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- Estimate
- $300–$500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York · 23 March 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4728612
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Niu Shuyu, calligraphy in regular script. Sotheby's, 23 Mar 2019, lot 1491. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4728612.
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Niu Shuyu, calligraphy in regular script. Sotheby's, 23 Mar 2019, lot 1491. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4728612.
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From the same sale Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art · Mar 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| figure | Fan Zeng | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| early sketch of boats | He Huaishuo | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| inaction | Tong Yangtze | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| four scholars | — | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| camels in a line | Wu Zuoren | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| calligraphy in running script | Wang Zhuangwei | $1,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Shan | Bird and Flower, 1881 | $1,069 | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | |
| Niu Shuyu | Calligraphy in Regular Script | Sotheby's, Mar 2015 | ||
| Fu Shan | Listening to the Qin in a Boat amidst Reeds | Sotheby's, Mar 2012 | ||
| Fu Shan | Birds and Flowers, 1903 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Wu Zuoren | Poem by Chen Yi in Running Style | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Fan Zeng | Calligraphy in Running Style of a Poem by Zhou Englai | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Fan Zeng | Shepard | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2022 | ||
| Chen Hongshou | A set of carved wood seals | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.