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Stolen Chinese scroll by Mao Zedong worth millions found cut in half
A stolen 9-foot calligraphy scroll believed to be written by former Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong has been found cut in half, Hong Kong police said. The artwork, worth about $296.7 million ...
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700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for $41.8 million in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched $41.8 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong. The 6-foot, 6-inch scroll, titled “Five Drunken Princes ...
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Chinese scroll painting that was mutilated will be shown whole for the first time since being cut up - South China Morning Post
A 20-metre scroll painting depicting an inspection tour of China by Emperor Kangxi was cut into seven pieces in France last century. Two auction-goers bought the pieces, and the work will be shown ...
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700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for $41.8M at auction
A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll sold for nearly $42 million at an auction in Hong Kong. According to Sotheby’s, the piece of art fetched 306.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($41.8 million).
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$65M scroll join history’s most expensive Chinese artworks - CNN
A rare 18th-century scroll has become one of the most expensive Chinese artworks ever to sell at auction. The 61-foot-long artwork fetched 414 million yuan (almost $65 million) when it went under ...
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Chinese Master's 1,000-Year-Old Scroll Fetches $59 Million
A 1,000-year-old Chinese scroll rendered by the era’s most important artist sold for HK$463 million ($59 million), falling short of expectations that it would set a new Asian record for a work ...
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Rare Chinese `Da Vinci' Scroll May Set Asian Art Auction Record
An extremely rare, 11th-century Chinese scroll could set an auction price record for an Asian artwork, when it goes on the block at Christie’s November Hong Kong sale.
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A Rare 11th-Century Scroll by the ‘Chinese da Vinci’ Sold for Nearly $60 Million at Christie’s Hong Kong - Artnet News
Auctions A Rare 11th-Century Scroll by the ‘Chinese da Vinci’ Sold for Nearly $60 Million at Christie’s Hong Kong. But some observers are underwhelmed by the price.
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$65M scroll join history’s most expensive Chinese artworks | CNN - CNN International
A rare 18th-century scroll has become one of the most expensive Chinese artworks ever to sell at auction. The 61-foot-long artwork fetched 414 million yuan (almost $65 million) when it went under ...
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700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for $41.8M in Hong Kong
A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($41.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.. The 6.6-feet scroll, titled “Five ...
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700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for $41.8M in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($41.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong. The 6.6-feet ...