Lan Ying Auction Prices and Value Guide
Lan Ying auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 190 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Lan Ying auction prices: quick answer
Lan Ying auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Lan Ying
- Source records
- 190
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Lan Ying market snapshot
Lan Ying shows solid auction liquidity with 106 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $185,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-18.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (12.5% · 9 sales)
- $10,000+ (87.5% · 63 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,900
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 7
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-18
Artist context
About Lan Ying
Born
1585
Died
1664
Nationality
Chinese
Also known as
藍瑛, Tianshu, Xihu Waishi, Diesou
Lan Ying (1585–1664) was a Chinese painter active during the Ming-dynasty period. Public-source descriptions identify landscape as a central subject while also noting figure, flower, and bird painting. That breadth helps explain why collectors may encounter his name across varied compositions rather than one repeated format. Authority and reference records connect the artist with the Chinese name 藍瑛 and several courtesy or art names, including Tianshu, Xihu Waishi, Diesou, and Shi Toutuo. Because these names and their romanized variants can appear in cataloguing or inscriptions, careful identity matching is important when reviewing auction records. Lan Ying's market presence is chiefly associated with paintings and works on paper, and Appraisily has matched his name to a substantial body of public auction data. A name match alone, however, does not establish authorship. Attribution wording, inscriptions, seals, provenance, condition, date, and comparison with securely catalogued works remain central to responsible assessment.
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Common works and media
Collectors are most likely to encounter paintings and works on paper associated with landscapes, figures, flowers, or birds. Cataloguing may use Lan Ying's primary name, Chinese characters, courtesy name, or art names. Each object should be reviewed for medium, format, dimensions, inscriptions, seals, condition, provenance, date, and the auction house's precise attribution language before it is compared with recorded sales.
Market and appraisal context
A work catalogued as Lan Ying should be compared with examples sharing its medium, dimensions, subject, approximate date, and attribution level. Condition and restoration can affect how confidently a painting's surface, brushwork, inscriptions, and seals can be assessed. Provenance, exhibition history, and references in scholarly or collection catalogues may strengthen the documentary context but do not replace specialist examination. Recent public sales can provide useful comparables when the works are genuinely similar. Reported auction totals may include different fee treatments, while private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may be absent, so broad medians should not be treated as predictions for an individual work.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, seals, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable auction sales
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
- Authentication, attribution wording, and condition can materially affect value.
- Appraisily's collected page presents inconsistent record totals, so its published count and median require reconciliation before citation.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Lan Ying worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Lan Ying artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.