April Yin, Asian Art specialist with Heffel Fine Art Auction House, shows examples of Chinese calligraphy which were sold for more than $1 million on Oct. 30 in an undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/Handout-Heffel Fine Art Auction HouseA centuries-old calligraphy album that was once part of the Chinese emperor’s royal collection and found in a Canadian basement has fetched more than $1 million at a Canadian auction, many times its projected sale price.Heffel Fine Art Auction House said the “extremely rare” ink on silk calligraphy album was created by Zhao Mengfu, who was a distinguished Chinese calligrapher and painter during the Yuan dynasty, which is the only Mongol-led Imperial dynasty of China from about 700 years ago.
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