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Sotheby's HK Chinese Painting

October 5, 2009 by Marion Maneker

Sotheby’s Asia Week is gaining momentum as the lots of Fine Chinese Painting are getting snapped up with strong numbers. Clocking in around the $24m mark or HK$182m, the 253-lot sale is just wrapping up with a number of paintings reaching powerful numbers (sale details to follow):

Wu Changshuo, FlowersThe lot, Wu Changshua’s Flowers, was estimated at HK$2m but attracted bidding up to HK$7.22m setting a new record for the artist. That price translates into $930,000.

Li Keran, Tranquil LandscapeLi Keran’s Tranquil Landscape won’t set any records, his work has sold for as high as $4m. But this Tranquil Landscape was estimated at HK$4.5m and it too reached the HK$7.34m to be the highest value work to sell in the two sessions.

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