Rare bowls made for Chairman Mao fetch $1.5m in HK
By Liu Xiangrui | China Daily | Updated: 2013-06-22 08:22
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A collection of ceramic bowls made for Mao Zedong was sold for HK$11.68 million ($1.5 million) at an auction in Hong Kong on Thursday. Provided to China Daily |
Experts said that Liling ceramics, with their high level of craftsmanship and rarity, have a hold on international collectors, especially after a set of underglaze wucai, or "five color" style, porcelain bowls fetched HK$11.68 million ($1.5 million) at an auction on Thursday.
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