Lao Tse on Bull, Leaving China
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Brunk Auctions · May 16, 2019$1,800 ≈ £1,405 ≈ €1,607Sign up free to see priceImage courtesy Brunk Auctions
Auction result
Plum Blossoms by Moonlight
Chikutō Nakabayashi (Japanese, 1776–1853) · 1852
$1,500 hammer
≈ £1,171≈ €1,339
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “sumi ink on paper mounted on silk”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 42-3/4 x 14 in.
- Auction house
- Brunk Auctions
- Sale
- Emporium Auction (4099)
- Date
- May 16, 2019
- Lot
- 257
- Estimate
- $600 – $900 (≈ £468 – £703) (≈ €536 – €803)
- Source
- Auction house live.brunkauctions.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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