Person: Liu Yiqian

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QUIRKY WORLD ... Chinese art lover puts $170m painting on credit card

USA:  Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian, who doesn’t exactly struggle to afford a plane ticket, can now likely fly free, in first class, with his whole family, anywhere in the world, for the rest of his life.

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015

Amedeo Modigliani's ‘Reclining Nude’ nets near-record $170m at auction

A painting by Amedeo Modigliani fetched $170.4m at an auction, setting a world record for the artist and achieving the second highest price ever garnered for a work of art at auction.

Wed, 11 Nov, 2015

Ming-era chicken cup sells for record €26.3m

A rare Ming-era wine cup broke the world auction record for Chinese porcelain, selling in Hong Kong for HK$281.2m (€26.3m) to Shanghai tycoon Liu Yiqian, said Sotheby’s auction house.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2014

Person: Liu Yiqian

QUIRKY WORLD ... Chinese art lover puts $170m painting on credit card

Amedeo Modigliani's ‘Reclining Nude’ nets near-record $170m at auction

Ming-era chicken cup sells for record €26.3m

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Person: Liu Yiqian

QUIRKY WORLD ... Chinese art lover puts $170m painting on credit card

Amedeo Modigliani's ‘Reclining Nude’ nets near-record $170m at auction

Ming-era chicken cup sells for record €26.3m

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Mick Clifford

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