Yearender: 10 'mosts' of arts in 2014
10．The sixth highest price among auctions of lost relics from Yuanmingyuan Garden: A pot with relief of dragon designs and lavender grey glaze (Qing Dynasty)
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The pot from the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty was auctioned at a Sotheby's autumn sale in Hong Kong. [Photo/Beijing Youth Daily] |
A lost cultural relic from China's Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden was auctioned and sold for over 74 million yuan ($12.06 million) at a Sotheby's autumn sale in Hong Kong on October 8, the sixth highest price among auctions of lost relics from Yuanmingyuan Garden.
The pot with relief of dragon designs and lavender grey glaze from the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, has a Chinese signature on its bottom that translates as "Made in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty".
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