Lot 71 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
Poems in Cursive Script Calligraphy ( cao shu )
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, London (South Kensington) · 24 March 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6366728
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wang Du, Poems in Cursive Script Calligraphy ( cao shu ). Christie's, 24 Mar 1998, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6366728.
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Wang Du, Poems in Cursive Script Calligraphy ( cao shu ). Christie's, 24 Mar 1998, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6366728.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · Mar 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traveller on a Snowy Path | ANONYMOUS (13th/14th century) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Dwelling on a Mountain Stream | ANONYMOUS (13th/14th century) | $5,000–$6,000 | |
| River Landscape with a Scholar Crossing a Bridge on a Donkey | ANONYMOUS (12th/13th century) | $20,000–$25,000 | |
| Hawks in an Old Pine by a Wintry River | ANONYMOUS (13th century) | $20,000–$25,000 | |
| Pair of Fish | ANONYMOUS (12th/13th century) | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Tao Yuanming Returning Home | ANONYMOUS (Qing dynasty) | $5,000–$6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Du | 王鐸 草書片語｜Wang Duo, Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $78,335 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| Wang Du | poem in cursive script | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 | ||
| Wang Du | Poem in Running Script | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Wang Du | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Wang Du | calligraphy in running script | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Wang Du | cursive script after wang xizhi | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Wang Du | orchids and rocks | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Wang Du | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Bonhams, Nov 2015 |
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.