Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Ephemeral Beauty, 2013
Sculpture · ed. 19/30
Phillips · Oct 7, 2023HK$762,000 ≈ $97,292 ≈ £79,682 ≈ €92,107Sign up free to see price
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The Buddha in the Cloud
Li Chen (Taiwanese, b. 1963) · 2002
HK$655,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $83,990≈ £70,009≈ €80,947
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “bronze”
- Edition
- 13/30
- Signed / inscribed
- incised with the artist's name, seal and numbered ‘2002 Li Chen 13/30’ on the reverse
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 49 x 35 x 21 cm. (19 1/4 x 13 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle (HK010422)
- Date
- November 30, 2022
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Lot
- 210
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 – HK$500,000 (≈ $25,638 – $64,095) (≈ £21,370 – £53,426) (≈ €24,709 – €61,772)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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