Christie's wrapped up its 20th and 21st century evening sale in Hong Kong with a combined total of 92.61 million dollars. The catalogue leaned on established international names, with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Yayoi Kusama doing most of the heavy lifting at the top of the market. The real surprise of the night came from Japan, where a painting by Atsushi Kaga sprinted to 284 percent above its presale estimate. A jump that sharp against the estimate turns heads across the trade, since auction houses usually price lots with little room for error. Bidding stayed firm through the session, and houses will read that as a healthy signal for the autumn season in Asia. Attention now turns to whether Kaga's result carries into his next appearances, because one spike can reset expectations for an artist almost overnight. After a stretch of cautious results elsewhere, a 92-million-dollar night in Hong Kong gives the saleroom something to build on.