Zhang Xiaogang's "Bloodline: Big Family No. 3" sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong on April 5 for a record $12.1 million.
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Zhang Xiaogang's "Bloodline: Big Family No. 3" sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong on April 5 for a record $12.1 million.
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The 15th Century "Chicken Cup," perhaps the most sought-after Chinese porcelain, sold for $36 million at Sotheby's
Chinese art, auction gold —
The 15th Century "Chicken Cup," perhaps the most sought-after Chinese porcelain, sold for $36 million at Sotheby's
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Sanyu's "Potted Chrysanthemums" fetched $10.4 million during Sotheby's April 2014 sale series in Hong Kong.
Art of money: High prices for Chinese works —
Sanyu's "Potted Chrysanthemums" fetched $10.4 million during Sotheby's April 2014 sale series in Hong Kong.
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At a Hong Kong sale by Chinese giant Poly Auction, "Landscape in Snow" by Cui Ruzhou sold for $24 million.
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At a Hong Kong sale by Chinese giant Poly Auction, "Landscape in Snow" by Cui Ruzhou sold for $24 million.
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Ink and color work on paper "A Gathering of Pines and Clouds" by Li Huayi went under the hammer at $405,000.
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Ink and color work on paper "A Gathering of Pines and Clouds" by Li Huayi went under the hammer at $405,000.
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