Lot 120 · Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
The Crated Room in Iceland/Drawing Room 冰島的板條箱房間/ 繪畫室
Yoshitomo Nara · mixed media, acrylic on wood, 97 drawings on paper, CD player, two small chairs, a paper cup, an extension cord, a pair of light bulb and cord
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- Estimate
- HK$45,000,000–HK$65,000,000 hammer ≈ $5,736,483–$8,286,032
- Result
- upcoming — 28 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, Hong Kong · 28 September 2026
- Dimensions
- overall: 206 by 229 by 207 cm. 81⅛ by 90⅛ by 81½ in.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17808099
- Record
- first seen 14 Sep 2026 · updated 14 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17808099 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17808099
Yoshitomo Nara, Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | The Crated Room in Iceland/Drawing Room 冰島的板條箱房間/ 繪畫室. Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2026, lot 120. estimate HK$45,000,000–HK$65,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808099.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
91% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 383 held-out evening-sale lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Yoshitomo Nara, Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | The Crated Room in Iceland/Drawing Room 冰島的板條箱房間/ 繪畫室. Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2026, lot 120. estimate HK$45,000,000–HK$65,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808099.
From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lalan 謝景蘭 | Remember Henri Michaux 回憶米修 | Zao Wou-ki | HK$3,500,000–HK$5,500,000 | upcoming |
| Marc Chagall 馬克 · 夏加爾 | Les paysans 農村戀人 | Marc Chagall | HK$22,000,000–HK$32,000,000 | upcoming |
| Qiu Xiaofei 仇曉飛 | Green and Ropes 綠與繩 | Qiu Xiaofei | HK$2,500,000–HK$4,000,000 | upcoming |
| Hao Liang 郝量 | Fisherman Recluse on the Autumn River 秋江漁隱 | Hao Liang | HK$11,000,000–HK$16,000,000 | upcoming |
| Vu Cao Dam 武高談 | Conversation d'élégantes au jardin 花園雅敘 | Vu Cao Dam | HK$8,000,000–HK$19,600,000 | upcoming |
| Zao Wou-Ki 趙無極 | 31.07.68 | Zao Wou-ki | HK$21,000,000–HK$28,000,000 | upcoming |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshitomo Nara | Pinky | $7,279,979 | Phillips, Sep 2025 | |
| Yoshitomo Nara | No Means No | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Baby Blue | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Bad Barber | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | ...Words Mean Nothing at All | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | Can't Wait 'til the Night Comes 等不及夜幕降 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Cosmic Eyes (in the Milky Lake) | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | Untitled 無題 | Sotheby's, Apr 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.