Lot 744 · Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy
red grasshopper on a lily stalk
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, New York · 13 September 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4682753
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ding Yanyong, red grasshopper on a lily stalk. Sotheby's, 13 Sep 2018, lot 744. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4682753.
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Ding Yanyong, red grasshopper on a lily stalk. Sotheby's, 13 Sep 2018, lot 744. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4682753.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy · Sep 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| white chrysanthemums and red leaves | Jiang Jie | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| lotus and dragonfly | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| calligraphy in running script | Hu Shi | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| pomegranate and bamboo | Wu Changshuo | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| two birds on a plum blossom branch | Zhao Shao'ang | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| rumbling thunder over city gate | Zhang Daqian | $180,000–$280,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ding Yanyong | Bamboo, Rock, and Sparrow | $6,092 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | |
| Ding Yanyong | Plants, Mantis and Shirmps | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Egret and Lotus | Christie's, Aug 2025 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Landscape, 1973 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Magnolias and Flycatcher / Orchid and Bird on a Rock | Christie's, Aug 2025 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | 丁衍庸 石榴小鳥 | Ding Yanyong, Pomegranate and Bird | Sotheby's, Aug 2022 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Willow and Frogs | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Ding Yanyong 丁衍庸 | Orchid 蘭花 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 |
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.