Provenance
Sakura Gallery, Nagoya
Harmony Museum, Aichi Prefecture
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Aichi Prefecture, Harmony Museum, Sadamasa Motonaga Exhibition, 1997
Literature
Sadamasa Motonaga and Katsuhiko Yamane, Sadamasa Motonaga Works: 1955-1989, Kyoto, 1989, pp.90, 144 (illustrated)

149

Sadamasa Motonaga

From Square of White Lines

1982
signed and dated 'S. Motonaga '82' lower left; further signed and dated 'S. Motonaga '82' on the reverse
oil and acrylic on canvas
130 x 97 cm. (51 1/8 x 38 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1982.

Estimate
HK$300,000 - 500,000
€34,100-56,800
$38,500-64,100

Contact Specialist
Isaure de Viel Castel
Head of Department, 20th Century & Contemporary Art

Charlotte Raybaud
Head of Day Sale, 20th Century & Contemporary Art

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 26 May 2019

101
Eddie Martinez
Untitled
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$1,062,500
102
Sterling Ruby
Vampire 14
Estimate HK$180,000 - 220,000
Sold for HK$237,500
103
Mr.
Two works: (i) Wheat Tea 1ℓ; (ii) I have many of them
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$225,000
104
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$200,000
105
Ayako Rokkaku
ARP 10-023
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$362,500
106
Takashi Murakami
Platinum Skulls
Estimate HK$1,400,000 - 1,800,000
Sold for HK$1,375,000
107
Eddie Martinez
Untitled
Estimate HK$280,000 - 380,000
Sold for HK$937,500
108
Izumi Kato
Untitled
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$68,750
109
Izumi Kato
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$325,000
110
Jonas Wood
Blue Pot
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$475,000
111
Yoshitomo Nara
Childhood Days
Estimate HK$1,500,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$1,875,000
112
Yoshitomo Nara
Acid Rain
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$156,250
113
Yoshitomo Nara
I’m not trying To Be Mean
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$687,500
114
Yayoi Kusama
My Soul Goes to the Sky
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$562,500
115
Yayoi Kusama
Souls of the Earth Breathing in the Galaxy
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$1,000,000
116
Yayoi Kusama
In the Water
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$562,500
117
Yayoi Kusama
Untitled
Estimate HK$280,000 - 380,000
Sold for HK$600,000
118
Yayoi Kusama
Captive Doll
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
119
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin
Estimate HK$1,600,000 - 2,600,000
Sold for HK$1,625,000
120
Takashi Murakami
Flower collaboration with MADSAKI
Estimate HK$1,400,000 - 2,400,000
Sold for HK$3,750,000
121
Takashi Murakami
Flower of Joy - Blackberry Madness
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
122
Jiro Takamatsu
Shadow No.1456
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$525,000
123
Tomoo Gokita
Serenade for Missy
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$775,000
124
Tomoo Gokita
Where is the Love
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$1,187,500
125
Tomoo Gokita
Jumpy Jitters
Estimate HK$280,000 - 380,000
Sold for HK$350,000
126
Tomoo Gokita
Pianist for All His Life
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$106,250
127
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$500,000
128
KAWS
COMPANION
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$1,187,500
129
KAWS
BORN TO BEND
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,250,000
130
Tomoo Gokita
A bathing beauty
Estimate HK$150,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$300,000
131
Tomoo Gokita
A bathing beauty
Estimate HK$150,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$325,000
132
Banksy
Ballerina CP/03
Estimate HK$3,000,000 - 4,000,000
Sold for HK$3,250,000
133
Virgil Abloh & Takashi Murakami
"FLOWER"
Estimate HK$480,000 - 580,000
Sold for HK$875,000
134
George Condo
Two Works: (i) Jean Louis; (ii) Jean Louis’ Wife
Estimate HK$3,500,000 - 5,500,000
Sold for HK$3,750,000
135
George Condo
Two Works: (i) Jean Louis with one Ear; (ii) Jean Louis’ Wife's Sister
Estimate HK$3,500,000 - 5,500,000
136
Finn Juhl
Important and early 'Chieftain' armchair, model no. FJ 49 A
Estimate HK$500,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$750,000
137
Zao Wou-Ki
Composition
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$475,000
138
Chu Teh-Chun
Éclat passager
Estimate HK$1,600,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$2,750,000
139
T'ang Haywen
Untitled (diptych)
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
140
Wang Yancheng
Untitled
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
141
Walasse Ting
Woman with Cat
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$100,000
142
Walasse Ting
I Think Of You
Estimate HK$350,000 - 450,000
143
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs, model no. FJ 46
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$143,750
144
Kim Tschang-Yeul
Waterdrops
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$625,000
145
Lee Ufan
From Line
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$687,500
146
Lee Ufan
Dialogue
Estimate HK$2,600,000 - 3,600,000
147
Kazuo Shiraga
Exhilarating
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$2,312,500
148
Sadamasa Motonaga
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$187,500
149
Sadamasa Motonaga
From Square of White Lines
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
150
Lee Kun Yong
Bodyscape 76-1-2019
Estimate HK$120,000 - 240,000
Sold for HK$225,000
151
Kim Taek Sang
Breathing Light - Camellia Flower
Estimate HK$120,000 - 240,000
Sold for HK$275,000
152
Nam Tchun Mo
Spring 2017 / 17-106
