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- Estimate
- HK$150,000–HK$200,000 hammer ≈ $19,122–$25,495
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Chinese Art, Hong Kong · 5 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3790674
- Record
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Qu Guangci, Even The Incompetent Can Succeed. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2008, lot 327. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3790674.
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Qu Guangci, Even The Incompetent Can Succeed. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2008, lot 327. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3790674.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qu Guangci | Even The Incompetent Can Succeed | $24,193 | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | |
| Qu Guangci | Red Guard | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 | ||
| Yue Minjun | Yue Minjun 岳敏君 | 99 Idol Series No. 99 99 個偶像系列99號 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Qu Guangci | Last Supper - Melancholy | Sotheby's, Mar 2006 | ||
| Qu Guangci | Kill Mini Me | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Zeng Fanzhi | Untitled (Portrait) | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yue Minjun | 99 Idol Series No.54 | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Zhang Xiaogang | Portrait | Christie's, May 2023 |
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.