With China continually on the rise and the business respect for the country grows more and more every day, it’s no wonder that a rare collection of Chinese Qing Dynasty imperial works of art broke records at a recent Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction.

On the auction block was one extremely rare piece, an Imperial White Jade Seal that broke records, selling at a a huge $12.4 million, more than double what the seal fetched back in 2007.  I guess it’s a seller’s market for imperial art, huh?