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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Asia: China, Korea, Japan, New York · 20 September 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3674899
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Lin Tianmiao, focus 46. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2007, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3674899.
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Lin Tianmiao, focus 46. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2007, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3674899.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Asia: China, Korea, Japan · Sep 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Man | Yoo Young-wun | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Safe sex | Ai Weiwei | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Brush | Lee Jung-woong | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Prajna | Wang Gongyi | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Mosquito Season 3 | Guo Wei | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| The Little Mermaid | Liu Ye | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lin Tianmiao | seeing shadow | $97,000 | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | |
| Lin Tianmiao | focus 46 | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | かぼちゃ (黄Y) (Kusama 148) | SBI Art Auction, May 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | かぼちゃ | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | A Flower | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Lin Tianmiao | Lin Tianmiao | Christie's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin (YT); Pumpkin (GT); and Pumpkin (RT) (K. 228-230) | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin | Phillips, Nov 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.