Christie's Asian Art Week live sales in New York totaled $46,685,403, achieving 259% hammer and premium above low estimate with a 91% sell-through rate. The three sales—Japanese and Korean Art ($2.46 million), South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art ($12.38 million, 100% sold), and Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art ($31.84 million)—saw strong bidding across categories. A Yongzheng-period falangcai wine cup led the week at $1.59 million, while a Hokusai painting of a Standing Beauty fetched $444,500 and a Vasudeo S. Gaitonde Untitled (1984) realized $2.39 million. Christie's set four artist records in the South Asian sale, including for Sheikh Mohammed Sultan and Ivan Peries.
The results underscore sustained global demand for Asian art, with 28% of buyers new to Christie's or the category, indicating market expansion. The 259% hammer-to-low-estimate ratio and 51% of lots selling above high estimate reflect exceptional pricing power, particularly for Chinese classical furniture, Ming and Qing porcelains, and early jades from private American collections. The week's performance signals robust health in the Asian art market segment, with strong participation from North America and Asia, and suggests that high-quality, rare works continue to command premium prices despite broader economic uncertainties.