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- Estimate
- HK$80,000–HK$120,000 hammer ≈ $10,314–$15,472
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Literati / Curiosity II, Hong Kong · 5 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4459821
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Morita Shiryū, En (Deep Pool). Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2016, lot 2820. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4459821.
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Morita Shiryū, En (Deep Pool). Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2016, lot 2820. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4459821.
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From the same sale Literati / Curiosity II · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a ying scholar's rockming – qing dynasty | — | HK$220,000–HK$280,000 | |
| a marble-inlaid hardwood display standqing dynasty, 18th / 19th century | — | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| a miniature ying scholar's rockming – qing dynasty | — | HK$180,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Inside and Out | Chang Chia-chu | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Study for the Head of Perseus | Sir Edward John Poynter, Pra, Rws | HK$180,000–HK$220,000 | |
| A Mammoth Tusk, Mammuthus Primigenius (Woolly Mammoth) Late Pleistoce… | — | HK$120,000–HK$140,000 |
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| Morita Shiryū | Datsu (Emancipated) | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Morita Shiryū | Kai (Embrace), 1970 | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
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| Morita Shiryū | Raku | Christie's, May 2018 |
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