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- Estimate
- HK$120,000–HK$180,000 hammer ≈ $15,297–$22,945
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 7 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4774127
- Record
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Shen Congwen, calligraphy in xingshu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2019, lot 2823. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4774127.
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Shen Congwen, calligraphy in xingshu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2019, lot 2823. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4774127.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| calligraphy couplet in lishu | Chen Hengke | HK$160,000–HK$200,000 | |
| plum blossoms | Wu Changshuo | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| returning birds in autumn forest | Zhao Shuru | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| calligraphy couplet in xingshu | Zhang Daqian | HK$600,000–HK$800,000 | |
| calligraphy couplet in xingshu | Yu Youren | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| trekking in the mountains | Tang Zheming | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shen Congwen | 沈從文 井岡山詩草 | Shen Congwen, Poetry on Mount Jinggang | $24,268 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | |
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy in Running Script | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Self-Composed Poem | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy in Caoshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy in Running-Grass Script, 1981 | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Shen Congwen | poems | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Shen Congwen | calligraphy in zhangcao | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Bird Perching on a Red-leaf Branch, 1975 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 |
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.