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- Estimate
- $12,000–$16,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 16 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4548920
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Wen Zhengming, CI POEM IN CURSIVE SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 16 Mar 2017, lot 816. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4548920.
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Wen Zhengming, CI POEM IN CURSIVE SCRIPT. Sotheby's, 16 Mar 2017, lot 816. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4548920.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明 草書七言詩 | Wen Zhengming, Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $37,001 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | |
| Wen Zhengming | Poems in Running Script | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明 楷書節錄蘇軾《十八大阿羅漢頌》| Wen Zhengming, Calligraphy in Regular S | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明 蘭竹圖｜Wen Zhengming, Orchid and Bamboo | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Bamboo and Orchid | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Withered Tree in Sunset | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明 行書｜Wen Zhengming, Calligraphy in Running Script | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Small Standard Script Calligraphy | Christie's, Apr 2025 |
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.