Cat and Butterfly — Zhao Ruhu (d.1917)

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Estimate: $800–$1,200 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Chinese Works of Art Online, Online, New York · 8 November 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-623280
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Zhao Ruhu, Cat and Butterfly. Bonhams, 8 Nov 2021, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-623280.

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Zhao Ruhu, Cat and Butterfly. Bonhams, 8 Nov 2021, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-623280.

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From the same sale Chinese Works of Art Online · Nov 2021

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Song-Ming dynasty	A Green-glazed Marbled Jar	$2,500–$3,500
Qing dynasty	A Guan-type Footed Bowl	$5,000–$7,000
Qianlong underglaze-blue seal marks	Three Famille Rose And Faux Bois Porcelain Bowls With Cockerels	$500–$700
Jiaqing underglaze-blue six-character seal marks and possibly late in…	Three Famille Rose And Faux Bois Porcelain Bowls With A Female Immortal On A Raft	$500–$700
Daoguang iron-red seal mark to the base and of the period	A Famille Rose And Gilt Eight-lobed Jar	$1,000–$1,500
Circa 1900	A Famille-noire Tall Square Vase	$1,000–$1,500

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Zhao Ruhu	Two Paintings of Bird and Flowers	$510	Bonhams, Aug 2022
Anonymous	Scholarly Gathering and Immortals		Bonhams, Nov 2021
Anonymous	Bianchi Falco		Bonhams, Jun 2021
Anonymous	CITTA DI URBINO. 3 Sagra dell'aquilone		Bonhams, Jan 2023
Zhao Ruhu	Two hanging scrolls		Bonhams, Apr 2013
Anonymous	Nude		Bonhams, Dec 2024
Anonymous	LUFTHANSA, Al Cairo Volando		Bonhams, Sep 2023
Anonymous	Portrait of an Official		Bonhams, Dec 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.