Record Price For Japanese Art Shattered
"A newly discovered wooden sculpture of a Buddha that had religious objects sealed in its torso for 800 years sold for $14.3 million, setting a world record for any Japanese work of art." The winning bidder was a Japanese department store, and the sale price was more than seven times the highest pre-sale estimate. San Francisco Chronicle (AP) 03/19/08

Posted March 19, 2008 06:00 AM