The Asian art specialists here from Australia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States reported strong sales to known and new buyers from around the globe, with many works on reserve by museums. To date, the combined sales realized by these galleries together with the highly successful auctions—many with record-breaking prices—at Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle New York and Sotheby’s, achieved 175 million dollars up from last year’s 170 million dollar total.