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t i D B i t ‘perFect’ White DiamonD sells For $30.6 million new record for any Chinese sculpture $12.02 billion (8.9 billion euros) The world record price for a jewel An outstanding gilt-bronze fgure of a seated buddha was sold for hk$236 million ($30 million) last year, china led in revenue of arts and collectibles with 8.9 billion euros, according to an art market report published by the french government. london jeweler laurence graff paid $46 million for a 24.8-carat “fancy intense pink” diamond in 2010. in hong kong autumn sales, Zeng fanzhi’s “The last supper” sold for hk$180.4 million ($23.3 million), a new record for an asian contemporary artist at auction. based on leonardo da vinci’s work of the same name, the painting shows christ and his 12 disciples wearing masks and communist young pioneers uniforms. H ong Kong is rapidly becoming one of the world’s busiest auction hubs thanks to wealthy collectors from mainland China and other Asian countries. Last month, as many as 16 records were set at Sotheby’s biannual Hong Kong autumn sales. Among the highlights of the fve-day event was a 118-carat white diamond, which sold for $30.8 million. According to Sotheby’s, the stone was dis- covered in southern Africa two years ago, but name of the country was not disclosed as the seller wishes to remain anonymous. Zeng Fanzhi’s “The Last Supper” 118 carat diamond The size of a small egg $26.7 million The previous record for a white diamond sale, set at christie’s geneva sale in may