Youwei Kang Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Youwei Kang Art Value Price Guide

May. 24, 2026
Kang Youwei(1858-1927): Calligraphy Couplet
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
康有為(1858-1927) 書法對聯立軸 Ink on paper. Calligraphy couplet. Hanging scroll. Signed Kang Youwei, with two seal marks of the artist. 題識：桃李成蹊徑，江山出畫圖。康有為。鈐印：廣夏，康有為印。
California Asian Art Auction Gallery USA
May. 03, 2026
CALLIGRAPHY ON PAPER BY KANG YOUWEI OF THE QING DYNASTY (1858-1927)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
H:30cm(11.81in)W:132cm(51.97in)ThishorizontalscrollisanauthenticcalligraphyworkbyKangYouwei,theleaderofthelateQingReformMovementandagreatmoderncalligrapher.Hewrotethefourcharacters"SansixiaoBuilding"inrunningscript,withpowerfulandopenbrushwork,magnificentstructure,andfullandheavyinkcolor,perfectlyembodyinghisoriginal"KangStyle"(Stele-stylerunningscript)calligraphy.Theworkisstampedwithcollector'ssealssuchas"KangYouwei'sSeal",servingasanimportantphysicalevidenceofbothmoderncalligraphyhistoryandtheReformMovementhistory,withextremelyhighartistic,historicalandcollectionvalue.
Hotspot Auctions
Apr. 29, 2026
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Seven-Character Calligraphic Couplet. A pair of ha
Est: $200,000 - $400,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Seven-Character Calligraphic Couplet. A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paperEach scroll measures 356.5 x 68.5 cm. (140 3/8 x 27 in.)(2).
Christie's
Apr. 18, 2026
A PAIR OF CALLIGRAPHIC COUPLETS, BY KANG YOUWEI
Est: -
126.5cm*21cm*2
Fukuoka Yumekai Auction
Mar. 24, 2026
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) Calligraphy in Running Script
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) Calligraphy in Running Script Hanging scroll, ink on paper, signed by the artist Kang Youwei with three artist's seals. 66 3/4 x 18 1/8in (169.5 x 46.1cm)
Bonhams
Mar. 24, 2026
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) Couplet in Running Script
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) Couplet in Running Script A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on red gold fleck paper, signed Kang Youwei with two applied artist's seals. 67 x 14 1/2in (170 x 36.8cm), each panel
Bonhams
Feb. 10, 2026
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet. A pair of ha
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet. A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paperEach scroll measures 246 x 57 cm. (96 7/8 x 22 ½ in.)(2).
Christie's
Jan. 18, 2026
Kang Youwei (1858-1927), attributed to, Calligraphy
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Dimensions: Length: 33 cm (13.0 in.), Width: 134 cm (52.8 in.). All measurements are approximate.
Hotspot Auctions
Jan. 02, 2026
1926 KANG YOUWEI CALLIGRAPHY SCROLL
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Artist(s): Kang Youwei (19 March 1858 - 31 March 1927) Ink on paper, Yisebiao Mount, Vertical Axis cursive script, Hanging calligraphy scroll Painting: 131 cm H x 53.5 cm W Dated: In The Fifth Month of Bing Yin year (1926) Signed/Seal(s): two Artist seals, signed PROVENANCE: Acquired from a prominent collector, representing an important private collections. The collections presented and offered up to auctions from Lot 32 through Lot 108; and additional related documents and or manuscripts from Lot 312 to Lot 348. Tsiang Tingfu, Jiang Tingfu (17 February 1895 - 9 October 1965), was a historian and diplomat of the Republic of China who published in English under the name T.F. Tsiang. Tsiang was born in Shaoyang, Hunan. Tsiang's education from his teenage years had been Western and largely Christian, and he converted to Christianity at 11. Having been urged to study in the US by his teacher from a missionary school, he was sent in 1911 to study in the United States, where he attended the Park Academy, Oberlin College and Columbia University. His dissertation, "Labor and Empire: A Study of the Reaction of British Labor, Mainly as Represented in Parliament, to British Imperialism Since 1880, led him into issues in the relation of foreign relations and domestic politics, which would structure his scholarship after he returned to China. After obtaining a Ph.D., he returned to China in 1923, where he took up a position at Nankai University and then at Tsinghua University. Following mounting tensions in China's relations with imperial Japan, Tsiang left academia in 1935 and joined the Chinese Nationalist government, which he served in many different capacities throughout the Sino-Japanese War. Between 1947 and 1962, Tsiang served as the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations. He also served as the ambassador of China to the United States. ARTIST BIO: Kang Youwei (19 March 1858 - 31 March 1927) was a political thinker and reformer in China of the late Qing dynasty. His increasing closeness to and influence over the young Guangxu Emperor sparked conflict between the emperor and his adoptive mother, the regent Empress Dowager Cixi. His ideas were influential in the abortive Hundred Days' Reform. Following the coup by Cixi that ended the reform, Kang was forced to flee. He continued to advocate for a Chinese constitutional monarchy after the founding of the Republic of China.
