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Okay, in the remarks the $400,000 is referring to the Zao Zhuang joint venture.

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It was to Yoshino that a profusion of Japan's emper - ors over the centuries had made pilgrimages in order to worship the mountains 'kami, and it was here the information provided by the Yakuza underoyabun Kine Oto, also known as Zao, had brought Nicholas and Tachi.

Floating City Lustbader, Eric 1990

Works by Zao Wou-Ki, Zeng Fanzhi, Fang Lijun, and Zhang Daqian drove the art spree, with sales climbing to more than HK$1.77 billion $227 million.

Christie's Hong Kong Modern & Contemporary Sales Achieve $227 Million (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Mr. Zao is quickly becoming the nameplate modernist for the nouveau riche, thanks to his easily identifiable abstracts that often blend earthy hues with thick brushstrokes.

Mainland Buyers Ride to Rescue in Hong Kong Kelly Crow 2011

The top two lots of the night came from Zao Wou Ki, whose 2.11.59 was hammered down at over HK$40 million ($5 million) to a private Asian buyer for several times its pre-sale estimate (HK$10-15 million).

Christie's Hong Kong Modern & Contemporary Sales Achieve $227 Million (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Momentum is also beginning to build for postwar painters with an abstract style, such as Zao Wou-ki, now age 90.

Chinese Artist Crosses $10 Million Milestone Kelly Crow 2011

Painting prices continued to soar, from Qing-era landscapes and calligraphy on scrolls to modern oil abstracts by Zao Wou-Ki and Chu Teh-Chun.

Mainland Buyers Ride to Rescue in Hong Kong Kelly Crow 2011

Mr. Zao is becoming a favorite modernist of newly wealthy Chinese.

Mainland Buyers Ride to Rescue in Hong Kong Kelly Crow 2011

Co-founded by Sizhao "Zao" Yang , who created the Internet game Farmville, BetterWorks last month expanded into San Francisco and this month opened an office in Austin, Texas.

Perks With a Payoff Brad Reagan 2011

Christie's Zao Wou-Ki's 'Kite and Birds,' a 1955 abstract, went for $4.5 million at Christie's round of fall auctions in Hong Kong.

Mainland Buyers Ride to Rescue in Hong Kong Kelly Crow 2011