The lion in the painting is wounded, but remains dignified, righteous and proud – a symbol of the Chinese spirit, the auction house said. The “Slave and Lion” painting is considered a ...

HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese painting from 1924 is expected ... according to Christie’s auction house, which unveiled the painting Monday. Back To Top ...

and the most valuable Chinese ink painting sold by Sotheby’s Hong Kong.” While Sotheby’s appears to have vastly under-estimated the interest with its expected sales price, the auction house ...

It was a record-breaking evening at the auction house, which sold $200 million ... Zao is known for combining classical Chinese painting techniques with the abstract influences of Western modernism.

According to the auction house, Slave and Lion is one of very ... Xu is known as the founding father of modern Chinese painting. Born in Yixing , Jiangsu province , in 1895, he began studying ...

The seller is thought to be the billionaire business magnate Wang Jianlin, who was known for collecting Chinese painting and calligraphy ... with an auction house in mainland China.” ...

In June 2010, as the Chinese auction market soared, an oil painting of a nude girl by the ... So far, the auction house has declined to comment.