November - Asian Art Week November Final

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For Immediate Release

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Contact: Hannah Schmidt +44 (0) 207 389 2964 [email protected]

ASIAN ART WEEK AT CHRISTIE’S LONDON

IN NOVEMBER 2011

London – Christie’s Asian Art sales in New York this September realised $75.8 million, re-confirming

the strength of international demand and Christie’s continued position as market leaders across all

Asian Art categories. This autumn, Christie’s London Asian Art Week will run from 8 - 11 November

2011, featuring further significant works which exemplify excellent provenance, rarity and beauty, with

many highlights offered from important private collections. The sales include: Fine Chinese Ceramics and

Works of Art on 8 November at King Street – with a standalone sale of Important Rhinoceros Horn and Jade

Carvings From A Distinguished European Collection also at King Street; Interiors – focusing on Chinese Art –

on 9 November at South Kensington; Japanese Art & Design on 9 November at South Kensington and

Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 11 November at South Kensington.

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: 8 November at 10.30am & 2.30pm, Christie’s KingStreet - Bid via Christie’s LIVE TM

Setting the tone for Christie’s London Asian Art week this autumn, Christie’s is proud to present the

most valuable London sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art , to date, on Tuesday 8 November

2011. Illustrating the depth of Christie’s experience and longstanding commitment to this rich and

vibrant area of Asian Art, the auction is led by seven important private collections: Property from an

Important Asian Collection; Property from a Distinguished Asian Collector; Important Rhinoceros Horn and Jade

Carvings from a Distinguished European Collection; The Farrow Collection; A Magnificent Selection of Chinese Works

of Art from the Sir Framjee Dinshaw Petit, 3rd Baronet & Lady Sylla Dinshaw Petit, Neé Tata Collection; The

Burton Collection of Chinese Works of Art and Property from a South American Collection. Long established

connections with institutions and owners of private collections in Europe and America have enabled

Christie’s to source exemplary works, many of which are offered at auction for the first time. For full

information on the private collections please see the separate press release.

Demand is strong for the finest, rarest and most beautiful works in this category

and Christie’s has tailored a sophisticated sale to the discerning tastes of

international collectors. Spanning the Shang dynasty (12th century B.C.) to the early

20th century, this auction features over 400 lots: with an emphasis on rarity,

imperial manufacture and fine condition and ranging from ceramics and paintings

to carved jades and rhinoceros horns. Leading the sale is a magnificent rare blue

and white cylindrical Yongzheng period vase, from a private Asian collector

(estimate: £500,000-700,000), illustrated right. With estimates ranging from £1,000 to

£500,000 the sale is expected to realise in excess of £15million.

The various owner section encompasses a rich array of stellar works. Ceramic highlights include

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a very rare large turquoise and white enamel-decorated ‘Lantern’ vase, Qianlong, that was acquired at

auction from The Leverhulme Collection, Thorton Manor in 2001 (estimate: £350,000-450,000); an exquisite

pair of delicate moulded celadon glazed bowls, Yongzheng, which are the property of a Lady (estimate:

£150,000-250,000) and a rare iron-red-decorated blue and white ‘dragon’ circular box and cover, Jiaqing

(1796-1820) (estimate: £50,000-80,000).

Works of art include a very rare parcel-gilt silver bowl, liner

and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907) (estimate: £400,000-

600,000), which exemplifies the quality and rarity offered

throughout the sale, illustrated left. A very rare form and with

deep rounded sides displaying finely engraved and gilded

arrangements of lotus flowers, this lot epitomises the

sumptuous wares of the Tang dynasty. The breadth and

depth of works ranges from a finely embroidered Imperial

yellow-ground throne cushion cover, Qianlong period

(1736-1795) ( estimate: £20,000-30,000) to pair of impressive large cloisonné and champlevé enamel

‘lotus pond’ jardinières, Jiaqing period (1796-1820), which are offered from the property of a

Gentleman having been acquired from an important Scottish country house (estimate: £100,000-

150,000) and a large pair of zitan framed double-gourd embellished lacquer panels, Qianlong period

(1736-1795) which have passed by descent from the 19th century Scottish merchant Daniel Beale (1759-

18 42) (estimate: £60,000-8 0,000).

