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- Estimate
- HK$16,000,000–HK$24,000,000 hammer ≈ $2,063,336–$3,095,004
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 40th Anniversary Evening Sale, Hong Kong · 5 October 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4198499
- Record
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Takashi Murakami, the world of sphere (diptych). Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2013, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4198499.
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Takashi Murakami, the world of sphere (diptych). Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2013, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4198499.
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From the same sale 40th Anniversary Evening Sale · Oct 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasar (Market) | Chen Wen Hsi | HK$4,000,000–HK$6,000,000 | |
| Lotus Kick | Ju Ming | HK$3,800,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Revolutionary Family Series: Older Brother | Liu Wei | HK$5,000,000–HK$8,000,000 | |
| España y Filipinas (Spain and Philippines) | Juan Luna | HK$3,500,000–HK$5,500,000 | |
| Horse Grazing | Sanyu | HK$7,500,000–HK$9,000,000 | |
| Blick Von Der Höhe (A View From The Heights) | Walter Spies | HK$14,000,000–HK$22,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Murakami | Wow, Kaikai Kiki | $2,469,758 | Christie's, Nov 2019 | |
| Takashi Murakami | Miss Ko² (Project Ko²) | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Flower Matango (d) | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Flower Parent and Child | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | and then, and then and then and then and then (red) | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Takashi Murakami 村上隆 | Homage To Francis Bacon (Three Studie | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | panda | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Takashi Murakami 村上隆 | I've been to the Top of the Hill 我登過山 | Sotheby's, Apr 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.