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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Asia: China, Korea, Japan, New York · 20 September 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3675463
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Li Chen, Avalokitesvera. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2007, lot 141. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3675463.
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Li Chen, Avalokitesvera. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2007, lot 141. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3675463.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Chen | Li Chen 李真 | The genuine state 蒙之初 | $89,778 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | |
| Li Chen | Cultivated by Mist and Cloud | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Li Chen | Reverberance | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Li Chen | Landscape in Heaven , 2001 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2022 | ||
| Li Chen | Li Chen 李真 | Floating Heavenly Palace 天闕輕舟 | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Li Chen | Entering the World| 入世 | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Li Chen | Siddhartha | Christie's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Li Chen | Three Bodies of Buddha | Phillips, Mar 2026 |
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.