Ming 王朝 'chicken cup' sold for 記録，記録的な／記録する $36M
HONG KONG (AP) ― A Shanghai collector paid a 記録，記録的な／記録する $36 million Tuesday for a rare Ming 王朝 cup that's touted as the "宗教上の grail" of 中国's art world.
Several 記録，記録的な／記録するs have been 始める，決める at Sotheby's spring sales in Hong Kong, continuing a 傾向 of sky-high prices in the art world driven by the newly 最高の-rich 買い手s in 中国 and 発展途上国s.
The dainty, white cup from the 15th century 対策 just 8 センチメートルs (3.1 インチs) in 直径 and is known as a "chicken cup" because it's decorated with a rooster and 女／おっせかい屋 tending to their chicks. Sotheby's 述べるs the cup as having flawless translucent 味方するs with its lively scene painted continuously around its 味方するs.
The Meiyintang ?Chicken Cup? from the Chinese Ming 王朝 (1368-1644) is 陳列する，発揮するd during a 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 in Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Sotheby?s said Shanghai collector Liu Yiqian won the bidding for the ?Chicken Cup,? which is decorated with a rooster, 女／おっせかい屋 and their chicks. 含むing the auction house?s （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限, the price for the small cup comes to HK$281.2 million (US$36.1 million), which Sotheby?s said is a world 記録，記録的な／記録する price for Chinese porcelain. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
It was made during the 統治する of the Ming 王朝's Chenghua Emperor, who 支配するd from 1465 to 1487. Sotheby's said only 17 such cups 存在する, with four in 私的な 手渡すs and the 残り／休憩（する） in museums.
"There's no more 伝説の 反対する in the history of Chinese porcelain," said Nicholas Chow, Sotheby's 副 chairman for Asia. "This is really the 宗教上の grail when it comes to Chinese art."
The previous 記録，記録的な／記録する for Chinese porcelain was 始める，決める in 2010 when a gourd-形態／調整d Qianlong vase sold for $32.4 million, Sotheby's said.
For such a prized item, bidding was 限られた／立憲的な to a handful of collectors and when the winning 企て，努力，提案 was 大打撃を与えるd 負かす／撃墜する at HK$250 million ($32.2 million), the standing-room-only （人が）群がる 拍手喝采する. The auction house's （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限 brought the total to HK$281.2 million ($36.1 million). A pre-sale 見積（る） was a 最大限 HK$300 million.
The auction house's Hong Kong spring sales show the 地域's 最高の-rich are still spending にもかかわらず fluctuating 経済成長. At Sunday's sale of modern and 同時代の Asian art, Asian collectors bought nine of the 最高の，を越す 10 priciest lots.
"Definitely the mood in Hong Kong at this moment, in Asia, is buoyant," said Chow.
Sotheby's i dentified the 買い手 as collector Liu Yiqian, and Chow said the cup would likely go on 陳列する，発揮する in Liu's Long Museum in Shanghai, which he and his wife, Wang Wei, opened in 2012.
Liu is a middle-school 脱落者 who drove a cab before becoming a multimillionaire. Forbes 見積（る）s his fortune at $900 million, making him the 200th richest person in 中国.
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Sotheby?s 副 Chairman for Asia Nicholas Chow 現在のs the Meiyintang ?Chicken Cup? from the Chinese Ming 王朝 (1368-1644) during a 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 in Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Sotheby?s said Shanghai collector Liu Yiqian won the bidding for the ?Chicken Cup,? which is decorated with a rooster, 女／おっせかい屋 and their chicks. 含むing the auction house?s （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限, the price for the small cup comes to HK$281.2 million (US$36.1 million), which Sotheby?s said is a world 記録，記録的な／記録する price for Chinese porcelain. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Sotheby?s 副 Chairman for Asia Nicholas Chow 現在のs the Meiyintang ?Chicken Cup? from the Chinese Ming 王朝 (1368-1644) during a 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 in Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Sotheby?s said Shanghai collector Liu Yiqian won the bidding for the ?Chicken Cup,? which is decorated with a rooster, 女／おっせかい屋 and their chicks. 含むing the auction house?s （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限, the price for the small cup comes to HK$281.2 million (US$36.1 million), which Sotheby?s said is a world 記録，記録的な／記録する price for Chinese porcelain. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Staff members of Sotheby?s take a group picture after the auction of Meiyintang ?Chicken Cup? from the Chinese Ming 王朝 (1368-1644), in Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Sotheby?s said Shanghai collector Liu Yiqian won the bidding for the ?Chicken Cup,? which is decorated with a rooster, 女／おっせかい屋 and their chicks. 含むing the auction house?s （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限, the price for the small cup comes to HK$281.2 million (US$36.1 million), which Sotheby?s said is a world 記録，記録的な／記録する price for Chinese porcelain. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
