Sale 2386
Hong Kong
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26 November 2007
Price realised
HKD 607,500
Estimate
WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559) Calligraphy in Running Script Handscroll, ink on paper 29.8 x 184 cm. (11 3/8 x 72 1/2 in.) Signed by the artist: Zheng Ming Five seals of the artist: Wen Zheng Ming Yin, Zhen Zhong, Ding Yun, Zheng Zhong Wen, Heng Shan Two collector's seals of Yi Xin (1833-1898): Huang Liu Zi, Gong Qing Wang
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