An auction dedicated to master paintings by Zhang Daqian was held by Sotheby's Hong Kong on Tuesday.
周二，香港苏富比拍卖行举行张大千画专场拍卖。
The record high of Zhang's paintings was raised once again -- now standing at 190 million Hong Kong dollars, or 24.5 million US dollars.
张大千画作价值再创新高——现在达到1.9亿港币，2450万美元。
The new record setter, drawn in 1947, measures around 1.8 meters in length and nearly 1 meters in width.
这项创新纪录的作品作于1947年，长约1.8米，宽约1米。
The ink-wash painting, depicting the beauty of water lilies, reflects the signature style of the late artist who was renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter of the 20th century China.
这幅水墨画描绘了荷花的美态，反应出中国20世纪这位著名的现代印象派和表现派画家晚年独具特色的风格。
The hammer price of the piece was more than ten times its estimated value. A total of 25 paintings by Zhang Daqian were sold during the 2-hour auction, all of which were produced by the artist in his heyday.
这幅作品的落锤价比预计价格高出了超过十倍。两个小时的拍卖中，总共卖出张大千的25幅作品，全是他巅峰时期的作品。