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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Asia, New York · 17 September 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3784255
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ik-joong Kang, Happy World. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2008, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3784255.
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Ik-joong Kang, Happy World. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2008, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3784255.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Asia · Sep 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wedding No. 2 | Pu Jie | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Hair | Zhang Enli | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Short Tara Puja | Huang Gang | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Two Eagles | Cai Guo-qiang | $380,000–$550,000 | |
| Slave | Sui Jianguo | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Tibetan Block Sculpture | Huang Gang | $25,000–$35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ik-joong Kang | The Moon of Dream , 2006 | $21,600 | Christie's, Mar 2007 | |
| Ik-joong Kang | Happy Buddha, 2007 | Christie's, Apr 2000 | ||
| Ik-joong Kang | Happy Buddha H 10 H , 2006 | Christie's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Ik-joong Kang | J21a-10 | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Ik-joong Kang | Moon of Dream, 2007 | Christie's, Apr 2000 | ||
| Ik-joong Kang | Happy World 07/04-2006 | Christie's, Mar 2007 | ||
| Ik-joong Kang | Happy Buddha 07102-2000 | Christie's, Sep 2006 | ||
| Kawase Hasui | Toyama no hara (Toyama Plain) | Christie's, Sep 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.