The Tang dynasty amber-glazed figure of a dog saw 44 bids placed, fetching a final price of HK$5,248,000—more than 17 times its high estimate.
For more than a millennia, dogs have held an important place in Chinese society. Unlike the more common horses and camels that reflected Tang China's cosmopolitan Silk Road culture, dog figures are comparatively rare. This elegant example represents a Central Asian sighthound, possibly a Saluki, a prized hunting breed distinguished by its slender form and long, pendulous ears.
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This transcript documents the live auction of a rare amber-glazed figure of a dog from the Tang Dynasty. The bidding process is highly competitive, involving multiple participants both in-person and via telephone, ultimately driving the price from an initial opening of 500,000 to a final winning bid of 4,100,000.
And ladies and gentlemen, the next one, one of my favorites in the sale, this extraordinary
rare amber-glazed figure of Darth from the Tang Dynasty, 来自唐代的赫右犬。
And I have lots of interest on my book.
I can start reading here at 500,000, at 500,000, 550,000 now, 五十五万, at 550,000 already,
at 500,000, 600,000, 650,000, back to my book, 700,000, 750,000, 850,000, 1,000,000,
thank you, 1,000,000, 1,000,000, back to my book, at 1,000,000, 1,000,000, deal with me,
1.5, 1.6, deal with me, at 1.6 now, 一百六十万,还是我的生命为之,
at 1.6 million, any advance, 1.7, 1.8 now, at 1.8, 一百八十万,唐伯根高出价,
holding here, at 1,000,000, at 1,000,000, 一百八十万,网络墙内电话还有没有更高镜头,
1,800,000, you are holding here with my Apple computer, at 1,000,000, 1,900,000 now,
at 2,000,000, at 2,000,000, deal with me, 2.2,000,000, 2,000,000, back to my book,
let's try 2,000,000, 4,000,000, 2,400,000 with Ruby now, I am out at 2,000,000, 4,000,000 with Ruby,
两百四十万,唐伯根高出价, holding here, at 2,400,000, at 2,400,000,
两百四十万,网络墙内电话还有没有更高镜头,
Ruby, would you like 2,000,000, 6,000,000, 2,000,000, 6,000,000 now with Si Bo,
at 2,000,000, 6,000,000, at 2,000,000, 6,000,000 now, next with 2,000,000, 7,000,000,
at 2,000,000, 6,000,000, holding here at 2,000,000, 6,000,000, 2,000,000, 8,000,000, 7,000,000,
2,000,000, 7,000,000 with Xin Yi, Si Bo, would you like 2,000,000, 8,000,000, Xin Yi的电话为多两百七十万,
holding here at 2,000,000, 7,000,000, I have it all and the advance over 2,000,000, 7,000,000,
otherwise I'm selling 2,000,000, 8,000,000, Xin Yi, at 2,000,000, 8,000,000 now, at 2,000,000, 8,000,000,
I have Xin Yi and Si Bo, now with Xin Yi at 2,000,000, 8,000,000, we're all done, at 2,000,000, 8,000,000,
2,000,000, 9,000,000, Xin Yi, at 2,000,000, 9,000,000 now, so we've run it up, at 3,000,000,
thank you so much, with Xin Yi and Si Bo at 3,000,000, no more, thank you so much, 3,000,000, Si Bo at 2,000,000,
thank you Sonia, at 2,000,000, 3,000,000, at 3,000,000, 3,000,000, 3,000,000, 3,000,000,
3,000,000, 3,000,000, 2,000,000, holding here on the telephone at 3,100,000, Si Bo, have I got your eye contact,
3,100,000, 3,000,000, all done, done, I'm selling, thank you, 3,000,000, 2,000,000 now, try one more,
$3,200,000 with Jibra on the telephone $3,300,000 thank you $3,300,000 now at $3,300,000
Number 31 at $3,300,000 $3,400,000 thank you Jibra at $3,400,000 now
Jibra on the telephone at $3,400,000 at $3,400,000 any other bank at $3,400,000
All done $3,500,000 thank you $350,000 at $3,500,000 now
Holding here on my right at $3,500,000
Can I have one more Jibra at $3,500,000
What does the guy call?
Selling the Sony Xperia at $3,500,000
Give me a sign
I'm selling at $3,500,000
Right sure last time fair warning to you Jibra at $3,500,000 yes or no
$3,600,000 now
$3,700,000
$3,600,000
$3,700,000
$3,800,000. Thank you. At $3,800,000.
$3,800,000. Holding here with Xibo at $3,800,000.
At $3,800,000.
$3,000,000. At $3,000,000.
At $3,000,000. $3,900,000.
$4,000,000. Thank you, Xibo.
$4,000,000. Back to Xibo.
$4,000,000.
At $4,000,000.
No more? Thank you so much, Xibo. Are we all done?
$4,100,000. And fair wedding.
So congratulations. Title 6629 at $4,100,000.
