明代長卷5.12億元成交

Chinese artwork sells for $77m

明代長卷5.12億元成交

The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) painter Wu Bin's long scroll "Ten Views of a Fantastic Rock" was sold for 512.9 million yuan ($76.6 million) at the 15th Anniversary Celebration of Beijing Poly Auction on Sunday, marking the highest auction price for ancient Chinese artworks.

10月18日，在北京保利拍賣十五週年慶典拍賣會現場，明代畫家吳彬的長卷《十面靈璧圖卷》以5.129億元人民幣（約合7660萬美元）成交，創下中國古代藝術品拍賣價格的最高紀錄。

According to historical records, a well-known figure in the Ming Dynasty received a strange stone that he liked so much that he invited Wu to paint it.

據史書記載，明朝有一個大人物得到了一塊奇石，愛不釋手，於是邀請吳彬爲這塊石頭繪製長卷。

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Wu depicted the stone from 10 different views and the figure invited a group of friends to write prefaces and postscripts on the painting, which became known as "Ten Views of a Fantastic Rock".

吳彬分別從十個側面描繪了這塊奇石的形態，大人物又邀請了一衆好友爲此畫題跋，共同完成了這幅《十面靈璧圖卷》。