One ceramic bowl traded for supercar in Taiwan  

臺灣陶藝家用一瓷碗換到1600萬臺幣超級跑車

據臺灣《中國時報》報道，1只瓷碗竟能換到價值1600萬元(新臺幣，下同)的英國Aston Martin超級跑車。新北鶯歌陶藝家黃正南從事創作以來，共制出9只碗緣直徑逾30公分、厚度僅0.1毫米的薄胎碗；其中正在高雄佛光緣美術總館“瓷心禪意”展出的1只薄胎碗被收藏家相中，以價值1600萬元的Aston Martin Rapide超跑交換，創下臺灣現代陶藝品的另類交易紀錄。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – A Taiwan potter traded one of his ceramic creations for a sports car worth NT$16 million ($524,800), the Taiwan-based China Times reported.

Huang Cheng-nan made nine eggshell porcelain bowls with a thickness measuring 0.1 millimeters and 30 centimeters in diameter. One was exhibited at Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery in Kaohsiung, catching the eye of a collector, who offered an Aston Martin Rapide for one of the bowls.

More than six years ago, Huang traded an eggshell bowl for a Porsche 911.

Huang said he once refused an offer of a Lamborghini for eight of his bowls. "My next goal is a Ferrari 458."

An Aston Martin dealer in Taiwan said each Rapide was customized and the asking price of NT$16 million was normal. "The basic price of a Rapide is NT$16.8 million."

Huang has created the thinnest porcelain in the world, 0.1 to 0.2 millimeters in thickness, and his masterpieces were displayed at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.