nai | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Poem in Running Script | Qi Gong | $8,000–$12,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Zhi | Old Pine, Plum, Birds and Narcissus, 1562 | $7,680 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | |
| Lu Zhi | Viewing a Waterfall | Sotheby's, Sep 2013 | ||
| Lu Zhi | calligraphy in running script | Sotheby's, Sep 2012 | ||
| Lu Zhi | butterflies and flowers | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Liu Yong | Seven-Character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Lu Zhi | flowers and butterflies | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Lu Zhi | Landscape After Jing Hao and Guan Tong | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Chen Hongshou | Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, Nov 2019 |
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.