A 900 year old Chinese bowl from China’s Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) was on Wednesday sold to an anonymous phone bidder at a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong.
The Ru-ware bowl fetched a heart stopping Sh3.9 billion ($38m).
The small blue-green glazed bowl with an ice crackle finish was used to wash calligraphy and paint brushes.
The bowl broke the previous record for most expensive Chinese ceramics sale which was held by a 500 year old imperial chicken eggcup from the Ming dynasty.
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It was sold for Sh3.7 billion ($36m).
Hong Kong is no stranger to expensive auction outings.
In 2015, a local billionaire bought his 7 year old daughter the exquisite Blue Moon diamond at Sh5 billion ($48.4m).