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- Estimate
- HK$680,000–HK$800,000 hammer ≈ $87,741–$103,225
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 9 July 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4839998
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ruan Yuan, stele inscription in clerical script. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2020, lot 2520. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4839998.
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Ruan Yuan, stele inscription in clerical script. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2020, lot 2520. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4839998.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Jul 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| calligraphy in running script | Wang Du | HK$280,000–HK$380,000 | |
| sun guoting’s essay in cursive script | Wu Rangzhi | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| birds and plum blossom | Yu Yuan | HK$15,000–HK$20,000 | |
| autumn birds and flowers | — | HK$50,000–HK$80,000 | |
| chrysanthemum and quail | Anonymous | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| elegant gathering in winter | — | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Yuan | Calligraphy in Running Script | $93,750 | Sotheby's, Mar 2014 | |
| Ruan Yuan | Calligraphy in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Huang Binhong | 黃賓虹 秋江晚渡 | Huang Binhong, Sailing on Autumn River | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Ruan Yuan | Calligraphy Couplet in Zhuanshu | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Ode to General Wei in Running Script | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Ruan Yuan | Calligraphic Couplet in Clerical Script | Christie's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | 文徵明 楷書《桃花源記》 | Wen Zhengming, Poem in Regular Script | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Huang Binhong | serene mountains by river | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 |
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.