Secret Buyer

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So who ended up paying this ridiculous, record-shattering amount for the vase? Perhaps a Russian billionaire? Maybe an avid art collector? Sotheby’s decided that it would be better to conceal the identity of the buyer so there was little to nothing known about the mystery buyer. They only spoke about the fact that he was hailing from an Asian background. So what made this person shell out so much for this vase?