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- Estimate
- HK$30,000–HK$50,000 hammer ≈ $3,822–$6,370
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Discoveries, Hong Kong · 28 February 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5101879
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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U Ngwe Gaing, U Ngwe Gaing 伍巍芥 | Buddha 佛像. Sotheby's, 28 Feb 2023, lot 2052. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5101879.
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U Ngwe Gaing, U Ngwe Gaing 伍巍芥 | Buddha 佛像. Sotheby's, 28 Feb 2023, lot 2052. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5101879.
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From the same sale Modern Discoveries · Feb 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zao Wou-Ki 趙無極 | Untitled 無題 | Zao Wou-ki | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita 藤田嗣治 | Blonde allongée 躺著的金髮女子 | Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita | HK$500,000–HK$1,000,000 | |
| Chen Wen Hsi 陳文希 | Sparrows 麻雀 | Chen Wen Hsi | HK$90,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Wu Guanzhong 吳冠中 | The Bank of China in Hong Kong 香港中國銀行 | Wu Guanzhong | HK$30,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Lin Xi 林夕 | The wanderer 任我行 | — | HK$20,000–HK$40,000 | |
| Srihadi Sudarsono 斯裡哈迪·蘇達索諾 | Penari Kebyar, Bali 巴厘舞者 | Srihadi Sudarsono | HK$180,000–HK$220,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U Ngwe Gaing | The Shwedagon Pagoda | $5,157 | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | |
| U Ngwe Gaing | Two Studies of Burmese Women | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| U Ngwe Gaing | u ngwe gaing | yellow flowers | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| U Ngwe Gaing | two monks in front of a temple | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| U Ngwe Gaing | Burmese Dancer | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| U Ngwe Gaing | Burmese Lady | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| Chen Wen Hsi | Gibbons on Branch | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2017 | ||
| Chen Wen Hsi | Sparrow | Bonhams, Jul 2025 |
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.