Ming Dynasty 'chicken cup' fetches $36 million at Sotherby's auction (3/5)

An 8.2-centimeter-tall porcelain cup from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), known as a "chicken cup", fetches HK$281.24 million ($36 million) at a Sotherby's auction in Hong Kong on Tuesday. It set a new record for Chinese porcelain at auction. [Photo/CFP]