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Rare Tang Dynasty Calligraphy Scroll Sells for $22.6 Million After 81 Years

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A rare Chinese calligraphy scroll, "Jishi Tie" by Yu Shinan from the early Tang dynasty, has resurfaced after 81 years and sold for US$22.6 million at a China Guardian Hong Kong auction. The artwork, long believed lost, was acquired at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Its reappearance marks a significant event in the art world, with experts considering it a priceless classic. AI

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Rare Tang Dynasty Calligraphy Scroll Sells for $22.6 Million After 81 Years

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Eve Qiao ·

    Rare Chinese calligraphy scroll resurfaces after 81 years, sells for US$22.6 million

    A rare work of Chinese calligraphy long presumed destroyed in the chaos of 1945 only to resurface 81 years later, fetched HK$177.45 million (US$22.6 million) in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The work called Jishi Tie, or Accumulated Time Letter, by early Tang dynasty (618-907) calligra…

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