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- Estimate
- HK$60,000–HK$80,000 hammer ≈ $7,643–$10,191
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, Hong Kong · 1 April 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4731818
- Record
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Yoshitomo Nara, sleepless night sitting. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2019, lot 652. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4731818.
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Yoshitomo Nara, sleepless night sitting. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2019, lot 652. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4731818.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Apr 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| men in the cities: gretchen | Robert Longo | HK$65,000–HK$95,000 | |
| artist's hand | Ai Weiwei | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| jellyfish eyes | Takashi Murakami | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| doggy radio x rimowa | Yoshitomo Nara | HK$30,000–HK$40,000 | |
| mori girl | Yoshitomo Nara | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| infinity nets 1958 | Yayoi Kusama | HK$30,000–HK$60,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshitomo Nara | Don't think 'bout it | $87,500 | Rago, Sep 2022 | |
| Yoshitomo Nara | Sleepless Night (Sitting) | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Challenge! | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Hand Searching (No. YNF6892) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2023 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | Silent 無聲 | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Don’t Cry (No. YNF5761) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2026 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Guitar | Christie's, May 2019 |
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.