Lot 201 · Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale)
Zodiac Series: Year of the Snake
Gu Wenda · ink on paper
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- Estimate
- HK$150,000–HK$250,000 hammer ≈ $19,340–$32,233
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Hong Kong · 27 November 2016
- Dimensions
- 178 x 95.5 cm. (70 x 37.6 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3977582
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3977582 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3977582
Gu Wenda, ZODIAC SERIES: YEAR OF THE SNAKE. Christie's, 27 Nov 2016, lot 201. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3977582.
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Gu Wenda, ZODIAC SERIES: YEAR OF THE SNAKE. Christie's, 27 Nov 2016, lot 201. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3977582.
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From the same sale Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) · Nov 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Andy Warhol | Zeng Fanzhi | HK$6,500,000–HK$8,500,000 | |
| Mao | Xue Song | HK$80,000–HK$100,000 | |
| Shoe | Yayoi Kusama | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Cockscomb | Yayoi Kusama | HK$1,200,000–HK$2,000,000 | |
| Queens of the Night | Yayoi Kusama | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Untitled | Yayoi Kusama | HK$1,500,000–HK$2,000,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gu Wenda | Zodiac Series #8: Year of the Ram | $16,128 | Christie's, Nov 2015 | |
| Gu Wenda | Calligraphy - Poem by Zhengming | Christie's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Gu Wenda | Christie's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Zodiac Series: Year of the Monkey | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Gu's Phase Series: Chinese Zodiac, The Year of Chicken | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Storm Clouds Gathering Over a Small Hut, 1993 | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Untitled (Pseudo Character No. 18) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2014 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Wonderland | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 |
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.