The painting, drawing inspiration from ancient western mythology, pictures the story of a slave and a lion during the Roman Empire. The slave who gave aid to a lion with a thorn in its paw later met the same lion in the cruel game of human-animal battle in Roman amphitheater. The emperor was moved by the touching reunion and thus gave the slave his freedom.
Item: Red note, value one dollar of the Qing Dynasty (1616-1911)
Knockdown price: 2.2 million Yuan
Once a sales check with red patterns, the red notes were issued by the Qing government (1616-1911) in 1896. The ticket was placed on import tax receipts and was intended to prevent the illegal practices through which import and export merchants obtained money on false pretences. However; the plan was greeted with brickbats from the merchants and aborted. With the establishment of the National Post Office the following year, the red notes were ultimately used as one dollar stamps.
At present, there are only 31 red stamps of its kind in the world and are well received by stamp collectors for their unique origin, flamboyant colors and diversified forms. It has earned its title as the top stamp in China.
Item: “The painting of Ch'ih-pi of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)”
Knockdown price: 79.52million Yuan
76.52 million RMB--for the first time, a Chinese painting exceeded the knockdown price of 10 million US dollars, and the world record was smashed.
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