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- Estimate
- HK$8,000,000–HK$12,000,000 hammer ≈ $1,019,819–$1,529,729
- Result
- upcoming — 29 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction, Hong Kong · 29 September 2026
- Dimensions
- 45.5 by 38 cm.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17768511
- Record
- first seen 2 Sep 2026 · updated 7 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17768511 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17768511
Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin 南瓜. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 316. estimate HK$8,000,000–HK$12,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17768511.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
91% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin 南瓜. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 316. estimate HK$8,000,000–HK$12,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17768511.
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 |
| 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 |
| Park Seo-Bo 朴栖甫 | Écriture 描法 No. 62-72 | Park Seo-bo | HK$600,000–HK$900,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Gold Accumulation (1) | $1,275,740 | Phillips, Dec 2022 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | ぶどう | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | The Sea in the Evening Glow (B) Facing the Imminent Death | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Infinity-Nets (Orusb) | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Infinity-Nets (Gmbka) | Phillips, Dec 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin (8) 南瓜（8） | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Infinity-Nets (Otqwaz) | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin | Christie's, Sep 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.