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Black-rind watermelon sold for 250,000 yen

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Auctioneers examine a black-rind watermelon that was priced at 250,000 yen for the year's first auction at a fresh produce market in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on June 13, 2011. The year's first auctions for the fancy fruit from the Hokkaido town of Toma were held in Asahikawa and Sapporo, with a melon fetching 300,000 yen in Sapporo, the highest price that day.

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1st fish haul landed at Shiogama port since quake-tsunami

SHIOGAMA, Japan - Auctioneers examine tuna at a fish market in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 14, 2011. A haul of tuna was landed at Shiogama port in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the biggest fishing bases in northeastern Japan, for the first time since the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern and eastern Japan on March 11.

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A-bomb artifact sold for 45 pounds at auction amid criticism

LINCOLN, Britain - Auctioneers explain an artifact from the Hiroshima atomic bombing in 1945 which was put up for auction July 11 in Lincoln and sold for 45 pounds (about 6,700 yen). An 81-year-old British man decided to sell a roof tile from a Buddhist temple which was damaged by the explosion. He was given the piece by Sairenji's priest as a gift when he traveled to Hiroshima in 1952.

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Beethoven manuscript sells for 1.1 million pounds

LONDON, Britain - An anonymous telephone buyer secured Ludwig van Beethoven's Grosse Fuge in B flat major in the composer's version for piano four-hands, Op. 134 (file photo) for 1,128,000 pounds ($1,949,635) at London-based auctioneers, Sotheby's, on Dec. 1.

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artwork White House Rat By Banksy Auction - Zwolle

Tonight the street art artwork White House Rat by the English artist Banksy will be auctioned in Zwolle. The 500 kilos of work will be auctioned by the Dutch Hessink's Fine Art Auctioneers. It is the third time that the auction house has been able to auction a work by the world-famous artist. Zwolle, Netherlands on May 25, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A-bomb artifact sold for 45 pounds at auction amid criticism

LINCOLN, Britain - Auctioneers explain an artifact from the Hiroshima atomic bombing in 1945 which was put up for auction July 11 in Lincoln and sold for 45 pounds (about 6,700 yen). An 81-year-old British man decided to sell a roof tile from a Buddhist temple which was damaged by the explosion. He was given the piece by Sairenji's priest as a gift when he traveled to Hiroshima in 1952. (Kyodo)

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Beethoven manuscript sells for 1.1 million pounds

LONDON, Britain - An anonymous telephone buyer secured Ludwig van Beethoven's Grosse Fuge in B flat major in the composer's version for piano four-hands, Op. 134 (file photo) for 1,128,000 pounds ($1,949,635) at London-based auctioneers, Sotheby's, on Dec. 1. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Black-rind watermelon sold for 250,000 yen

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - CORRECTED BOTTOM LINE Auctioneers examine a black-rind watermelon that was priced at 250,000 yen for the year's first auction at a fresh produce market in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on June 13, 2011. The year's first auctions for the fancy fruit from the Hokkaido town of Toma were held in Asahikawa and Sapporo, with a melon fetching 300,000 yen in Sapporo, the highest price that day. (Kyodo)

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1st fish haul landed at Shiogama port since quake-tsunami

SHIOGAMA, Japan - Auctioneers examine tuna at a fish market in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 14, 2011. A haul of tuna was landed at Shiogama port in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the biggest fishing bases in northeastern Japan, for the first time since the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern and eastern Japan on March 11. (Kyodo)