Lauren Gallery
Dec. 10, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO KANG YOUWEI, CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET, HANGING SCROLL
Est: $500 - $800
Attributed to Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Calligraphy Couplet. Ink on paper, hanging scroll. 173 x 41 cm (2). Condition: Creases and stains to mounting and image.
China Arts Auction
Dec. 10, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO KANG YOUWEI, CALLIGRAPHY, HANGING SCROLL
Est: $750 - $1,000
Attributed to Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Calligraphy in Running Script. Ink on paper, hanging scroll. 136 x 67 cm.
China Arts Auction
Nov. 24, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO KANG YOUWEI, CALLIGRAPHIC COUPLET, A PAIR OF HANGING SCROLLS
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Calligraphic Couplet. Ink on paper, a pair of hanging scrolls. 135 x 31 cm (2). Note: By repute, from the old collection of Congbi Shanfang.
China Arts Auction
Nov. 05, 2025
Kang Youwei, Calligraphy in Running Script
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Calligraphy in Running Script ink on paper, handscroll signed Kang Youwei, dated the twentieth year of Guangxu (1894) and with one seal of the artist with one collector's seal 42 x 153 cm, 16½ by 60¼ in.
Sotheby's
Oct. 29, 2025
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on pa
Est: $80,000 - $160,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper46.5 x 134 cm. (18 ¼ x 52 ¾ in.).
Christie's
Oct. 29, 2025
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy in Running Script. Scroll, mounted and
Est: $100,000 - $200,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy in Running Script. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper35.7 x 144.4 cm. (14 x 56 7/8 in.).
Christie's
Oct. 29, 2025
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy. A set of four scrolls, mounted and fr
Est: $400,000 - $600,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy. A set of four scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on paperEach scroll measures 150 x 38.5 cm. (59 x 15 1/8 in.)(4).
Christie's
Oct. 05, 2025
CALLIGRAPHY IN RUNNING SCRIRT
Est: $20,000 - $50,000
ink on paper, mounted
New Art Est-Ouest Auctions
Sep. 27, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO KANG YOUWEI, CALLIGRAPHY IN RUNNING SCRIPT
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Calligraphy in Running Script. Ink on paper, hanging scroll. 136 x 67 cm. Condition: Creases and stains on the mounting and painting.
China Arts Auction
Sep. 14, 2025
A Chinese seven-character calligraphic couplet, by Kang Youwei (1858-1927), given to Ziyuan
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
A Chinese seven-character calligraphic couplet by Kang Youwei (1858-1927), given to Ziyuan In running script; with signature and two seals. (2). Sight dimensions: H: 66, W: 17 3/8 in. (H: 167.64, W: 44.13 cm. (each)) Copy the following link for high resolution images: oag.smugmug.com/183-2025-Sept-Paintings-and-Calligraphy/n-fr4hrW
Oakridge Auction Gallery
Aug. 21, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO KANG YOUWEI, CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Ink on Paper, Hanging Scrolls. 174 x 45 cm (2). Condition: Creases and stains on the mounting and painting.
