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- Estimate
- $120,000–$180,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 23 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4644516
- Record
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Wen Peng, poems in cursive script. Sotheby's, 23 Mar 2018, lot 1220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4644516.
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Wen Peng, poems in cursive script. Sotheby's, 23 Mar 2018, lot 1220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4644516.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| rose and mantis | Zhao Shao'ang | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| crane and bamboo | Pu Zuo | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| enjoying the river breeze | Ding Yanyong | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| calligraphy in running script | Qi Gong | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| scholar studio among willow trees and two poems in running script | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| horse under pine | — | $8,000–$12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Yun Shouping | Calligraphy in Running-Standard Script | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Dong Qichang | 董其昌 臨懷素千字文｜Dong Qichang, Thousand Character Essay in Cursive | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Wen Peng | Seven-character Poem in Running-cursive Script | Christie's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Wang Du | 王鐸 仿米芾行草書 | Wang Duo, Calligraphy after Mi Fu | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Wang Du | Five-Character Poem in Cursive Script | Christie's, Jun 2024 |
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