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- Estimate
- HK$20,000–HK$30,000 hammer ≈ $2,574–$3,861
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 28 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-079178
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tan Yankai, Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script. Bonhams, 28 Oct 2025, lot 676. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-079178.
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Tan Yankai, Calligraphy Couplet in Regular Script. Bonhams, 28 Oct 2025, lot 676. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-079178.
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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 | |
| Sutra of the Whole-Body Relic Treasure Chest Seal Dhāraṇī The Heart S… | Anonymous | HK$460,000–HK$600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan Yankai | Calligraphy Couplet, 1923 | $2,816 | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | |
| Tan Yankai | Calligraphy in Running script | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Tan Yankai | Studio Name in Running Script | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Tan Yankai | poem in cursive script | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Tan Yankai | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Autumn Landscape; Poem in Running Script | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Pu Ru | Viewing Pine Mountain | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Tan Yankai | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | Christie's, Nov 2018 |
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.