Lot 4 · Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Banging the Drum
Yoshitomo Nara · acrylic on wood
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- Estimate
- HK$7,500,000–HK$11,000,000 hammer ≈ $965,700–$1,416,360
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Hong Kong · 28 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 260 x 259.5 cm.(102 3/8 x 102 1/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4029362
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4029362 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4029362
Yoshitomo Nara, Banging the Drum. Christie's, 28 May 2016, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4029362.
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Yoshitomo Nara, Banging the Drum. Christie's, 28 May 2016, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4029362.
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From the same sale Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eye Land | Ronald Ventura | HK$2,800,000–HK$3,800,000 | |
| Untitled | Jiro Yoshihara | HK$2,500,000–HK$4,500,000 | |
| The Sea in the Evening Glow (Facing the Imminent Death) | Yayoi Kusama | HK$3,500,000–HK$5,500,000 | |
| Snow Covered Landscape | CHOI SO-YOUNG (Korean, B. 1980) | HK$1,000,000–HK$2,000,000 | |
| Terrazzo 2003.3 | Wang Guangle | HK$3,000,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Magic Hand | Yoshitomo Nara | HK$5,500,000–HK$6,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshitomo Nara | fire | $1,160,000 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | |
| Yoshitomo Nara | Fountain of Life | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Standing Alone | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | 1,2,3... | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Missing in Action 2 | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Wisdom Tooth Fever | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Cosmic Skier | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | S-Girl | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 |
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.