NEW YORK, NY.- Aggressive bidding among shrewd collectors pushed numerous lots well past their pre-auction estimates in Heritage Auctions’ Asian Art Auction in New York, ultimately driving the total realized to nearly $3.3 million.

“We made a big impression during Asia Week New York and these results show it,” said Richard Cervantes, Director, Asian Art. “Our clients are extremely happy with the scholarship and marketing we put behind their precious objects.”

The top lot was a Tibetan Thangka Depicting Two Abbots, possibly 13th century, which hammered at $642,500.

A Chinese Tobi Seiji Decorated Longquan Celadon Jar, Yuan Dynasty, 14th century also eclipsed its pre-auction estimate when it realized $492,500. With a molded three-toe dragon on the lid, the jar includes floral decoration on the rim, continuous scrolling floral and foliage on the body and splashes of iron-brown on the body and lid.

A Very Fine and Rare Partial Set of Six Imperial Chinese Embroidered Silk Hundred Crane Scrolls, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, brought in $212,500.

A Fine Chinese Inscribed and Embellished Lacquer Panel Inset with Jade and Hardstone Mounts, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1735-95 closed at $150,000. The panel includes a high-relief carved cinnabar border in red, blue, black and brown on the top, above an amber-colored lacquered ground with inscribed prose on the left, inset zitan pagoda surrounded by jade, coral, agate and hardstone people, animals and rocky outcropping.

A Fine and Very Rare Chinese Imperial Hunting Knife with Enameled Gold and Silver Sheath Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, 18th century also cracked the six-figure plateau when it drew a winning bid of $100,000. The knife features lapis lazuli and a pure white jade-mounted hilt, bolster fitted with collar inset with turquoise, coral and lapis cabochons, gilded blade with a spine inset with gold wire Qianlong Nianzhi mark and a sheath decorated with various cabochon mounts.

Other top lots included, but were not limited to:

• A Very Large Tibetan Mahakala Thangka Depicting Various Bodhisattvas, Lamas and Dieties, 18th-19th century: $93,750

• A Fine Chinese Carved White Jade Double-Sided Plaque, Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century: $87,500

• A Large and Rare Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Windswept Jar, Guan. Ming Dynasty, 15th century: $87,500

• A Large Chinese Carved Coral Group, 20th century: $68,750

• A Monumental Chinese Blue and White Triple Gourd Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period, circa 1662-1722: $68,750