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- Estimate
- HK$1,200,000–HK$1,800,000 hammer ≈ $154,826–$232,239
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, Hong Kong · 10 July 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4840097
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yayoi Kusama, yayoi kusama 草間彌生 | sea spirit 海精. Sotheby's, 10 Jul 2020, lot 530. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4840097.
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Yayoi Kusama, yayoi kusama 草間彌生 | sea spirit 海精. Sotheby's, 10 Jul 2020, lot 530. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4840097.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jul 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| ron arad 朗·阿拉德 | puddle 8 水窪8號 | Ron Arad | HK$170,000–HK$260,000 | |
| park seobo 朴栖甫 | ecriture no. 910120 描法no.910120 | — | HK$600,000–HK$800,000 | |
| kaws | untitled (1999 companion) 無題（1999同伴） | Kaws | HK$1,500,000–HK$2,500,000 | |
| claude lalanne 克洛德·萊蘭 | lantern with butterflies 蝴蝶吊燈 | Claude Lalanne | HK$1,300,000–HK$1,700,000 | |
| tomoo gokita 五木田智央 | welcome! 歡迎！ | Tomoo Gokita | HK$300,000–HK$400,000 | |
| yuichi inoue | akari - light 明 | Yu-ichi Inoue | HK$220,000–HK$320,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Labyrinth in the Human World | $194,506 | Christie's, Sep 2024 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | Visionary Wave Crest | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 帽子 (A.b) | SBI Art Auction, Nov 2019 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Heart | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Waves (TWXZO) | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Infinity Nets | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | The Flower (No. 2) | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | かぼちゃ | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2018 |
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.