Lot 710 · Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy
Bao Zhao's Essay in Cursive Script
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- Estimate
- $250,000–$400,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 15 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4501187
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Wang Shouren, BAO ZHAO'S ESSAY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 710. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501187.
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Wang Shouren, BAO ZHAO'S ESSAY IN CURSIVE SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2016, lot 710. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501187.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Shouren | Correspondence | $505,001 | Christie's, Nov 2017 | |
| Wang Shouren | Poems in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2014 | ||
| Wang Hui | Wang Hui 1632-1717 王翬 | Traveling in Mountains after Leng Qi | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Wu Changshuo | Wisteria | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明 桃源別境圖｜Wen Zhengming, The Peach Blossom Spring | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Green Mountains and Distant Shores, 1958 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Landscape in the Style of Wu Zhen and Calligraphy | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Pu Ru | wandering the countryside | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 |
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.