"About a hundred years after they were made, in the late Ming dynasty, they were already highly sought after by emperors," Nicolas Chow, deputy chairman of Sotheby's Asia and international head of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, tells CNN.

苏富比拍卖行亚洲副主席及中国瓷器及工艺品部国际主管仇国仕告诉CNN，“在晚明时期，也就是它们被烧制出来约100年后，皇帝就以高价求购它们。”

"By the late 17th century they were considered the most expensive objects money could buy."

“到了17世纪后期，它们已经成为人们能买到最贵的收藏品了。”

Liu will house the incredibly rare item, known in collectors' circles as the "holy grail" of Chinese ceramics, in his private Long Museum in Shanghai.

这只杯子在收藏者中有中国陶瓷“圣杯”的美誉，刘益谦将会把这件稀世珍品收藏在自己位于上海的龙美术馆中。

Liu is one of China's ultra-wealthy with an estimated net worth of $900 million, a former taxi driver who made his fortune in finance. He has said he "doesn't care" about the price of the cup.

刘益谦是中国的巨富之一，净资产约有9亿美元。他曾经是一名出租车司机，但后来投身金融业致富。他曾表示自己“不在乎”这只杯子的价钱是多少。

Growing economic power from China, especially from super-rich Chinese collectors like Liu has contributed to Hong Kong's transformation into one of the world's auction hubs, and inflated prices around the globe.

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