> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/yang-pengnian-3 · updated 2026-11-03

# Yang Pengnian

## What is Yang Pengnian’s work worth? {#value}

As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 67 auction results for Yang Pengnian at 10 houses since 2005. Over the last 24 months the median price was $14,667 including buyer’s premium (middle half $3,491–$35,775, n=8). The auction record is $618,214 for 清中期·唐云旧藏、翦淞阁递藏江听香铭杨彭年制白泥石铫壶 (2024, Xiling Yinshe Auction (西泠印社拍卖)). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

**Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 清中期·唐云旧藏、翦淞阁递藏江听香铭杨彭年制白泥石铫壶 | White clay | $618,214 | Xiling Yinshe Auction (西泠印社拍卖) | Jul 2024 |
| 2 | 清中期·杨彭年制、陈曼生刻阿曼陀室款紫泥扁合欢壶 | Purple clay | $566,568 | Xiling Yinshe Auction (西泠印社拍卖) | Dec 2018 |
| 3 | Jinglan | — | $523,783 | Beijing Hanhai Auction (北京翰海拍卖) | Jun 2016 |
| 4 | 清·路大荒旧藏杨彭年制锻泥提梁石铫壶, Qing dynasty | Zi sha (purple clay) | $216,559 | Xiling Yinshe Auction (西泠印社拍卖) | Jul 2012 |
| 5 | Yuan-style Yushan-style teapot with inscription by Chen Mansheng, 清嘉庆 | Duanni purple clay | $147,043 | China Guardian (中国嘉德) | May 2026 |
| 6 | 清道光·杨彭年制万贡珍铭艺兰草堂款紫泥笠荫壶 | Purple clay (zi ni) | $72,189 | Xiling Yinshe Auction (西泠印社拍卖) | Jul 2025 |
| 7 | Three-inlay teapot with engraved poetry, 清道光 | Zisha clay body wrapped in tin skin, with celadon jade inlay on spout, knob, and handle | $34,944 | Beijing Hanhai Auction (北京翰海拍卖) | Jun 2016 |
| 8 | 清中期·杨彭年制紫泥百衲壶身筒 | Purple clay | $23,636 | Xiling Yinshe Auction (西泠印社拍卖) | Dec 2024 |
| 9 | 清中期·周庆基旧藏杨彭年制紫泥太湖石钮三叉提梁壶 | Purple clay | $21,334 | Xiling Yinshe Auction (西泠印社拍卖) | Dec 2025 |
| 10 | AN INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOT SIGNED YANG PENGNIAN, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY, 19th century | Pewter, yixing | $15,933 | Sotheby's | Jun 2018 |


**Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 24 | $8,818 |

**Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 22 | $8,461 |

Data as of 3 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 67 results from 10 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Yang Pengnian is a Chinese artist with 85 auction lots recorded since 2004, median price $9,842. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page.

A work by Yang Pengnian sold in 2026 for $147,043, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Yang Pengnian work worth?

Across 66 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Yang Pengnian work is $9,842.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

## Price breakdown by category

| Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masterpieces (top of market) | 5 | $523,783 | $618,214 | — | 2026-05-11 |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Yang Pengnian worth?

Across 66 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Yang Pengnian work is $9,842. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is Yang Pengnian's auction record?

Yang Pengnian's auction record is $618,214, set in 2024.

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Data last updated 2026-11-03. OpeningBid tracks 15,596,131 auction lots from 579 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Yang Pengnian auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/yang-pengnian-3 (updated 2026-11-03).

Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.