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- Estimate
- $8,500–$11,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 16 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4548890
- Record
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Ding Yanyong, GOURDS. Sotheby's, 16 Mar 2017, lot 911. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4548890.
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Ding Yanyong, GOURDS. Sotheby's, 16 Mar 2017, lot 911. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4548890.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy · Mar 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Pond in Mist and Rain | Yang Shanshen | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Yi Da'an | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Scholars Gathering in a Garden | Qiu Ying | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Dragonflies and Calamus | Ding Yanyong | $8,500–$11,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script | Zeng Guofan | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Mi Fu's Essay in Running Script | Dong Qichang | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ding Yanyong | Various subjects, 1978 | $10,724 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | |
| Ding Yanyong | Owl | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | 丁衍庸 太白像 | Ding Yanyong, Portrait of Poet Li Bai | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Zhong Kui | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Bird on Rock | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Kapok Tree | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Swimming Shrimp, 1978 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Wisteria & Bees | Christie's, May 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.