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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,441–$9,017
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 21 April 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4918854
- Record
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Shen Congwen, Shen Congwen 沈從文 | Calligraphy in Xingshu 行書〈清平樂〉. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2021, lot 2562. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4918854.
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Shen Congwen, Shen Congwen 沈從文 | Calligraphy in Xingshu 行書〈清平樂〉. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2021, lot 2562. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4918854.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Apr 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Bolong 顏伯龍 | Sparrows and Bamboos 竹陰清趣 | Yan Bolong | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Wang Zhaoming 汪兆銘 | Poems in Xingshu 行書〈釣臺〉七絶兩首 | Wang Zhaoming | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 張大千 | Peonies 國色天香 | Zhang Daqian | HK$1,300,000–HK$1,800,000 | |
| Zhu Qizhan 朱屺瞻 | Chrysanthemum and Plants 清供 | Zhu Qizhan | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Feng Zikai 豐子愷 | Resting by the Gleaming River 波光樹色 | Feng Zikai | HK$160,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Chen Shaomei 陳少梅 | Sailing by the Blossom Trees 桃花江上 | Chen Shaomei | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shen Congwen | calligraphy in zhangcao | $12,747 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Shen Congwen | 沈從文 章草〈草書勢〉| Shen Congwen, Calligraphy in Zhangchao | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy in Running-Grass Script, 1981 | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Shen Congwen | 沈從文 章草柳宗元詩三首 | Shen Congwen, Poems in Zhangcao | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Calligraphy in Running Script, 1981 | Bonhams, Dec 2015 | ||
| Shen Congwen | Self-Composed Poem | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | ||
| Zhao Shao'ang | Boats by the River Bank | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Shen Congwen | zhang lei's poem in cursive script | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
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.