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- Estimate
- HK$380,000–HK$420,000 hammer ≈ $48,651–$53,772
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 1 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4597498
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wen Peng, li bai’s poem in running script. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2017, lot 2758. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4597498.
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Wen Peng, li bai’s poem in running script. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2017, lot 2758. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4597498.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrel | Hua Yan | HK$80,000–HK$100,000 | |
| Seclusion in Mountains | Gong Xian | HK$60,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Rafting beside the Cliffs | Mei Qing | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Flowers and Birds | Li Yin | HK$60,000–HK$100,000 | |
| Landscape | Dong Bangda | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Poems in Running Script | Dong Qichang | HK$1,500,000–HK$2,000,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wen Peng | 文彭 行草《雨中同李舍人宿靈隱寺》| Wen Peng, Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $49,417 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | |
| Wen Peng | Poems in Running Script Calligraphy | Christie's, Nov 2010 | ||
| Wen Peng | autumn landscape | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Wen Peng | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Wen Peng | 文彭 草書七律｜Wen Peng, Poem in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Wen Peng | Verse in Cursive Script Calligraphy | Christie's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Dong Qichang 1555 - 1636 董其昌 | Calligraphy in Running Script | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Wen Peng | li bai’s poem in running script | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 |
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.