Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- HK$300,000–HK$400,000 hammer ≈ $38,708–$51,611
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Asian Art, Hong Kong · 6 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3880393
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3880393 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3880393
Cai Zhisong, motherland: ballad no.2. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2009, lot 729. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3880393.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3880393.
Cai Zhisong, motherland: ballad no.2. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2009, lot 729. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3880393.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Contemporary Asian Art · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedding (There are six differences in the two paintings) | Li Qiang | HK$220,000–HK$320,000 | |
| Easy | Zhou Tiehai | HK$320,000–HK$480,000 | |
| Paradise Series no. 23 | Zhang Linhai | HK$200,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Rouge Series: Double Mao | Li Shan | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Memories Series (Mother) | Sheng Qi | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Central, Hong Kong, 1998 | So Hing Keung | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai Zhisong | Custom to Motherland No. 3 | $45,143 | Christie's, May 2015 | |
| Zhan Wang | Artificial Rock No. 81 | Rago, Jul 2026 | ||
| Liu Wei | You Want? | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Cai Zhisong | motherland: ballad no.2 | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Liu Ye | Untitled | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Liu Ye | Liu Ye 劉野 | Christian Anderson (after Albert Küchler) 安徒生（隨庫 | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Cai Zhisong | Ode to Motherland No. 4 | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| Zhan Wang | Zhan Wang 展望 | Scholar Rock 文人石 | Sotheby'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.