“Qianlong Yuxi” Outbids 1 Billion National Treasure Outsourcing Risk at Taiwan Auction

According to Taiwan media reports, more than 2,000 pieces of antique paintings collected by Cai Chennan, former chairman of Taiwan’s former Cathay Trust, were mortgaged for debt. It is reported that this batch of Cai Chennan collection is divided into two parts, including 1864 paintings and paintings and 304 artifacts. Among them, 1,864 paintings and calligraphy were all purchased by the Taipei National Palace Museum. It is reported that the purchase price was NT$1 billion. More than 300 other artifacts were auctioned by the auction house of the Central Deposit Insurance Corporation of Taiwan.

According to Taiwan’s “China Times” report, 304 pieces of cultural relics from the old collection of the Cathay Art Museum built by Cai Chennan will be on the 26th and 30th of June. The "Guotai Art Museum Dust-filled with Five Years of Treasure: Reproduction of Qingfeng Bank's Special Collection" was publicly auctioned. One of the most notable items is the “Qianlong Qingyu Yulong Dragonfly” made by Xinjiang and Yu Qingyu, which is estimated to be worth NT$12 million, but the industry has heard that it has already claimed NT$500 million!

According to reports, Cai Chennan purchased this party from the United States in 1984. It is reported that according to the "Baolong Baodi" and the actual estimate of the present Tibetan collection, Qianlong has carved more than 1,800 treasures in his life, mostly made of jade. This "Seal of the Dragon" is a square, the three dragons button, engraved with the Chinese characters "Qianlong Yulanbao" six characters, large volume, is the largest known type of Qianlong Royale treasure Imperial jade seal. Its sapphire color is well-balanced, and the dragons in the dragons' buttons are arrogant and bold.