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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art, New York · 17 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4501586
- Record
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Shen Xinhai, BURYING FLOWERS. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2016, lot 1231. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501586.
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Shen Xinhai, BURYING FLOWERS. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2016, lot 1231. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501586.
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From the same sale Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art · Sep 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| two 'tamba' ware jarsjapan, 19th century | — | $800–$1,200 | |
| a white jade vase and cover20th century | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| a carved bamboo-root 'luohan' grotto19th / 20th century | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| seven snuff bottles19th / 20th century | — | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| a 'cizhou' incised 'lotus' bowlsong dynasty | — | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| a white jade figure of guanyin mounted on a clock barometer20th century | — | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shen Xinhai | Amusement in the Courtyard | $9,671 | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | |
| Zhao Shao'ang | Bird on Branch | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2021 | ||
| Shen Xinhai | visiting a friend on a spring day | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Shen Xinhai | Goddess of Luo River | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒題 撲蝶圖 | Inscribed by Pu Ru, Crouching Cat | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Wu Changshuo | Chrysanthemums and calligraphy, 1914 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Shen Xinhai | Boys at Play | Bonhams, Dec 2016 | ||
| Zhao Shao'ang | 趙少昂 霜葉小鳥 | Zhao Shao'ang, Bird by Autumn Leaves | Sotheby's, Aug 2022 |
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.