a piece of paperweight

Paperweight is a special kind of collection in China. In ancient times, paperweight can be made in wood, in stone, in metal, in ivory, and so on. They all have calligraphy and drawing and poem besides carving on their body, which suggests their special value.

In the past Spring Auction of 2009, a pair of paperweights made by agalmatolite in Ming Dynasty sold by 1.145 million RMB, while the estimate of it before the auction was between 0.2 million to 0.3 million. This is the first time that the price of paperweight beyond 1 million.