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- Estimate
- HK$12,000–HK$20,000 hammer ≈ $1,544–$2,574
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 28 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-079140
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Zhai Dakun, Calligraphy in Various Scripts. Bonhams, 28 Oct 2025, lot 638. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-079140.
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Zhai Dakun, Calligraphy in Various Scripts. Bonhams, 28 Oct 2025, lot 638. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-079140.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy · Oct 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy in Running Script | Jiang Heng | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Running Script | Zhang Yu | HK$12,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Poem in Running Script, 1802 | Mao Huai | HK$12,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Poems in Cursive Script | Zhu Yunming | HK$6,000,000–HK$8,000,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Cursive Script, 1539 | Yang Jisheng | HK$280,000–HK$480,000 | |
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