The South China Morning Post reported that the Chinese ink wash painting , `` Snowy Mountain , '' part of an auction hosted by the Grand Hyatt hotel , was seen being dumped by cleaners on security footage . A small `` Chicken Cup '' breaks the record for a Chinese porcelain artifact sold at auction . The chicken cup is made of white porcelain, and was found in an ancient tomb near Xian in central China by archaeologists from China's Shaanxi Provincial Museum. Hong Kong , now an international auction hub , is popular among collectors from China . Cleaners at a luxury hotel in the city mistakenly threw out a valuable painting .
A small `` Chicken Cup '' breaks the record for a Chinese porcelain artifact sold at auction . The chicken cup is made of white porcelain, and was found in an ancient tomb near Xian in central China by archaeologists from China's Shaanxi Provincial Museum. Hong Kong , now an international auction hub , is popular among collectors from China . Cleaners at a luxury hotel in the city mistakenly threw out a valuable painting .