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- Estimate
- HK$80,000–HK$120,000 hammer ≈ $10,198–$15,297
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 9 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-821526
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cai Yuanpei, Calligraphy in Clerical Script. Bonhams, 9 Oct 2019, lot 219. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-821526.
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Cai Yuanpei, Calligraphy in Clerical Script. Bonhams, 9 Oct 2019, lot 219. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-821526.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Landscape | Li Yanshan | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Groom and the Horse; Calligraphy in Running Script | Pu Jin | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Lady Under the Willow Tree; Calligraphy in Running Script | Chen Shaomei | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Flowers and Birds After Lin Chun; Calligraphy | Yu Fei'an | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Traveling in the Snowy Mountain | Jin Cheng | HK$50,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Beauty and Bamboo; Calligraphy in Clerical Script | Xu Cao | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy in Xingshu | $12,893 | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | |
| Cai Yuanpei | Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Pu Ru | Plum Village in the Snow | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Sailing alone | Christie's, Feb 2023 | ||
| Pu Ru | 溥儒 行書〈寒雨〉詩 | Pu Ru, Poem in Xingshu | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Pu Ru | Cicada on Willow | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Wu Changshuo | Cabbages and a Radish, 1912 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy | Christie's, May 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.