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王蒙《稚川移居图》 Wang Meng: Zhichuan Resettlement
Transaction price:402.5 million yuan
Date of sale: 2011-06-04
Auction house: Beijing Poly Auction
During spring auction seasonin China，a wash painting of mountains and waters by Yuan Dynasty painter Wang Meng (1301-1385) set an auction record at 402.5 millionyuan ($62.1 million USD) on Saturday night.It is the second-highest amount paid for a piece of painting and calligraphy at an auction. An 11th Century scroll by Chinese calligrapher Huang Tingjian fetched 436.8m yuan ($67.2m USD) in 2009.
The hanging scroll "Zhichuan Resettlement" portrays a medical scientist from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), Ge Hong, moving his home to the LuofuMountain for alchemy.
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