The first time an ink painting by the classic Chinese modernist Qi Baishi appeared at an auction in the Czech Republic was twelve years ago. It sold for the starting price of almost CZK 60,000. One of his hanging scrolls was offered again in October 2009 and was sold for a sensational CZK 2.4 million after having been offered for the starting price of CZK 216,000. Since then, an additional forty paintings by Qi exceeded the one-million-koruna price tag at Czech auctions.