清乾隆花瓶将于秋季在香港拍卖

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.

苏富比拍卖行近日宣布，乾隆皇帝御藏的一件瓷器珍品将于秋季在香港拍卖。

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.

据称，这一高16英寸的古董和另一个中国花瓶本是一对。2010年，后者在英国班布里奇拍卖行被以4300万英镑的天价售出。

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

据报道，两个花瓶几乎具有同样的镂空设计，只是刻画在瓶身上的鱼的图案有细微差别。

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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.

据称，这件珍品曾于1905年在纽约一家展览中心展出过，1924年被一名日本收藏家买下，此后近一个世纪一直属于私人藏品。

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

据报道，这个花瓶将成为苏富比即将在香港举行的秋季拍卖会的主角，但具体细节尚未公布。