Lot 306 · Contemporary Day Auction
Fishes are falling from the sky I thought it was just a lockdown (Tony O’Malley on a donkey) (After Jakuchu) 魚從天而降—我以為只是封城（托尼·奧馬利騎驢）
Atsushi Kaga · acrylic on canvas
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- Estimate
- HK$500,000–HK$800,000 hammer ≈ $63,739–$101,982
- Result
- upcoming — 29 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction, Hong Kong · 29 September 2026
- Dimensions
- 90 by 90 cm.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17768514
- Record
- first seen 2 Sep 2026 · updated 13 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Atsushi Kaga, Atsushi Kaga 加賀溫 | Fishes are falling from the sky I thought it was just a lockdown (Tony O’Malley on a donkey) (After Jakuchu) 魚從天而降—我以為只是封城（托尼·奧馬利騎驢）. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 306. estimate HK$500,000–HK$800,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17768514.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
93% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Atsushi Kaga, Atsushi Kaga 加賀溫 | Fishes are falling from the sky I thought it was just a lockdown (Tony O’Malley on a donkey) (After Jakuchu) 魚從天而降—我以為只是封城（托尼·奧馬利騎驢）. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 306. estimate HK$500,000–HK$800,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17768514.
From the same sale Contemporary Day Auction · Sep 2026
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|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin 南瓜 | Yayoi Kusama | HK$2,500,000–HK$3,500,000 | upcoming |
| Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin 南瓜 | Yayoi Kusama | HK$8,000,000–HK$12,000,000 | upcoming |
| George Condo 喬治 · 康多 | Politician 政客 | George Condo | HK$2,400,000–HK$4,000,000 | upcoming |
| Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Nets 19 網 19號 | Yayoi Kusama | HK$3,000,000–HK$5,000,000 | upcoming |
| Ni Youyu 倪有魚 | Landslip 山崩 | Ni Youyu | HK$180,000–HK$300,000 | upcoming |
| Park Seo-Bo 朴栖甫 | Écriture 描法 No. 62-72 | Park Seo-bo | HK$600,000–HK$900,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atsushi Kaga | The Legend Portraits – Kumacchi (AK-725-10) | $80,560 | Christie's, Sep 2023 | |
| Atsushi Kaga | Usacchi and Robert with Two Boiled Eggs | Usacchi、羅伯特及兩隻水煮蛋 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | Night Surfers | Christie's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | What are you afraid of? Trust me. I'm Bunny. | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | 15th of September, Kyoto | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | Golden Quintet | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | Two bunnies with a bathtub with oranges | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | Lemons, Macarons and A Black Cat | Phillips, Mar 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.