Chinese antiques go under hammer in Sydney

Staff members of Bonhams work in front of a painting (C) by Huang Binhong, titled "Recluse by the Stream," in Sydney, Australia, May 23, 2019. A collection of rare Chinese artifacts went up for auction in Sydney on Wednesday night, netting combined sales of over 480,000 U.S. dollars. Bonhams facilitated the sale of around 100 ceramics, carvings and works of art from China, with the highest priced being a work by literati painter Huang Binhong, titled "Recluse by the Stream," which sold for 42,000 U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)