$2.7mn Ivory Craved Car Up for Auction

[neoprodigy]

Renowned Folk art master Su Zhongyang lately designed this elegant ivory carving masterpiece “Jiu Jiu Xiang Long” that is festooned with 99 auspicious dragons.

Presently, the car is is exhibited in Guangzhou’s Zhenhai Tower and worth $2.7 million. The designer artwork is 4.5 meters long, 1.81 meters wide and 1.9 meters high and weighs 2 tonnes. The body of the car is clad with ivory and yak bone bathed in diamond and gold.

The sales generated would be donated to the Guangzhou Asian Games to be launched in 2010. Zhongyang wish to flaunt this car across China and Guangzhou. It is a perfect blend of contemporary technics and customary folk arts.

 

[kyleking007]

looks like the cars that some of the mexicans that live by me drive.

 

[jasonmac978]

Hmmmmmm....I haven't made my mind up yet. I am curious to see what everybody on this forum thinks. Tacky, yet refined. I can appreciate the historical, ceremonial thing going on, but it's pretty over the top.

 

[toehead11183]

asian games? is that like the tank dunk at the fair where you throw the ball and knock the guy into the tank but called " egg drop soup" and knock the guy into a bowl of soup?

 

[fishdance]

Ivory? Isnt this a banned product in most countries?

 

[cichlaguapote]

Ivory? Isnt this a banned product in most countries?

That's what I thought but it is China.. Wouldn't suprise me if they didn't listen or play by the rules.. lol

 

[awk]

somebodies got too much free time

 

[akskirmish]

Ugly-

Depends on Ivory...I have great access to it-

Thanks all the Natives in Alaska for this.....

 

[jason longboard]

That's what I thought but it is China.. Wouldn't suprise me if they didn't listen or play by the rules.. lol

yeah they are probably going to drag the elephant behind it.jk

 

[ewurm]

That's the ugliest, stupidest thing I have seen this week.