700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for HK$306.6mil


Precious art: The ancient scroll being displayed at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. — AFP

HONG KONG: A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched HK$306.6mil (RM164mil) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.

The 6.6-feet scroll, titled “Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback” is by Ren Renfa, a renowned Chinese artist and government official.

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