Day: 26 June 2013
Mao Zedong’s rice bowls auction for record $1M in Hong Kong
June 26, 2013 Cinzia Cuneo No Comments
Mao Zedong’s memorabilia have long had high value for collectors, especially in his homeland. At an auction in Beijing in 1996, a 68-piece set of porcelain fetched 7.9 million yuan (about $13 million). Last Thursday a set of 5 rice bowls produced in 1974 exclusively for Mao Zedong’s use has been auctioned in Hong Kong […]