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- Estimate
- HK$3,800,000–HK$5,800,000 hammer ≈ $488,374–$745,412
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 21st Century Day Sale, Hong Kong · 27 September 2025
- Dimensions
- 38 x 45.5 cm. (14 3⁄4 x 17 7⁄8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3137670
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3137670 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3137670
Yayoi Kusama, Black Butterflies. Christie's, 27 Sep 2025, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3137670.
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Yayoi Kusama, Black Butterflies. Christie's, 27 Sep 2025, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3137670.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia and Memory No. 2 | Zhang Xiaogang | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Pearl 4 | Zhang Zipiao | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Coming to terms with your own boundaries #2 | Jane Lee | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| French Maid | George Condo | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Untitled | Emma Mcintyre | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Even what is is not | Joseph Yaeger | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Fruits | $753,795 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Red nets 紅色無限網 | Sotheby's, Aug 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Mountain | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | A Gill 鰓 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | ハンドバック | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Night of Stars (TWOSA) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Nets | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Net-Obsession | Sotheby's, Nov 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.