High price arts collector Liu Yiqian's purchases

1. Imperial embroidered silk Thangka (The period of Emperor Yongle in the Ming Dynasty)

HK$348.4 million (around $45 million)

Nov 26, 2014

Christie's 2014 Autumn Auction

The imperial embroidered silk Thangka [Photo/Xinhua]

It is the largest Tibetan embroidered Buddha Thangka from ancient times with a theme of driving out evil spirits. According to Christie's, there are only three pieces of Yongle Thangkas in existence and the other two are both in Jokhang Temple in Tibet. The Thangka is 3.1 meters long and 2.3 meters wide. The Thangka was finally sold for a record high of HK$348.4 million.