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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$80,000 hammer ≈ $6,376–$10,201
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 6 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4773219
- Record
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Zhang Yu, ink bamboos. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2019, lot 2523. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4773219.
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Zhang Yu, ink bamboos. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2019, lot 2523. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4773219.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| elegant gathering in the pine mountains | Qing Dynasty | HK$50,000–HK$80,000 | |
| flowers and rocks | Chen Chun | HK$5,000,000–HK$8,000,000 | |
| calligraphy | Monk Dangui | HK$300,000–HK$400,000 | |
| guanyin | Anonymous (Song/Yuan Dynasty) | HK$700,000–HK$900,000 | |
| calligraphy couplet in running script | He Shaoji | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| calligraphy couplet in clerical script | Chen Hongshou | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Yu | Magpie Perching on a Tree | $6,875 | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | |
| Zhang Yu | Birds, Bamboo and Rocks | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| Zhang Yu | 2000.5 | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Zhang Yu | Peonies | Sotheby's, Sep 2013 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Poem in Running Script | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Pu Ru | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Zhang Yu | Two Geese, 1792 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Pu Ru | Butterflies and Peach Blossoms | Bonhams, Jun 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.