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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,087–$1,630
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — From Japan with Love, London · 6 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4960474
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Takashi Murakami, Kōrin: Courtly Elegance. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2021, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4960474.
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Takashi Murakami, Kōrin: Courtly Elegance. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2021, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4960474.
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From the same sale From Japan with Love · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| ComplexCon Mr. DOB (Red) | Takashi Murakami | £600–£800 | |
| T-Rex Cyborg | Hajime Sorayama | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| 'South Bay Drive-In 726', 1993 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| I Want To Sing My Heart Out | Yayoi Kusama | £500–£700 | |
| An Homage to IKB, 1957 F | Takashi Murakami | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Doraemon: Hip Hip Hurrah!; Doraemon: Here We Go!; and Doraemon: Thank… | Takashi Murakami | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Murakami | Kōrin: Kyoto | $2,054 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Takashi Murakami | DOB 2020 (Light Pink; Light Blue) | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Thank You for the Wonderful Destiny | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | 1. DOB-Kun (Green Green)／2. DOB-Kun (Yellow)／3. DOB-Kun (Cam | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2025 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Backbeard; Flower | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | An Homage to IKB 1957 C | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Hands Clasped | Phillips, Jan 2022 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Blue & Yellow Ear | Phillips, Feb 2026 |
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.