China Arts Auction
Jul. 29, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO KANG YOUWEI, CALLIGRAPHY
Est: $500 - $1,000
Attributed to Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Calligraphy. Ink on paper, mounted. 83 x 44 cm. Condition: Creases and stains on the mounting and painting.
China Arts Auction
Jul. 29, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO KANG YOUWEI, CALLIGRAPHIC COUPLET
Est: $600 - $1,000
Attributed to Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Calligraphic Couplet. Ink on paper, a pair of hanging scrolls. Each 135 x 31 cm. Condition: Creases and stains on the mounting and painting.
China Arts Auction
Jul. 09, 2025
Attributed to Liu Songnian (1127-1279), Landscape, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, with colophon by Kang Youwei (1858 - 1927...
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Attributed to Liu Songnian (1127-1279), Landscape, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, with colophon by Kang Youwei (1858 - 1927). 60.24"h x 16.14"w (153 x 41 cm) NOTE: THIS ITEM IS IN LOS ANGELES. Click here for more detailed images. For additional information, including condition reports, please email Clars Los Angeles at ask@ClarsLA.com. The absence of a condition statement does not mean that the lot is in perfect condition
Clars Auctions
May. 29, 2025
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927), CALLIGRAPHY
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Cyclically dated 1924. Image: 66 x 42 cm Frame: 92 x 64 cm Ex. Collection from a Hong Kong Family, circa 1970s
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
May. 01, 2025
KANG YOUWEI 康有為 CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Artist(s): Kang Youwei 康有為 (19 March 1858 - 31 March 1927) Ink on paper, Yisebiao Mount, Each with Five Vertical Axis semi-cursive Script, Hanging calligraphy couplet scrolls Painting: (EACH) 179 cm x 45 cm Signed/Seal(s): an Artist seal, signed
Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
May. 01, 2025
1926 KANG YOUWEI 康有為 CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Artist(s): Kang Youwei 康有為 (19 March 1858 - 31 March 1927) Ink on paper, Yisebiao Mount, Each with Four Vertical Axis semi-cursive Script, Hanging calligraphy couplet scrolls Painting: (EACH) 134 cm x 32 cm Dated: In The Bing Yin year (1926) Signed/Seal(s): an Artist seal, signed
Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
May. 01, 2025
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Poem in Running Script. Hanging scroll, ink on sat
Est: $150,000 - $250,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Poem in Running Script. Hanging scroll, ink on satin36.2 x 121.2 cm. (14 ¼ x 47 ¾ in.).
Christie's
May. 01, 2025
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Scr
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script. A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paperEach scroll measures 170 x 39 cm. (66 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.)(2).
Christie's
May. 01, 2025
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on pa
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper131 x 32.7 cm. (51 5/8 x 12 7/8 in.).
Christie's
Apr. 10, 2025
沈周　枯木寒鴉圖 | Shen Zhou, Crow and Tree
Est: $280,000 - $560,000
沈周　枯木寒鴉圖水墨紙本　立軸釋文：長松一千歲，綠有萬重陰。借得山人撫，宜詩更愜琹。沈周。鈐印：「啟南」、「白石翁」題裱褙：(康有為)明沈石田枯木寒鴉，南海康有為題。鑑藏印：(康有為)「維新百日出亡十六年三周大地游遍四洲經三十一國行六十萬裡」一印漫漶不辨 Shen Zhou, Crow and Tree ink on paper, hanging scroll signed Shen Zhou and with two seals of the artist with one collector’s seal of Kang Youwei (1858-1927) and one illegible collector’s seal Annotation by Kang Youwei 167 x 56 cm. 65 ¾ x 22 in.
