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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,151–$7,726
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Asian Art, Hong Kong · 2 April 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4076235
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cai Zhisong, Refinement to Motherland No. 3. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2012, lot 914. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4076235.
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Cai Zhisong, Refinement to Motherland No. 3. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2012, lot 914. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4076235.
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From the same sale Contemporary Asian Art · Apr 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter | Su Xinping | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| My Skin | Yang Shaobin | HK$700,000–HK$900,000 | |
| Rouge Series | Li Shan | HK$600,000–HK$700,000 | |
| Bloodline: Big Family Series | Zhang Xiaogang | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Golden Head Series (three works) | Fang Lijun | HK$400,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Made in China (five works) | Sui Jianguo | HK$200,000–HK$250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai Zhisong | Cai Zhisong | $6,441 | Christie's, Jun 2006 | |
| Liu Ye | Girl with Mondrian | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Liu Ye | She and Mondrian | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Liu Ye | Little Girl with Balloons | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Yue Minjun | Noah's Ark | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Cai Zhisong | Ode to Motherland No. 4 | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| Liu Ye | Little Navy | Phillips, Dec 2021 | ||
| Yue Minjun | Surplus Value (Beige) | Phillips, Oct 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.