Lot 613 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Flower of Joy - Violet
Takashi Murakami · acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $66,678–$93,349
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale , London · 7 March 2026
- Dimensions
- 15 ¾ x 15 ¾ x 2in. (40 x 40 x 5.1cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3095286
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3095286 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3095286
Takashi Murakami, Flower of Joy - Violet. Christie's, 7 Mar 2026, lot 613. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095286.
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Takashi Murakami, Flower of Joy - Violet. Christie's, 7 Mar 2026, lot 613. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095286.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Joe) | Lucian Freud | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Hyacinth in a Glass Jar | Lucian Freud | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Study | Flora Yukhnovich | £30,000–£50,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Murakami | Untitled | $81,152 | Phillips, Mar 2024 | |
| Takashi Murakami | Takashi Murakami 村上隆 | Flower: Pink Pink Pink 花：粉紅粉紅粉紅 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | water chestnut | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Jellyfish Eyes × e-ma Flower Stand Happy Rainbow | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | i. I Love White Monogramme ii. I Love Black Monogramme [TWO | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Enso: 2am – Sadhana, Begins | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Murakami.Flower #6463 Meander | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Takashi Murakami 村上隆 | Koumokkun (costume) 廣目天君（服裝） | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 |
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.