In 2021, Christie’s Asian Art spring auctions pulled a total of $805 million, so it stands to reason that Sotheby’s is excited about the fruits their upcoming auction could potentially bear.

“Indulging in things destroys the will,” a Chinese proverb says. That this is cited in the catalog to an exhibition of scores of ancient Chinese bronzeworks now on display at the Art Institute ...

The Chrisite’s auction, titled “Chinese Works of Art from the Art Institute of Chicago,” will be conducted live Sept. 12 and via complementing online auction Sept. 10-17.