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- Estimate
- HK$20,000–HK$30,000 hammer ≈ $2,548–$3,823
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 1 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4649769
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Bian Wenyu, scholars beside a river. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2018, lot 2263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4649769.
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Bian Wenyu, scholars beside a river. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2018, lot 2263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4649769.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| bai juyu’s poem in running script | Dong Qichang | HK$300,000–HK$450,000 | |
| landscape after huang gongwang | Wang Shimin | HK$1,200,000–HK$1,500,000 | |
| magpies on pomegranate tree | — | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| a portrait of fu minga | — | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| calligraphy after yan zhenqing | Weng Tonghe | HK$600,000–HK$800,000 | |
| mahaprajnaparamita sutra | Anonymous (Song Dynasty) | HK$200,000–HK$260,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bian Wenyu | Landscape | $6,000 | Sotheby's, Sep 2013 | |
| Bian Wenyu | Boating in the Spring River | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Wang Hui | 王翬(款) 溪山雪霽｜Attributed to Wang Hui, Winter Landscape | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Chen Hongshou | Landscape and Calligraphy | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | ||
| Liu Yong | Liu Yong 劉墉 | Poem in Running script 行書七言詩 | Sotheby's, Aug 2021 | ||
| He Shaoji | Poem in Running script | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Chen Hongshou | Stories | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Liu Yong | calligraphy in running script | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 |
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.