Richard is asked by Ito Shobin, an antique dealer, to attend the Azuma Collection auction. The previous owner Azuma Soichi, died, and his daughter decided to sell it so the family couldn’t fight over it. Ito wants the Buddha's hand Citron, a 200 year old jade Qing dynasty necklace, but has been banned from the auction. Seigi notices the Hand is unusually translucent like an emerald, impressing Richard, who explains it is jadeite and expected to fetch 30 million yen...