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据外媒报道，日前一只中国花瓶在英国一家慈善商店以1英镑价格售出。
然而，在该花瓶被曝是为18世纪的皇帝乾隆制作的之后，现在标价上涨到8万英镑。
A VASE bought for a quid in a charity shop may sell for 80,000 euro — as it was made for a Chinese emperor.
一个在慈善商店花一英镑买到的花瓶现在可能卖到8万英镑，因为它最初是为一位中国皇帝制作的。
The unnamed buyer became aware of its significance only when he listed it on eBay and was deluged with bids.
这位不愿透露姓名的买家把这个花瓶挂在了eBay页面上，买家纷至沓来，这时候主人才意识到花瓶的重要性。
Experts studied the 8in, pear-shaped vase and identified it as being made for the Qianlong Emperor, who reigned from 1735 to 1796.
经专家对这个8英寸的梨形花瓶进行研究后，鉴定该花瓶是为乾隆皇帝制作的，乾隆皇帝于1735年至1796年在位。
It has an inscription for him and was for a palace.
花瓶上有他的题字，是为一座宫殿写的。
乾隆御题
一瓣名香静里焚，篆烟缕缕白如云。
幽情未许旁人㑹，手自翻书到夕曛。
旁边还有两枚印章，一个写着“乾隆宸翰”即“乾隆皇帝亲笔”，另一个是“惟精惟一”，意即“用功精深、用心专一”。
这个梨形花瓶的设计独特，其背面平整，可贴在墙上，正面可用于花卉装饰。
Yexue Li, of Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers in Essex, said: “The gentleman vendor was in the charity shop and picked out the vase because he liked the look of it.
埃塞克斯SwordersFine艺术拍卖行的李叶雪（音译）说:“这位绅士商人在慈善商店挑选花瓶，因为他喜欢这个花瓶的样子，所以选择购买。”
“He was unaware of his significance so he put it on eBay with a very low starting price to begin with and there was a lot of interest.
“但是他没有意识到这个花瓶会这么贵重，所以他以非常低的起拍价把它放到了eBay上，这引起了很多人的兴趣。”
对此，网友们纷纷评论，老外太不识货了！
也有人忍不住吐槽乾隆帝的审美……比起雍正的“清新淡雅风”，乾隆被网友吐槽审美眼光堪称“农家乐”。
当这位不愿透露姓名的买家被朝着这只小小的黄色花瓶投来的出价淹没时，他很快意识到，瓶子的价值肯定远远超过了他的出价。
他把这只8英寸的花瓶交给了位于埃塞克斯郡的Sworders Fine艺术拍卖行。
“He decided to take the vase off eBay and bought it in to us to take a look. He was shocked and very excited when we explained its importance.
“于是他决定先把花瓶从eBay上下架，拿来给我们看一下看。当我们解释它的重要性时，他既震惊又兴奋。”
“The vase is special because it comes with the inscription by the Qianlong Emperor, and he must have commissioned this vase.
这个花瓶很特别，因为它上面有乾隆皇帝的题词，而且一定是他委托制作的。
“It would have been of a high value when it was made. It’s very exciting, and we’ve had a lot of interest.”
“这个花瓶被制作出来的时候，一定是有很高的价值。这非常令人兴奋，我们对此很感兴趣。”
现在此花瓶被标价80000英磅（70 万人民币左右），将于11月8日举行拍卖仪式。
英文来源：华盛顿邮报
