Jean François Hubert, Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art and Christie's Team in front of the world record for the artist with the hammer price HKD$ 152,860,000 (USD$ 19,625,390) for 29.09.64. by Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji, French/Chinese, 1920-2013), executed in 1964, signed in Chinese and signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘ZAO WOU-KI 345 x 255 29.Sept.64. 254 x 344’ on the reverse through the medium of oil on canvas by the dimension 230 x 345 cm. (90 1/2 x 135 7/8 in.) at Christie's 20th/21st Century Art, Hong Kong, 27 May 2017.

This Zao's masterpiece later fetched HKD$ 278,000,000 (USD$ 35,691,864) for the hammer price at Christie's 20th/21st Century Art, Hong Kong, 26 May 2022.