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- Estimate
- HK$800,000–HK$1,200,000 hammer ≈ $101,982–$152,973
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Asian Art, Hong Kong · 6 April 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3847360
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nam June Paik, Watching Buddha. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2009, lot 710. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3847360.
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Nam June Paik, Watching Buddha. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2009, lot 710. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3847360.
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From the same sale Contemporary Asian Art · Apr 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Second Condition | Geng Jianyi | HK$1,600,000–HK$2,400,000 | |
| Rouge Series: Double Mao | Li Shan | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Chairplay IV | Siu Hong Freeman Lau | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Zhang Xiaogang | HK$4,000,000–HK$5,500,000 | |
| Deodorant Type: Control | Gwon Osang | HK$250,000–HK$350,000 | |
| Er3202180 | Sakan Kan-no | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nam June Paik | family of robot: high-tech baby | $254,782 | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | |
| Nam June Paik | Watchdog II | Phillips, Jun 2016 | ||
| Nam June Paik | Big Shoulder | Phillips, May 2018 | ||
| Nam June Paik | Mars | Christie's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Nam June Paik | Anonymous Crimean Tatar who Saved Life of Joseph Beuys - Not | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Nam June Paik | Global Groove | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| Nam June Paik | captain ahab after melville | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Nam June Paik | Flicker | Christie's, Sep 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.