Lot 34 · Contemporary Art Online
i. such cute flowers/ ii. open your hands wide/ iii. me and mr. dob/ iv. maiden in the yellow straw hat (four works)
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- Estimate
- HK$20,000–HK$40,000 hammer ≈ $2,551–$5,102
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Online, Hong Kong · 18 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4694622
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Takashi Murakami, i. such cute flowers/ ii. open your hands wide/ iii. me and mr. dob/ iv. maiden in the yellow straw hat (four works). Sotheby's, 18 Oct 2018, lot 34. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4694622.
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Takashi Murakami, i. such cute flowers/ ii. open your hands wide/ iii. me and mr. dob/ iv. maiden in the yellow straw hat (four works). Sotheby's, 18 Oct 2018, lot 34. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4694622.
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