Photo © Ravenel — view this lot on Ravenel ↗From the Shape of an Ellipse, 1990
Watercolor · Paper
Ravenel · May 24, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Sadamasa Motonaga (Japanese, 1922–2011) · 1998
$1,063 price realized incl. premium
≈ £813≈ €952
Hammer $850 · with buyer’s premium $1,063
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “glazed porcelain”
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 9½ h x 11¾ w in (24 x 30 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Art + Design (auctions/2020/01/art-design)
- Date
- January 16, 2020
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 317
- Estimate
- $500 – — (≈ £383) (≈ €448)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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