The 2012 painting Snowy Mountain was by Chinese artist Cui Ruzhuo It was reported missing by Chinese auctioneers on Tuesday afternoon Police have checked CCTV footage at the Grand Hyatt hotel

By Jill Reilly

Published: 02:59 EST, 9 April 2014 | Updated: 11:03 EST, 9 April 2014

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Police are searching a landfill site for a 2.2million painting that had just sold at auction in Hong Kong when cleaners accidentally threw it away.

The 2012 painting Snowy Mountain, by Chinese artist Cui Ruzhuo, was reported missing by auctioneers Poly Auction on Tuesday afternoon after the auction on Monday.

Ming Pao newspaper reported that police had checked CCTV footage at the Grand Hyatt hotel, where the auction took place, which showed cleaners removing the painting.

Police are searching a landfill site for a 2.2million painting that had just sold at auction after Hong Kong cleaners accidentally threw it away

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Cleaners threw 2.2m Cui Ruzhuo painting away thinking it was rubbish

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