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- Estimate
- HK$100,000–HK$150,000 hammer ≈ $12,868–$19,303
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Chinese Art, Hong Kong · 5 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3790634
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Qiu Yacai, Man with glasses. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2008, lot 490. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3790634.
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Qiu Yacai, Man with glasses. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2008, lot 490. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3790634.
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From the same sale Contemporary Chinese Art · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddha | Yan Chuang | HK$30,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Frosty-Night | Liu Dahong | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| New Age Cadre - Playboy | Wu Shaoxiang | HK$70,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Selected scriptures (Set of three) | Hong Hao | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| 9 July 2003, 4pm | Zeng Hao | HK$250,000–HK$350,000 | |
| Pearl | Han Yajuan | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qiu Yacai | Researcher of the Classic Chinese Language | $14,400 | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 | |
| Qiu Yacai | blue poet | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 | ||
| Qiu Yacai | Portrait | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Qiu Yacai | Chen Xiao-Chun | Sotheby's, Sep 2006 | ||
| Zhang Xiaogang | Bloodline (Set of Ten) | 血緣（一組十幅） | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Qiu Yacai | A Handsome Man | Sotheby's, Sep 2008 | ||
| Qiu Yacai | Poet | Sotheby's, Jan 2014 | ||
| Qiu Yacai | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 |
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.