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- Estimate
- HK$300,000–HK$500,000 hammer ≈ $38,684–$64,473
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Asian Art, Hong Kong · 4 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4458883
- Record
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Song Yonghong, Moat around the Forbidden City. Sotheby's, 4 Apr 2016, lot 742. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458883.
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Song Yonghong, Moat around the Forbidden City. Sotheby's, 4 Apr 2016, lot 742. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458883.
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From the same sale Contemporary Asian Art · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watermelon | Zeng Fanzhi | HK$450,000–HK$650,000 | |
| Pumpkin | Yayoi Kusama | HK$280,000–HK$380,000 | |
| Whirlpool | Shozo Shimamoto | HK$1,200,000–HK$1,800,000 | |
| Honey 3 | Yang Fudong | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Ego Project: Paul McCarthy/Mother Pig | Zhou Tiehai | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Yoga-Prana | Ikki Miyake | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Yonghong | hong kong china committee | $75,229 | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | |
| Song Yonghong | Riding in a Bus | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
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| Liu Ye | Beijing Madonna | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Song Yonghong | Pool Side | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Song Yonghong | Hometown | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Xu Bing | square word calligraphy: at the temple to the first ruler of | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Visa | Phillips, Nov 2021 |
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