High price arts collector Liu Yiqian's purchases
Updated: 2014-12-02 14:09
(Chinaculture.org)
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4. Eighteen Arharts (Ming Dynasty)
169 million yuan ($27.5 million)
Nov 23, 2009
Poly 2009 Autumn Auction
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Eighteen Arharts by Wu Bin |
The Chinese classic scroll painting Eighteen Arharts by Ming Dynasty painter Wu Bin gives a meticulous depiction of 18 Buddhist monks journeying through a mountainous landscape. Qing Emperor Qianlong adorned the piece with his own calligraphy that vividly described each arhart, one who has achieved enlightenment.
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