Lot 263 · Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art
A Traditional Vietnamese Opera Actress Reading Under Moonlight
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- Estimate
- HK$200,000–HK$300,000 hammer ≈ $25,787–$38,680
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong · 3 October 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4510599
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nguyen Khang, A Traditional Vietnamese Opera Actress Reading Under Moonlight. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2016, lot 263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4510599.
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Nguyen Khang, A Traditional Vietnamese Opera Actress Reading Under Moonlight. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2016, lot 263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4510599.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art · Oct 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Beauties | Mai Trung Thu | HK$350,000–HK$550,000 | |
| Trois Jeunes Femmes avec un Enfant (Three Young Ladies with a Baby) | Vu Cao Dam | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Untitled | Dipo Andy | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Wood Carving | Cheong Soo Pieng | HK$500,000–HK$700,000 | |
| Nude | Maurice Menardeau | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Untitled | Mochtar Apin | HK$55,000–HK$75,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyen Khang | danseuse (dancer) | $98,728 | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | |
| Nguyen Khang | les pecheurs au clair de lune (fishing under the moonlight) | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Jeune femme à l’écharpe rose & Femme au pantalon jaune (Youn | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nguyen Khang | Nha Rong Wharf | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Le Pho | Le Pho 黎譜 | Composition | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Nguyen Khang | Nguyen Khang 阮康 | Fish 魚 | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Huit enfants, garçons et filles (Eight children, boys and gi | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Le Pho | Portrait D'un Ami D'enfance | Christie's, Jun 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.