Sotheby's
Mar. 29, 2025
19TH CENTURY OIL PAINTING PORTRAIT OF KANG YOUWEI
Est: $100 - $150
An oil on canvas on board portrait of Kang Youwei painting. Ca. late 19th century. Unsigned. Framed. Kang Youwei, 1858 to 1927, was a political thinker and reformer in China of the late Qing dynasty. His increasing closeness to and influence over the young Guangxu Emperor sparked conflict between the emperor and his adoptive mother, the regent Empress Dowager Cixi. Following the coup by Cixi that ended the reform, Kang was forced to flee. He continued to advocate for a Chinese constitutional monarchy after the founding of the Republic of China. Historical Collectibles, Fine Art, Portraiture. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Feb. 22, 2025
Kang Youwei(1858-1927): Ink on paper 'Landscape'
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Ink on paper. Landscape. Hanging scroll. Inscribed and signed with two seal marks of the artist.
California Asian Art Auction Gallery USA
Jan. 12, 2025
Vertical Scroll of Calligraphy by Kang Youwei
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
44x136cm
Hotspot Auctions
Dec. 14, 2024
1889 KANG YOUWEI 康有為 CALLIGRAPHY LONG HAND SCROLL
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Artist: Kang Youwei 康有為 (19 March 1858 - 31 March 1927) Calligraphy Long Hand Scroll, Cursive Scripts Ink on paper, Yisebiao mount, Horizontal axis Painting (Sight): 690cm x 48cm Dated: In the Third months of Ji Chou year (1889) Signed/Seal(s): Signed, with numerous seals
Lauren Gallery
Dec. 12, 2024
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Sc
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Seven-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script. Hanging scroll, ink on paper 33 x 34 cm. (13 x 13 3⁄8 in.).
Christie's
Nov. 28, 2024
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) / XU SHUZHENG (1880-1925). Calligraphy. Horizontal
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) / XU SHUZHENG (1880-1925). Calligraphy. Horizontal scroll / hanging scroll, ink on paper 1. Kang Youwei: 19 x 120.2 cm. (7 ½ x 47 3⁄8 in.) (2).
Christie's
Nov. 28, 2024
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Seven-character Self-composed Poem in Running Scri
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Seven-character Self-composed Poem in Running Script. Hanging scroll, ink on paper 80 x 42.2 cm. (31 ½ x 16 5⁄8 in.).
Christie's
Nov. 25, 2024
康有爲　行書自作七絕 | Kang Youwei, Poem in Xingshu
Est: $100,000 - $300,000
康有為　行書自作七絕水墨紙本　鏡框款識：論學曾將故研傳，西湖波綠港峰圓。重逢燕市重蒙難，見子傷心二十年。子良弟戊戌從我及難，廿年再見於燕，吾又蒙難，於其行也，寫此送之。有爲。鈐印：「康有爲印」、「維新百日出亡十六年三周大地遊遍四洲經三十一國行六十萬里」。上款：「子良」即程大璋（1873-1925），廣西桂平人，自幼聰敏好學，康有為蒞桂林講學，得以列入門墻，自此堅定追隨，參與公車上書，戊戌變法失敗入獄。獲釋後，講學於粵，入民國當選眾議院議員，繼返鄉辦學，總纂〈桂平縣志〉，復入京任國會議員，兼主講孔教大學。其學術思想深受乃師影響，精通經史訓詁，亦擅書。康氏賞其才學，情誼至親，時魚雁互通，聞其身後蕭條，特資助治喪費用。註：一九一七年五月，康有為北上參與張勛復辟，旋即失敗，避入美駐京使館「美森院」尋求庇護，直至十月末離京入津。期間為沈曾植、犬養毅等知交友好賦詩，自陳心跡，集成〈美森院詩集〉。本幅書為弟子壯行，詩文歷數師生過往，字裡行間，皆見情篤，又涉燕京蒙難事，當成於相若時間。 46 x 132.8 cm 18 ⅛ x 52 ¼ in. ---------------------------------------------- Kang Youwei 1858-1927 Poem in Xingshu ink on paper, framed signed, with a dedication and 2 seals of the artist 46 x 132.8 cm 18 ⅛ x 52 ¼ in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 06, 2024
Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Yu Shaosong (1882-1949), Two sets of painting and calligraphy
Est: £4,000 - £8,000
(Kang Youwei and Yu Shaosong) ink on gold-flecked paper and paper, signed Kang Youwei and Yu Shaosong, the landscape painting dated bingyin year, corresponding to 1926, with two seals of the artists (Kang Youwei, Calligraphy couplet) ink on paper, hanging scroll, signed Kang Youwei, with two seals of the artist (3) (Kang Youwei, Calligraphy) 27.6 by 21.3 cm, 10⅞ by 8⅜ in.; (Yu Shaosong) 27.5 by 21.2 cm, 10⅞ by 8⅜ in. (Kang Youwei, Calligraphy couplet) (right) 128.5 by 28.5 cm, 50⅝ by 11¼ in.; (left) 128.5 by 28.6 cm, 50⅝ by 11¼ in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 03, 2024
