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- Estimate
- HK$15,000–HK$30,000 hammer ≈ $1,911–$3,822
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Chinese Paintings Online, Online, Hong Kong · 6 August 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-079312
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cao Kehong, Butterflies and Cats. Bonhams, 6 Aug 2025, lot 142. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-079312.
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Cao Kehong, Butterflies and Cats. Bonhams, 6 Aug 2025, lot 142. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-079312.
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From the same sale Chinese Paintings Online · Aug 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus | Chen Jialing | HK$8,000–HK$12,000 | |
| Red Lotus | Cui Zifan | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Lotus, 1980 | Sun Yunsheng | HK$8,000–HK$12,000 | |
| A Lingbi Scholar's Stone "Qiu Zhi Duo" (15-17Th Century) | — | HK$12,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Studio Name in Seal Script, 1921 | Wu Changshuo | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Weng Tonghe | HK$3,000–HK$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cao Kehong | Cat and Butterfly | $3,363 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | |
| Cao Kehong | Butterfly and Cat | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Flowers and Butterfly | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Flower and Bee, 1975 | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | ||
| Qi Baishi | Two Shrimps | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Liu Haisu | Letter to Chiang Yee, 1975 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | Bird on the Branch, 1971 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Ding Yanyong | 丁衍庸 只有鴛鴦雨中看 | Ding Yanyong, Mandarin Ducks by Lotus | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 |
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.