Study 283: Christie's Awakening Wisdom: Eight Records, No Country of Origin
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On 30 October 2026 Christie's Hong Kong offered eight objects in a single owner sale, Awakening Wisdom, sale 25383. Four sold, for a stated sale total of HK$204,450,000. The lead lot, a gilt-copper alloy figure of Manjushri attributed to twelfth century Nepal, realised HK$137,350,000 including premium. This study measures the published record of all eight lots rather than the price of one. Three findings follow from Christie's own lot pages, read 10 November 2026. First, not one of the eight provenance records contains an entry in the object's country of origin: the eight chains begin in Kyoto
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