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- Estimate
- HK$350,000–HK$450,000 hammer ≈ $45,122–$58,014
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Chinese Contemporary Art, Hong Kong · 8 April 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3407632
- Record
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Cai Zhisong, ode to motherland series no. 4. Sotheby's, 8 Apr 2006, lot 541. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3407632.
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Cai Zhisong, ode to motherland series no. 4. Sotheby's, 8 Apr 2006, lot 541. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3407632.
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From the same sale Chinese Contemporary Art · Apr 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calligraphy Transformation series | Chen Yinpi | HK$500,000–HK$600,000 | |
| The Great Wall | Yan Wenliang | HK$800,000–HK$1,000,000 | |
| Happy Splash | Gao Yu | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Seaside View of Qingdao | Qin Xuanfu | HK$100,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Taichi series | Zhu Ming | HK$500,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Square Word Calligraphy | Xu Bing | HK$350,000–HK$450,000 |
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| Liu Wei | You Like Me, Why Not? Series No. 33 | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Yue Minjun | Altar of Heaven | Phillips, Nov 2021 |
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