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Christie's dedicated Evening Sale of Important Chinese Art from the Fujita Museum, held on March 15, 2017 in New York realized a grand total of USD$262,839,500 which alone has surpassed the previous record for any Asian Art Week series in auction history.

The exhibition, global tour, and auction generated huge international interest driven by Shang and Zhou dynasty ritual bronzes and classical Chinese paintings with exceptional provenance. The top lot for the sale was Chen Rong (13^th Century) as Catalogued in Shiqu Baoji, Six Dragons, which realizedUSD$48,967,500

Exceptional prices were realized for the six handscrolls that were formerly part of the collection of the Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), as evidenced by his collector's seals and their inclusion in his official catalogue, the Shiqu Baoji, which collectively totaled USD$123,901,000. A new world auction was set for an archaic bronze with the sale of A Magnificent and Highly Important Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel, Fangzun, late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC, which realized USD$37,207,500. Collectively the six ritual wine vessels totaledUSD$125,785,000.