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- Estimate
- $600–$800 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York · 15 September 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4683727
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Zhang Yu, lily blossom. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2018, lot 1220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4683727.
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Zhang Yu, lily blossom. Sotheby's, 15 Sep 2018, lot 1220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4683727.
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From the same sale Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art · Sep 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| calligraphy in cursive script | — | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| fortune and longevity | — | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| listening to the sound of pines | Fang Zhaoling | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| three bamboo flower baskets japan, 19th / 20th century | | — | $2,500–$3,000 | |
| herbert c. white, peking the beautiful. commercial press, shanghai, c… | — | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Untitled | Various | $600–$800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Yu | Sparrows on Tree Tops | $1,088 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | |
| Zhang Yu | Lily Blossom | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| Pu Ru | Three Gibbons | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| Pu Ru | Poem in Running Script | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| Zhang Yu | Chinese Ink Painting of Three Birds Sleeping on a Pine Branc | Lyon & Turnbull, Mar 2026 | ||
| Pu Ru | Bamboo | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Zhang Yu | Birds on a Juniper | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Pu Ru | Cinnabar Zhong Kui | Bonhams, Dec 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.