A Chinese Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script, with a Signature Kang Youwei (1858 - 1927)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ink on paper, with a signature Kang Youwei (1858 - 1927), a leading political thinker and reformer during the late Qing dynasty in China. His growing influence over the young Guangxu Emperor led to tensions with the regent Empress Dowager Cixi, who opposed his reform efforts. Kang's ideas were central to the short-lived Hundred Days' Reform. After Cixi's coup dismantled the reforms, Kang was forced into exile. Despite the establishment of the Republic of China, he continued to advocate for a Chinese constitutional monarchy. Throughout his life, Kang Youwei devoted considerable time and energy to the art of calligraphy, gaining extensive theoretical and practical knowledge. 52 in. x 11.1/2 in. for the calligraphy, 60.1/2 in. x 13.1/4 in. for the frame each.
Topwells
Oct. 16, 2024
劉墉、吳榮光、翁方綱等諸家　清代名賢手札 | Various Artist (Qing Dynasty), Letters
Est: $1,000,000 - $2,000,000
Various Artist (Qing Dynasty) Letters ink on paper, album of thirty leaves Titleslip twice by anonymous, inscribed by Kang Youwei (1858-1927) each signed inscribed on the mounting boarder by Shaohuan (19-20th century) twelve times, with 13 seals in total Colophon by Yuan Gao (19-20th century), dated 1863 and with 2 seals with 11 collectors' seals in total, 3 of Yuan Gao's various sizes ---------------------------------------------- () () 1811 1794 1815 1863
Sotheby's
Oct. 02, 2024
Attributed to Liu Songnian (1127-1279), Landscape, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, with colophon by Kang Youwei (1858 - 1927...
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Attributed to Liu Songnian (1127-1279), Landscape, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, with colophon by Kang Youwei (1858 - 1927). 60.24"h x 16.14"w (153 x 41 cm) Click here for more detailed images: https://os5.mycloud.com/action/share/0a556aff-2bcf-4cee-85de-dec522ddce75. For additional information, including condition reports, please email Clars Los Angeles at ask@ClarsLA.com. The absence of a condition statement does not mean that the lot is in perfect condition.
Clars Auctions
Aug. 27, 2024
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Scr
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script. A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper Each scroll measures 171 x 45 cm. (67 3⁄8 x 17 ¾ in.) (2).
Christie's
Aug. 27, 2024
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy. Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on p
Est: $20,000 - $40,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927). Calligraphy. Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper 39.8 x 72.5 cm. (15 5⁄8 x 28 ½ in.).
Christie's
Jun. 30, 2024
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927), CALLIGRAPHY
Est: -
102×63cm; on paper, hanging scroll;
Fukuoka Yumekai Auction
Jun. 01, 2024
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script Ink on paper, pair of hanging scrolls Signed Kang Youwei, with two artist's seals 170.6 x 39.5cm (67⅛ x 15½in) each (2)
Bonhams
May. 31, 2024
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Scr
Est: $200,000 - $400,000
KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927) Eight-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Script A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on gold-flecked red paper Each scroll measures 195.5 x 41.5 cm. (77 x 16 3⁄8 in.) (2)
Christie's
Apr. 19, 2024
Style of Kang Youwei (1858-1927) - Calligraphy
Est: $500 - $700
Style of Kang Youwei (1858-1927) - Calligraphy. Ink on paper, signed and with two seals. 53.75"h x 24"w.
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