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- Estimate
- HK$20,000–HK$40,000 hammer ≈ $2,573–$5,147
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 3 April 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4554909
- Record
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Bian Wenyu, Boating in the Spring River. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2017, lot 2828. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4554909.
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Bian Wenyu, Boating in the Spring River. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2017, lot 2828. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4554909.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Apr 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy after Dong Qichang | Zhu Da | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Landscape after Shen Zhou | Zhang Yin | HK$50,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Wang Wenzhi | HK$800,000–HK$1,000,000 | |
| Avalokitesvara | Anonymous (Ming Dynasty) | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Landscape | Dong Qichang | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Ink Rubbing of Yu Shinan Inscription | Anonymous | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bian Wenyu | Grapes | $2,250 | Christie's, Mar 2017 | |
| Bian Wenyu | Southern Mountains | Christie's, Sep 1998 | ||
| Bian Wenyu | scholars beside a river | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Liu Yong | Poems in Running Script | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Liu Yong | Liu Yong 劉墉 | Poem in Running script 行書七言詩 | Sotheby's, Aug 2021 | ||
| Wang Hui | Classical Landscape | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2018 | ||
| He Shaoji | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| He Shaoji | 何紹基 行書節錄《題李漢舉墨竹》| He Shaoji, Calligraphy in Running Script | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 |
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