Thursday, 27 November 2014

A Chinese Buys 600-year-old Imperial Artwork for $45 Million

It has been confirmed that a Chinese billionaire collector Liu Yiqian bought a 600-year-old imperial embroidered silk artwork at a Christie’s sale on Wednesday for $348 million Hong Kong dollars ($45 million), setting a record for any Chinese work of art sold by an international auction house.Mr.” Mr. Liu,gives reason for spending so much on the artwork saying,
“It is a national treasure, We need top art works for our museum.”

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