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Donkey
Han Meilin (Chinese, b. 1936) · 1979
$7,650 price realized incl. premium
≈ £6,795≈ €7,759
Hammer $6,000 · with buyer’s premium $7,650
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Ink and color on paper, matted for framing”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed Meilin with two artist's seals
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 14 x 15 1/4in (35.6 x 38.7cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Animalia (27695)
- Date
- October 6, 2022
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 64
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,665 – £4,441) (≈ €3,043 – €5,071)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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