Lot 48 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
Running Script Calligraphy ( xing shu )
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, London (South Kensington) · 24 March 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6699262
- Record
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Wang Shouren, Running Script Calligraphy ( xing shu ). Christie's, 24 Mar 1998, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6699262.
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Wang Shouren, Running Script Calligraphy ( xing shu ). Christie's, 24 Mar 1998, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6699262.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Wu Changshuo | Cabbages and a Radish, 1912 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Wu Changshuo | Chrysanthemum, Rock and Pine, 1915 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 行書七言聯 | Pu Ru, Calligraphy Couplet in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| He Shaoji | 何紹基 行書李日華論畫句 | He Shaoji, Calligraphy in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Aug 2022 | ||
| Wu Changshuo | Peony and Rock, 1915 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Pu Ru | Cicada on Willow | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Pu Ru | Plum Village in the Snow | Bonhams, Apr 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.