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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 15 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4501185
- Record
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Li Xiongcai, CALLIGRAPHY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 776. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501185.
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Li Xiongcai, CALLIGRAPHY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 776. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501185.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Xiongcai | 黎雄才 行書李白〈早發白帝城〉 | Li Xiongcai, Li Bai's Poem in Xingshu | $2,587 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | |
| Li Xiongcai | Scenery of a Fishing Village | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Li Xiongcai | Landscape, 1957 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Li Xiongcai | Returning Home to the Mountains | Christie's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Li Xiongcai | Fishing in Spring River | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Li Xiongcai | Calligraphy | Christie's, Aug 2025 | ||
| Li Xiongcai | Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Li Xiongcai | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Jun 2023 |
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.