Estimate HK$140,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$150,000
153
Kim Sou Sou
Two Works: (i) Untitled; (ii) Untitled
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$150,000
154
Natsuyuki Nakanishi
7V
Estimate HK$200,000 - 350,000
155No Reserve
Tetsutaro Kamatani
Proliferation - lips
Estimate HK$70,000 - 90,000 •
Sold for HK$50,000
156
Maki Hosokawa
Skyscraper Ramen
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$87,500
157
Masaru Shichinohe
Red Ball and Silver Moon
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$112,500
158
Xu Zhen
Galileo's Bird
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$375,000
159
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs, model no. FJ 45
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$412,500
160
Liu Kang
West Lake
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$475,000
161
Mai Trung Thứ
Two Boys Playing the Flute
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$400,000
162
Mai Trung Thứ
La Rose Rouge (J. femme à l’écharpe) [The Red Rose (Young Lady with Scarf)]
Estimate HK$220,000 - 320,000
Sold for HK$875,000
163
George Nakashima
'Conoid' desk
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$300,000
164
George Nakashima
Single-armed rocking chair
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$75,000
165
Marina Cruz-Garcia
Royal Blue
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$150,000
166
Rodel Tapaya
Two Works: (i) Lift; (ii) Door to Door
Estimate HK$35,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$106,250
167
Maria Taniguchi
US Letter Painting #25
Estimate HK$35,000 - 55,000
Sold for HK$75,000
168
Maria Taniguchi
Two Works: (i) News XIII; (ii) News XV
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$50,000
169
Natee Utarit
The Commitment (Illustration of the Crisis Series)
Estimate HK$550,000 - 750,000
170
Alexander Calder
Butterfly
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$325,000
171
Pablo Picasso
Femme nue devant une statue (Naked Woman in Front of a Statue)
Estimate HK$60,000 - 100,000
Sold for HK$125,000
172
Lucian Freud
Woman on a Bed
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$87,500
173
Lucian Freud
Head of a Naked Girl
Estimate HK$120,000 - 160,000
174
Sanyu
Standing Nude with Raised Arms
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$125,000
175
Sanyu
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
176
Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita
Petite fille avec deux chats
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$150,000
177
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Nu aux bras levés
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$750,000
178
Ole Wanscher
Armchair
Estimate HK$20,000 - 30,000
Sold for HK$50,000
179
Ole Wanscher
Desk
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$106,250
180
Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Pair of side tables
Estimate HK$10,000 - 20,000
Sold for HK$68,750
181
Ole Wanscher
Pair of early armchairs, model no. 1764
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$106,250
182
Ole Wanscher
Pair of drop-leaf side tables, designed for the library of the Danish Institute of Science and Art, Rome
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$162,500
183
Zhu Wei
China China (Painted Pottery Edition)
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$562,500
184
Liu Xiaodong
Green pub 2
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$162,500
185
Jia Aili
The Memory of North Liucao Island I
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$93,750
186
Keith Haring
KNOKKE Casino Poster
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$275,000
187
Banksy
No Ball Games (Green)
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$312,500
188
Yoshitomo Nara
(i) Fuckin’ Politics; (ii) I Am Alone
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$475,000
189
Takashi Murakami
Two works: (i) And Then Gold; (ii) And Then White & Black
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$162,500
190
Yayoi Kusama
Lemon Squash
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$275,000
191
Yayoi Kusama
Five Works: Pumpkin
Estimate HK$160,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$325,000
192
Max Ingrand
'Dahlia' ceiling light
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$106,250
193
Paolo Buffa
Drinks cabinet
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$187,500
194
KAWS
Ten Works: NO REPLY
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$937,500
195
KAWS
Ten Works: BLAME GAME
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$1,250,000
196
KAWS
COMPANION (ORIGINAL FAKE)
Estimate HK$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for HK$40,000
197
KAWS
COMPANION (ORIGINAL FAKE)
Estimate HK$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for HK$43,750
198
KAWS
COMPANION (ORIGINAL FAKE)
Estimate HK$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for HK$30,000
199
KAWS x Hajime Sorayama
NO FUTURE COMPANION (Black Chrome)
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$250,000
200
KAWS x Hajime Sorayama
NO FUTURE COMPANION (Silver Chrome)
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$187,500
201
KAWS
COMPANION (KARIMOKU)
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$2,000,000
202
KAWS
FOUR FOOT DISSECTED COMPANION (BLACK)
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$1,000,000
203
KAWS
FOUR FOOT DISSECTED COMPANION (BROWN)
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$1,125,000
204
KAWS
FOUR FOOT COMPANION (BROWN)
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$1,187,500

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 26 May 2019

Provenance

Exhibited

Literature

149

Sadamasa Motonaga

From Square of White Lines

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale