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Lot 5802 · Modern & Contemporary Discoveries

ob | I believed that every year, she would be there to tell me that cherry blossoms are beautiful because they're ephemeral 我曾以為,每年她都會在那裡對我說,櫻花因其短暫而美麗

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Estimate
HK$100,000–HK$200,000 hammer ≈ $12,761–$25,521
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Discoveries · 10 June 2026
Record ID
TB-2026-2598823
Record
first seen 27 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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ob | I believed that every year, she would be there to tell me that cherry blossoms are beautiful because they're ephemeral 我曾以為,每年她都會在那裡對我說,櫻花因其短暫而美麗. Sotheby's, 10 Jun 2026, lot 5802. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2598823.

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ob | I believed that every year, she would be there to tell me that cherry blossoms are beautiful because they're ephemeral 我曾以為,每年她都會在那裡對我說,櫻花因其短暫而美麗. Sotheby's, 10 Jun 2026, lot 5802. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2598823.

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