An enameled porcelain bowl with poppy and butterfly designs sold for 169.4 million Hong Kong dollars (21.6 million U.S. dollars) at Sotheby's autumn auctions in Hong Kong. The bowl was previously sold for 292 million Hong Kong dollars in 2003. (Photo: China News/Zhang Wei)
A vase made during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1700s) fetched 149 million Hong Kong dollars (19 million U.S. dollars) at Sotheby's autumn auctions in Hong Kong. (Photo: China News/Zhang Wei)
An enameled porcelain bowl with poppy and butterfly designs sold for 169.4 million Hong Kong dollars (21.6 million U.S. dollars) at Sotheby's autumn auctions in Hong Kong. The bowl was previously sold for 292 million Hong Kong dollars in 2003. (Photo: China News/Zhang Wei)
A vase made during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1700s) fetched 149 million Hong Kong dollars (19 million U.S. dollars) at Sotheby's autumn auctions in Hong Kong. (Photo: China News/Zhang Wei)
An enameled porcelain bowl with poppy and butterfly designs sold for 169.4 million Hong Kong dollars (21.6 million U.S. dollars) at Sotheby's autumn auctions in Hong Kong. The bowl was previously sold for 292 million Hong Kong dollars in 2003. (Photo: China News/Zhang Wei)