Yoshitomo Nara Work Sells for $2.2m to Deliver a 10% Annualized Return

Yoshitomo Nara Work Sells for $2.2m to Deliver a 10% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  30 Sep 2026

Q & A. Image courtesy of Christie's

Q & A. Image courtesy of Christie's

Yoshitomo Nara, Q & A (1995), sold for $2.2m (HKD17.28m), more than the low estimate at Christie's in Hong Kong on September 30.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $1.12m, equivalent to an annualized return of 10%. It last sold at auction in 2019 for $1.09m at Christie's.

Acrylic on canvas, 67.9 x 54.6cm. The work has been traded 9 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
September 30, 2026
$2.2m
103 %
Christie's
Hong Kong
May 26, 2019
$1.09m
394 %
Christie's
Hong Kong
July 01, 2009
$220,000
528 %
Christie's
London
November 13, 2002
$35,000
-
Sotheby's
New York

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