Yayoi Kusama "The West" sold for 1,000,000 US$

Here is the auction reasult of Japanese artists in Sotheby's "Contemporary Art Auction", New York, May 2010.

Auction: Sotheby's "Contemporary Art Evening/Day Auction"
Place: New York
Date: May 12th - 13th, 2010

	Sales	Sold Lots
Total	210,336,500 US$*	345 out of 430 (80.2%)
Japanese artist	2,027,000 US$*	13 out of 16 (81%)

*Prices without Buyer's Premium.
Referance: Sotheby's sales N08636, Sotheby's sales N08637
Listed below are the auction reasults of Japanese Artists only.

	lot.28 Yayoi Kusama "The West" oil on canvas Estimate: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 US$ Sold: 1,000,000 US$ (w/Premium 1,202,500 US$)
	lot.140 Yayoi Kusama ''Untitled'' gouache on colored paper Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 US$ Sold: 110,000 US$ (w/Premium 134,500 US$)
	lot.145 Yayoi Kusama ''Nets" acrylic on canvas Estimate: 18,000 - 25,000 US$ Sold: 50,000 US$ (w/Premium 62,500 US$)
	lot.146 Yayoi Kusama "Dawning" acrylic on canvas Estimate: 50,000 - $70,000US$ Sold: 85,000 US$(w/Premium 104,500 US$)
	lot.231 Yayoi Kusama "Infinity-Nets (TOWWH)" acrylic on canvas Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 US$ Sold: 410,000 US$ (w/Premium 494,500 US$)
	lot.369 Yoko Ono"Play It By Trust (1986)" painted bronze, in 33 parts Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 US$ Sold: 95,000 US$ (w/Premium 116,500 US$)
	lot.407 Yoshitomo Nara "The Little Pilgrim (Night Pilgrim)" acrylic on fiberglass Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 US$ Sold: unsold/withdrawn
	lot.408 Yoshitomo Nara"The Little Pilgrim (Night Walking)" acrylic on fiberglass Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 US$ Sold: unsold/withdrawn
	lot.409 Chiho Aoshima "Magma Spirit Explodes, Tsunami is Dreadful (2004)" chromogenic print, in 2 parts Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 US$ Sold: 27,500 US$ (w/Premium 34,375 US$)
	lot.410 Yoshitomo Nara"Puff Marshie / Kanazawa Version (2006)" fiberglass and paint Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 US$ Sold: 30,000 US$ (w/Premium 37,500 US$)
	lot.411 Yoshitomo Nara "i. Red Roof (Dogs from your Childhood) ii. Many Dogs (Dogs from your Childhood)(2000)each titled" colored pencil and ink on paper Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 US$ Sold: 9,000 US$ (w/Premium 11,250 US$)
	lot.412 Yoshitomo Nara "Christ" painted wood and metal Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 US$ Sold: unsold/withdrawn
	lot.419 Hiroshi Sugimoto "Tyrrhenian Sea, Mount Polo" gelatin silver print, in 3 parts Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 US$ Sold:100,000 US$ (w/Premium 122,500 US$)
	lot.421 Hiroshi Sugimoto "Rietveld-Schröder House (1999)" gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 US$ Sold: 75,000 US$ (w/Premium 92,500 US$)
	lot.422 Hiroshi Sugimoto "Marina City (2001)" gelatin silver print Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 US$ Sold: 13,000 US$ (w/Premium 16,250 US$)
	lot.432 Hiroshi Sugimoto "Satelite City Towers (Luis Berragan) (2002)" gelatin silver print Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 US$ Sold: 22,500 US$ (w/Premium 28,125 US$)