Lot 178 · Contemporary Art Asia: China Japan Korea
equality from paradise (oedipus refound)
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Asia: China Japan Korea, New York · 31 March 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3404563
- Record
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Gu Wenda, equality from paradise (oedipus refound). Sotheby's, 31 Mar 2006, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3404563.
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Gu Wenda, equality from paradise (oedipus refound). Sotheby's, 31 Mar 2006, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3404563.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Asia: China Japan Korea · Mar 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebration | Miao Xiaochun | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Pieno di Vuoto | Minjung Kim | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Blue Computer | Hikosaka Naoyoshi | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Welcome to the World's Most Famous Brands - Children with Drums | Luo Weigong, Luo Weiguo And Luo Weibing | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| The Believer | Wang Guangyi | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Forest of Stone Steles No. 4 | Gu Wenda | $100,000–$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gu Wenda | Calligraphy - Poem by Zhengming | $19,341 | Christie's, Nov 2016 | |
| Gu Wenda | Zodiac Series: Year of the Monkey | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Untitled (Pseudo Character No. 18) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2014 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Wonderland | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Gu's Phrase Series: Wind and Sand | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Silk Road (Form A:a-2) | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Gu Wenda | body landscape no. 1 & no. 2 | Sotheby's, Sep 2006 |
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.