Lot 149 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
Running Script Calligraphy ( xing shu )
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, London (South Kensington) · 24 March 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6366787
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Emperor Qianlong, Running Script Calligraphy ( xing shu ). Christie's, 24 Mar 1998, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6366787.
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Emperor Qianlong, Running Script Calligraphy ( xing shu ). Christie's, 24 Mar 1998, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6366787.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Qianlong | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | $8,989 | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | |
| Emperor Qianlong | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Emperor Qianlong | Emperor Qianlong (Reigned 1736-1795) | Christie's, Apr 2001 | ||
| Emperor Qianlong | Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| Wen Zhengming | Poem in Running Script | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Emperor Qianlong | Emperor Qianlong (Reigned 1736-1796) | Christie's, Nov 1999 | ||
| Emperor Qianlong | Nine-Character Couplet in Running Script | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Liu Yong | Calligraphy in Standard Script | Christie's, Aug 2025 |
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.