Lot 143 · Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale)
Custom to Motherland No. 3
Cai Zhisong · glass-fibre reinforced sheet lead and lead wire sculpture
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- Estimate
- HK$280,000–HK$380,000 hammer ≈ $36,114–$49,012
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Hong Kong · 31 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 148 x 64 x 29 cm. (58 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4155126
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cai Zhisong, Custom to Motherland No. 3. Christie's, 31 May 2015, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4155126.
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Cai Zhisong, Custom to Motherland No. 3. Christie's, 31 May 2015, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4155126.
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From the same sale Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Door of Dancing | SHAO YAN (Chinese, B. 1962) | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Wei Ligang | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Reverberation | CHUNG DOO-HWA (Korean, B. 1970) | HK$65,000–HK$85,000 | |
| To Where | Key Hiraga | HK$260,000–HK$360,000 | |
| Untitled | Yayoi Kusama | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Nue | Tenmyouya Hisashi | HK$500,000–HK$800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai Zhisong | motherland: ballad no.2 | $38,708 | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | |
| Zhan Wang | Artificial Rock No. 28 | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Liu Ye | Liu Ye 劉野 | Christian Anderson (after Albert Küchler) 安徒生（隨庫 | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Zhan Wang | Zhan Wang 展望 | Artificial Rock No. 96 假山石96號 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Liu Wei | You Want? | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Yue Minjun | Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Yue Minjun | Warrior No. 10 | Phillips, Mar 2024 | ||
| Liu Ye | Untitled | Bonhams, 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.