The Ten Million Dollar Chinese Bowl
The Ten Million Dollar Chinese Bowl
By Elton Camp
Asian art collectors were extraordinary excited
A rare Chinese imperial ceramic bowl ignited
Asia's fine art market has exploded last decade
It was expected for the bowl millions to be paid
From the Northern Song Dynasty it's pale green
And is the only one of its type that's ever seen
Museums & individuals are thrilled over the piece
So astronomically the price is likely to increase
Buyer will be one who about money doesn't care
Perhaps a mainland Chinese or western billionaire
The auctioneer held the bowl up and asked for cash
Out of his hand it plunged with a sickening crash
Tiny fragments were scattered all over the floor
And it was worth ten million bucks no more
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2012
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