Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗The Buddha in the Cloud, 2002
Sculpture · ed. 13/30
Phillips · Nov 30, 2022HK$655,200 ≈ $83,990 ≈ £70,009 ≈ €80,947Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Ephemeral Beauty
Li Chen (Taiwanese, b. 1963) · 2013
HK$762,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $97,292≈ £79,682≈ €92,107
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “bronze”
- Edition
- 19/30
- Signed / inscribed
- incised 'Li Chen 2013' and numbered ‘19/30’ lower back
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 49 x 14.5 x 18 cm. (19 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (HK010423)
- Date
- October 7, 2023
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Lot
- 133
- Estimate
- HK$300,000 – HK$500,000 (≈ $38,304 – $63,840) (≈ £31,371 – £52,285) (≈ €36,262 – €60,437)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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