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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08242 · 20 September 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3475378
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2006, lot 241. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475378.
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Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2006, lot 241. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475378.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08242 · Sep 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sister | Ji Dachun | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Rainbow | Kim You Sun | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Broken Glade | Wucius Wong | $10,000–$20,000 | |
| Sleep on the Sky 0607 | Lee Yong-deok | $28,000–$35,000 | |
| Central Receiving | Li Dafang | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Virtue in Vice | Noritoshi Hirakawa | $25,000–$35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin | $89,082 | Christie's, Dec 2022 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | Macaroni Dress | Phillips, Mar 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 七色の富士—生命は限りもなく、宇宙に燃え上って行く時 (Kusama 394) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Earth | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | かぼちゃ (上海南瓜) (Kusama 360) | SBI Art Auction, May 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Red Pumpkin (K. 154) | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Heart | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | A Wood | Christie's, Dec 2021 |
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.