Lot 114 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script ( kai shu )
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, London (South Kensington) · 24 March 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6366762
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Chengqin Wang, Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script ( kai shu ). Christie's, 24 Mar 1998, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6366762.
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Chengqin Wang, Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script ( kai shu ). Christie's, 24 Mar 1998, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6366762.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous | Ohne Titel (Bauhaus-Fest) | $1,620 | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | |
| Chengqin Wang | Couplet in regular script | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
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| Anonymous | Two Hermit Immortals, Japan, Edo period | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | ||
| Anonymous | Black & White Leads | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Anonymous | Day Lily | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Anonymous | VISIT HONG KONG. Hong Kong Tourist Asociation | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Anonymous | We reign over you, we rule you, we fool you, we shoot at you | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.