Lot 126 · Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
Pumpkin (TWPOT) 南瓜（TWPOT）
Yayoi Kusama · acrylic on canvas
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- Estimate
- HK$48,000,000–HK$68,000,000 hammer ≈ $6,118,373–$8,667,695
- Result
- upcoming — 28 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, Hong Kong · 28 September 2026
- Dimensions
- 130 by 162.5 cm.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17808132
- Record
- first seen 14 Sep 2026 · updated 14 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17808132 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17808132
Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin (TWPOT) 南瓜（TWPOT）. Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2026, lot 126. estimate HK$48,000,000–HK$68,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808132.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
93% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 379 held-out evening-sale lots the model scored about 92%, 91% sold.
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Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin (TWPOT) 南瓜（TWPOT）. Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2026, lot 126. estimate HK$48,000,000–HK$68,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808132.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Marc Chagall 馬克 · 夏加爾 | Les paysans 農村戀人 | Marc Chagall | HK$22,000,000–HK$32,000,000 | upcoming |
| Qiu Xiaofei 仇曉飛 | Green and Ropes 綠與繩 | Qiu Xiaofei | HK$2,500,000–HK$4,000,000 | upcoming |
| Hao Liang 郝量 | Fisherman Recluse on the Autumn River 秋江漁隱 | Hao Liang | HK$11,000,000–HK$16,000,000 | upcoming |
| Vu Cao Dam 武高談 | Conversation d'élégantes au jardin 花園雅敘 | Vu Cao Dam | HK$8,000,000–HK$19,600,000 | upcoming |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Flowers | $7,461,115 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin (M) | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Hat 帽子 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | A Flower | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Pumpkin (L) 南瓜（L） | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | A-Pumpkin Sklo | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin [Twaqn] | Christie's, Sep 2025 |
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.