700-Year-Old Chinese Scroll Sells for $41.8M in Hong Kong
A Sotheby's employee presents the Chinese scroll, "Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback" from the period of Chinese Yuan Dynasty, by Ren Renfa during a media preview for the Sotheby's in Hong Kong, China, on Sept. 23, 2020. Vincent Yu/AP Photo
HONG KONG—A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($41.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.
The 6.6-foot scroll, titled “Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback” is by Ren Renfa, a renowned Chinese artist and government official.
