# Songyan Qian - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-27T06:28:51.976Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 231
- Lots with prices: 130
- First auction date: 1991-05-29
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-28
- Median realised price: $5,736
- Price range: $130 to $2,800,000

## Market Takeaway
Songyan Qian shows deep auction liquidity with 176 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $700 and $114,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 36.5% (38 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 19.2% (20 sales)
- $10,000\+: 44.2% (46 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 15
- Previous 12 months sales: 24
- Recent 12 months median: $214,200
- Previous 12 months median: $1,000
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- China Arts Auction: 55 lots
- Christie's: 51 lots
- Sotheby's: 22 lots
- Bonhams: 18 lots
- Golden State Auction Gallery: 11 lots
- Mega International Auction: 10 lots
- Lauren Gallery: 7 lots
- Capitoline Auction Gallery: 6 lots
- Eins Auction & Appraisal: 6 lots
- Fung Ngai Auctioneers \(HK\): 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-16 | Qian Songyan \(Chinese, 1899\-1985\) 錢松喦（民國，1899\-1985） | Freeman’s | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-chinese-1899-1985-1899-1985-245-c-739ab00bbd
2. 2025-11-30 | A PAINTING TITLED LOFTY MOUNTAINS AND LONG RIVERS, BY QIAN SONGYAN | Fukuoka Yumekai Auction | ¥80,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-painting-titled-lofty-mountains-and-long-rivers-by-qian-songyan-487-c-41cee713d8
3. 2025-10-29 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1898\-1985\). Landscapes. A set of four scrolls, mounted and fr | Christie's | HK$63,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1898-1985-landscapes-a-set-of-four-scrolls-mounted-and-fr-269-c-855c57fbb4
4. 2025-10-29 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1898\-1985\). Woniu Mountain. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on | Christie's | HK$228,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1898-1985-woniu-mountain-hanging-scroll-ink-and-colour-on-226-c-855735c800
5. 2025-09-15 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1899\-1985\), ATTRIBUTED TO, NORTHERN SCENERY | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1899-1985-attributed-to-northern-scenery-401-c-8454f6da21
6. 2025-09-15 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1899\-1985\), ATTRIBUTED TO, THOUSANDS OF SAILS WELCOMING SUNRISE | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1899-1985-attributed-to-thousands-of-sails-welcoming-sunrise-376-c-2394a50832
7. 2025-09-15 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1899\-1985\), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1899-1985-attributed-to-landscape-251-c-0c4413685a
8. 2025-08-29 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1898\-1985\). Summer Mountain after Rain. Scroll, mounted and f | Christie's | HK$214,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1898-1985-summer-mountain-after-rain-scroll-mounted-and-f-101-c-a2f40eea77
9. 2025-08-29 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1898\-1985\). Landscape. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on pape | Christie's | HK$214,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1898-1985-landscape-hanging-scroll-ink-and-colour-on-pape-62-c-4994b11aab
10. 2025-06-26 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1899\-1985\), ATTRIBUTED TO, FLOWERS | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1899-1985-attributed-to-flowers-306-c-7114603a12
11. 2025-06-26 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1899\-1985\), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1899-1985-attributed-to-landscape-48-c-7a241dcb2d
12. 2025-06-07 | Qian Songyan \(1899\-1985\) | Nagel Auction | €20,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1899-1985-789-c-63a404281e
13. 2025-05-01 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1898\-1985\). New Village. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on pa | Christie's | HK$352,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1898-1985-new-village-hanging-scroll-ink-and-colour-on-pa-756-c-4d241d88f8
14. 2025-04-29 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1899\-1985\) Pine Tree, 1983 | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1899-1985-pine-tree-1983-651-c-8934969a2e
15. 2025-03-01 | QIAN SONGYAN, IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN ANHUI | Mega International Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-in-the-mountains-of-southern-anhui-86196-c-f5947e195b
16. 2024-12-27 | QIAN SONGYAN, ATTRIBUTED TO, SUNRISE | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-attributed-to-sunrise-424-c-7c54e30b47
17. 2024-12-12 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1898\-1985\). Snowscape. Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and c | Christie's | HK$16,380 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1898-1985-snowscape-scroll-mounted-for-framing-ink-and-c-1831-c-a4a48a995d
18. 2024-11-30 | QIAN SONGYAN, ATTRIBUTED TO, PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-attributed-to-painting-and-calligraphy-227-c-a164fb79b5
19. 2024-11-30 | QIAN SONGYAN, ATTRIBUTED TO, TAIYUE ZHAOHUI | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-attributed-to-taiyue-zhaohui-172-c-83948f2add
20. 2024-11-30 | QIAN SONGYAN, ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-attributed-to-landscape-120-c-8c241faa7e
21. 2024-09-20 | QIAN SONGYAN, ATTRIBUTED TO, CLOUD AND MOUNTAIN | China Arts Auction | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-attributed-to-cloud-and-mountain-301-c-eca44a394f
22. 2024-09-20 | QIAN SONGYAN, ATTRIBUTED TO, LAOLONGTOU, THE STARTING POINT OF THE GREAT WALL | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-attributed-to-laolongtou-the-starting-point-of-the-great-wall-171-c-1e64cadba8
23. 2024-09-07 | QIAN SONGYAN, LANDSCAPE, LENS | Mega International Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-landscape-lens-79596-c-fa54d19aa2
24. 2024-08-27 | QIAN SONGYAN \(1898\-1985\). Iron Mountains. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink a | Christie's | HK$88,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-qian-songyan-1898-1985-iron-mountains-scroll-mounted-and-framed-ink-a-100-c-dba4f1aa41

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