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- Estimate
- $200–$400 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art, New York · 17 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4501588
- Record
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Zheng Yuan, CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN STONE DRUM SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2016, lot 1252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501588.
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Zheng Yuan, CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN STONE DRUM SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2016, lot 1252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4501588.
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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 |
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| Wu Zheng | Red Bamboo and Rock, 1949 | Bonhams, Aug 2024 | ||
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| Wu Zheng | Strolling Over The Bridge | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
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| Wang Yachen | Goldfish; Cat and Plum Blossoms | Bonhams, Sep 2019 |
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