Sotheby's Contemporary Day Auction Could Realize $7.67m

3 min read · 16 Sep 2026

Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama estimated at $1.02m (low) to $1.53m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Untitled by Yoshitomo Nara estimated at $510,000 (low) to $764,900 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Nets 19 by Yayoi Kusama estimated at $382,500 (low) to $637,400 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama estimated at $318,700 (low) to $446,200 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Self-Obliteration by Yayoi Kusama estimated at $318,700 (low) to $446,200 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama estimated at $1.02m (low) to $1.53m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin (1989) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Contemporary Day Auction' in Hong Kong on September 29.

Pre-sale low estimates total $7.67m (HKD60.18m).

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59 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $7.67m (low) and $12.56m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin (1989), which is estimated to sell for between $1.02m and $1.53m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded twice in the past.

Guaranteed lots

1 work is backed by a guarantee: Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin (1989). It is estimated to sell for between $1.02m and $1.53m. It has been traded twice in the past.

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Estimates and totals are converted into US dollars.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.

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