Zikai Feng Auction Prices and Value Guide

Zikai Feng auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 617 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Zikai Feng auction prices: quick answer

Zikai Feng auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Zikai Feng
Source records
617
Market update
2026-02-06

Zikai Feng market snapshot

Zikai Feng shows deep auction liquidity with 360 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $125,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-05.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (5.7% · 17 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (9.8% · 29 sales)
  • $10,000+ (84.5% · 251 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$48,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
15
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-05

Artist context

About Zikai Feng

Zikai Feng portrait
楊家駱 · Public domain · Source

Born

1898

Died

1975

Nationality

Chinese

Also known as

Feng Zikai, Feng Tzu-K'ai, Feng Tse-kai, Feng Zi Kai

Zikai Feng, more commonly ordered as Feng Zikai in authority records, was a Chinese painter, cartoonist, essayist, and writer who lived from 1898 to 1975. He is closely associated with the development of modern Chinese manhua and is especially recognized for economical illustrated scenes in which ordinary gestures carry emotional or social meaning. Children, family life, daily experience, and the effects of a changing twentieth-century China recur in accounts of his work. Buddhist thought also shaped an important part of his practice, notably the multi-volume Protection for Living Beings project. Collectors may encounter his name in several romanizations, including Feng Tzu-K'ai, Feng Tse-kai, and Feng Zi Kai, making authority-record matching important. His broad activity across painting, cartoon drawing, calligraphy, literature, translation, and criticism also means that works and publications associated with him can appear in different collecting categories rather than under a single narrowly defined medium.

Modern Chinese manhuaTwentieth-century Chinese artPaintingCartoon and manhua drawingCalligraphy and drawingChildrenEveryday lifeBuddhist compassion and the protection of living beingsSocial and political change as experienced in ordinary life

Common works and media

Collectors most often associate Feng Zikai with concise cartoon or manhua drawings, paintings and works on paper depicting children, family scenes, ordinary life, and Buddhist-inspired themes. Calligraphic or illustrated compositions may also appear, as can material connected with his writings and the Protection for Living Beings series. Because his imagery circulated through publications as well as original art, identifying the production method and distinguishing an original drawing or painting from a printed illustration is an important cataloguing step.

Market and appraisal context

Feng Zikai material should be assessed by first establishing the object type and attribution, especially because authority records preserve numerous romanizations of his name. Relevant comparisons may differ substantially among paintings, cartoon or manhua drawings, calligraphic compositions, illustrated publications, and works connected with a recognized series such as Protection for Living Beings. Subject matter, date, inscriptions, seals, documentary provenance, physical condition, and the relationship between an original work and a later printed reproduction may require object-specific examination. Appraisily's public artist page indicates a substantial auction-record footprint, but the collected research pack does not contain individual major-auction-house results. Accordingly, appraisal should use verified comparable lots by medium, format, sale date, and attribution rather than assume a general price level from the artist's name alone.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Chinese paintings
  • Works on paper and cartoon drawings
  • Calligraphy and illustrated compositions

Value drivers

  1. Secure attribution across the artist's many romanized name variants
  2. Work type, including painting, cartoon or manhua drawing, calligraphy, and illustrated literary material
  3. Association with recognized subjects or the Protection for Living Beings series
  4. Comparison with relevant public auction records by category and sale date when available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack does not include a major auction-house biography or individual sale records, so no price trend, price range, or market direction is asserted.
  • Romanized names vary substantially across authority records; attribution should not rest on a name match alone.
  • The available sources do not establish exact birth and death dates, only the years 1898 and 1975.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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Recent sale records

Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Zikai Feng 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.

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