Sotheby's: Contemporary Asian Art (Hong Kong)

	Auction

posted on Apr. 07, 2009

Here are the auction reasults of Japanese artists in Sotheby's "Contemporary Asian Art." Half of the Japanese Artists' lots were sold over the higher estimate.

Auction: Sotheby's "Contemporary Asian Art"
Place: Hong Kong
Date: April 6th,2009

	Sales	Sold Lots
Total	66,434,000 HK$* (8,569,036 US$)	114 out of 154 (74%)
Japanese artist	5,426,250 HK$* (699,909 US$)	17 out of 22 (77%)

*Prices include the Buyer's Premium.
Referance: Sotheby's sales HK0296

Listed below are the auction reasults of Japanese Artists only.

	lot.625 Kojiro Takakuwa "But we can believe it even when we cannot see it!" oil on cotton on panel Estimate:50,000-70,000 HK$ (6,449 - 9,029 US$) Sold: Bought in
	lot.626 Yuki Inoue "Salamander" FRP, marble, paint, wood, Japanese parasol Estimate:90,000-120,000 HK$ Sold: 250,000 HK$ (32,254 US$)
	lot.627 Yoshitaka Amano "Wait!" automobile paint on aluminium Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HK$ (25,799 - 38,699 US$) Sold: 425,000 HKD (54,833 US$)
	lot.628 Yoshitomo Nara "Peace" acrylic and pencil on paper Estimate: 700,000 - 900,000 HK$ (90,299 - 116,099 US$) Sold: 800,000 HK$ (103,215 US$)
	lot.629 Tomoko Konoike "Mimio odyssey (4 works)" pencil Estimate: 70,000 - 90,000 HK$ (9,029 - 11,609 US$) Sold: Bought in
	lot.630 Tomohiro Shimizu "Wormhole" oil on canvas Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HK$ (3,869 - 6,449 US$) Sold: 31,250 HK$ (4,031 US$)
	lot.631 Masaru Shichinohe "Red satellite club (triptych)" acrylic on board and red light Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HK$ (12,899 - 19,349 US$) Sold: 212,500 HK$ (27,416 US$)
	lot.639 Chihiro Nagashima "Eddy tree " acrylic on paper laid on wood board Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD (5,159 - 7,739 US$) Sold: 50,000 HKD (6,450 US$)
	lot.676 Taro Yamamoto "Curtain or flag? (pair of two-fold screens) " japanese mineral pigment on paper with gold leaf Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD (25,799 - 38,699 US$) Sold: 250,000 HKD (32,254 US$)
	lot.693 Toshio Shibata "Kashima town, Fukushima prefecture " gelatin-silver print Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HK$ (10,319 - 15,479 US$) Sold: 118,750 HK$ (15,321 US$)
	lot.694 Hiroshi Sugimoto "Bay of Sagami, Atami" gelatin silver print Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HK$ (19,349 - 25,799 US$) Sold: Bought in
	lot.695 Hiroshi Sugimoto "Bay of Sagami, Atami" gelatin silver print Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HK$ (19,349 - 25,799 US$) Sold: Bought in
	lot.697 Hisaya Taira "Escalator #17" acrylic on canvas laid on board Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HK$ (6,449 - 9,029 US$) Sold: 62,500 HK$ (8,063 US$)
	lot.698 Hiroki Yasutomi "Take shelter from the rain (diptych)" pencil on paper laid on wood board Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HK$ (6,449 - 9,029 US$) Sold: 112,500 HK$ (14,514 US$)
	lot.725 Yayoi Kusama "Pumpkin" paint on fibre-reinforced plastic Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 HK$ (193,498 - 257,997 US$) Sold: 2,720,000 HK$ (350,931 US$)
	lot.739 Hideki Kuwajima "Vertical 007" lambda print Estimate: 35,000 - 55,000 HK$ (4,514 - 7,094 US$) Sold: 43,750 HK$ (5,644 US$)
	lot.743 Sakan Kan-No "ER3202180" urethane and acrylic on canvas Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HK$ (6,449 - 9,029 US$) Sold: 100,000 HK$ (12,901 US$)
	lot.744 Hideki Satoh "Cocoon graphite line no. 6 " pencil and acrylic on canvas laid on board Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HK$ (12,899 - 19,349 US$) Sold: Bought in
	lot.748 Marefumi Komura "Midafternoon" oil on canvas Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HK$ (5,159 - 7,739 US$) Sold: 81,250 HK$ (10,482 US$)
	lot.749 Ryoji Suzuki "Striped pants" oil on canvas Estimate: 120,000 - 180,000 HK$ (15,479 - 23,219 US$) Sold: 175,000 HK$ (22,578 US$)
	lot.753 Masaaki Suzuki "Untitled" oil on canvas Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HK$ (3,869 - 6,449 US$) Sold: 175,000 HK$ (22,578 US$)
	lot.755 Daisuke Samejima "Flat ball (set of 4)" acrylic on plastic balls, each with a stand Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HK$ (3,869 - 6,449 US$) Sold: 68,750 HK$ (8,870 US$)