清乾隆花瓶將於秋季在香港拍賣

A porcelain masterpiece from Chinese Emperor Qianlong's imperial collection will go under the hammer in Hong Kong for a fall sale, the auction house Sotheby's announced.

蘇富比拍賣行近日宣佈，乾隆皇帝御藏的一件瓷器珍品將於秋季在香港拍賣。

The 16-inch antique is said to be the matching piece to another Chinese vase, which was sold for an astonishing 43 million pounds at the Bainbridge auction house in 2010.

據稱，這一高16英寸的古董和另一箇中國花瓶本是一對。2010年，後者在英國班布里奇拍賣行被以4300萬英鎊的天價售出。

The two vases reportedly feature almost the same openwork design, with only a slight difference in the fish patterns carved and painted on them.

據報道，兩個花瓶幾乎具有同樣的鏤空設計，只是刻畫在瓶身上的魚的圖案有細微差別。

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Said to be once displayed at an exhibition in New York in 1905, the rare piece was purchased by a Japanese collector in 1924, and remained in a private collection for almost a century.

據稱，這件珍品曾於1905年在紐約一家展覽中心展出過，1924年被一名日本收藏家買下，此後近一個世紀一直屬於私人藏品。

The vase will reportedly lead the Sotheby's upcoming fall auction in Hong Kong, but further details have yet to be released.

據報道，這個花瓶將成爲蘇富比即將在香港舉行的秋季拍賣會的主角，但具體細節尚未公佈。