Lot 342 · Contemporary Day Auction
Self-Obliteration 自己消滅
Yayoi Kusama · mixed media (wood, foam, leatherette, ceramic, glass, wicker, clay, plastic and acrylic paint)
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- Estimate
- HK$2,500,000–HK$3,500,000 hammer ≈ $318,694–$446,171
- Result
- upcoming — 29 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction, Hong Kong · 29 September 2026
- Dimensions
- overall table: 113.5 by 76 by 120 cm. 44¾ by 29⅞ by 47¼ in.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17808237
- Record
- first seen 14 Sep 2026 · updated 14 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17808237 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17808237
Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Self-Obliteration 自己消滅. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 342. estimate HK$2,500,000–HK$3,500,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808237.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Self-Obliteration 自己消滅. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 342. estimate HK$2,500,000–HK$3,500,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808237.
From the same sale Contemporary Day Auction · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Atsushi Kaga 加賀溫 | Fishes are falling from the sky I thought it was j… | Atsushi Kaga | HK$500,000–HK$800,000 | upcoming |
| Ni Youyu 倪有魚 | Landslip 山崩 | Ni Youyu | HK$180,000–HK$300,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Fish | $381,500 | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | Untitled | Phillips, Mar 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Splendour of Stars Changing Into Blue | Phillips, Jun 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Infinity Nets | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | アムステルダムの運河 | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Dots-Obsession | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | かぼちゃ | SBI Art Auction, May 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin | Phillips, May 2025 |
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.