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- Estimate
- $200–$400 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York · 24 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4644759
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ren Zheng, calligraphy in running script. Sotheby's, 24 Mar 2018, lot 1733. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4644759.
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Ren Zheng, calligraphy in running script. Sotheby's, 24 Mar 2018, lot 1733. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4644759.
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From the same sale Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| zhongkui and demon followers | Anonymous | $600–$800 | |
| mynah and magnolia | Song Shinian | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| butterflies | Xu Shuxiu | $600–$800 | |
| vegetables | Li Shizhuo | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| a group of twenty-six chinese art reference books | | — | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| a yixing hexagonal-faceted snuff bottle qing dynasty, 19th century | | — | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ren Zheng | Calligraphy in Running Script | $875 | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | |
| Wang Su | Figures | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Wang Su | ''Gua | Historia Auktionshaus, Jun 2023 | ||
| Ren Zheng | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| Gu Luo | Study of a Lady | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Ren Zheng | calligraphy couplet in running script | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Zheng Xie | orchids | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Zheng Xie | Two Calligraphic Works | Bonhams, Jun 2026 |
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.