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- Estimate
- HK$35,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $4,504–$6,434
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 4 April 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4556012
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yuan Mei, Poetry. Sotheby's, 4 Apr 2017, lot 1298. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4556012.
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Yuan Mei, Poetry. Sotheby's, 4 Apr 2017, lot 1298. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4556012.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Apr 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholar by the Pine | Zhang Daqian | HK$700,000–HK$900,000 | |
| Willows | Wu Changshuo | HK$380,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Lady Resting in the Garden | Lin Fengmian | HK$700,000–HK$900,000 | |
| Studying Rubbings | Gu Linshi | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Longevity Peaches and Wine | Qi Baishi | HK$1,000,000–HK$1,500,000 | |
| Poem in Xingshu | Shi Lu | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuan Mei | Running-Standard Script Calligraphy | $31,849 | Christie's, May 2019 | |
| Yuan Mei | Letter | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Yuan Mei | Letters | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Liu Yong | Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, Aug 2023 | ||
| Yuan Mei | 袁枚 行楷寓西湖寶石山莊詩五首 | Yuan Mei, Poem in Regular Script | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Poem in Running-Cursive Script | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Withered Tree in Sunset | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Poem in Cursive Script | Christie's, Dec 2022 |
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