A very beautiful fine large Buddhist painting, dating to the early 18th century,

provides a rare opportunity for collectors (estimate: £300,000-500,000), detail

illustrated right . The property of a European Gentleman, this superbly executed

painting, in ink and colour on silk, is part of the tradition of well documented

‘Water and Land’ paintings, which hold great religious importance in Chinese

Buddhism. Commissioned by the Imperial Prince Zhuang, it was acquired by an

Italian collector in the early 20th century and has subsequently passed by descent.

The Jades include a superb example of a marriage bowl. It is deep and finely carved in pale celadon

with lotus blooms and the ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’, Qianlong period (1736-1795) (estimate:

£200,000-300,000); a shallow square box and cover in white jade and of the

same period (estimate: £30,000-50,000) and a charming small two-colour

jade model of a rabbit (estimate: £15,000-25,000), which is most pertinent

as 2011 is the year of the rabbit, illustrated left.

Building on the quality of the important private collection of Rhinoceros Horn featured, the auction

presents rare 17th century libation cups, exemplified by one decorated with a scene from one of China’s

most famous literary works Xixiang Ji (The Romance of the Western Chamber), showing two of the leading

female characters (estimate: £200,000-300,000) and a ‘squirrels and grapes’ cup from the property of a

European Lady, which passed by descent from Mr Wilfred Fliesher, Editor-in-Chief of the Japan

Advertiser in Tokyo in the 1920s (estimate: £100,000-150,000).



Interiors: 8 and 9 November at 10.30am & 2pm, Christie’s South Kensington Bid via Christie’s LIVE TM

Christie’s South Kensington will again feature an Interiors sale, dedicated primarily to Chinese Art, which

has become a highly successful regular feature of Christie’s Asian Art Week in London. The auction on

Wednesday 9 November will offer a wide variety of styles and media, including A Private European

Collection of Ivories and several old private collections of ceramics, works of art and jade. Featuring with

over 490 works, with estimates starting at just £500, the sale is expected to realise in excess of £600,000.

Highlights on offer, illustrated above left to right, include a Chinese famille rose ovoid jar

(estimate: £1,000-1,500); a pair of gilt-lacquer decorated spinach-green jade panels

offered from a Private UK collection (estimate: £2,000-3,000); three Chinese ivory

carvings (estimate: £700-1,100); two Chinese bronze censers (estimate: £1,200-1,500)

and also a beautiful embroidered coverlet from China (estimate: £1,000-2,000),

illustrated right.

Japanese Art & Design: 9 November at 10.30am & 2.30pm, Christie’s South KensingtonBid via Christie’s LIVE TM

The sale of Japanese Art and Design , on 9 November, features over 450 lots

dating to the 1st/2nd century AD through to the 1950’s, with estimates starting

ranging from £800 up to £50,000. The auction is orientated towards the

dynamics of Japanese design with many pieces exemplifying the

simplicity and elegance of Japanese art in a wide array of media

including stoneware, lacquer, ceramics and bronze. The section of arts

of the Samurai with important swords and dramatic armours is led by

a very impressive red suit of armour [ Tosei Gusoku ] from the

Momoyama-Edo period (16th-17th century) (estimate: £35,000-40,000)

illustrated left and and a sword by Ichimonji - a Naginata-Naoshi Katana

formerly in the collection of the Emperor Meiji, Kamakura period

( circa 1250) illustrated right (estimate: £30,000-40,000). It also includes

three private collections: Swords from the Collection of Dr. Fimio, a private

collection from Ireland, and Tsuba from The Collection of The Late Herbert

Graham Cannon . The sale is expected to realise in the region of £800,000.

The ceramics are led by an attractive Nabeshima dish, Edo period (late 17 th/early 18th century),

decorated in iron-red, green, blue and yellow enamels on underglaze blue with hydrangea (estimate:



£30,000-40,000) illustrated right . A similar example is held in the collection of the Toguri Museum of Art,

Tokyo. Smaller lots range from an Edo period (18th century) fine Raku stoneware teabowl

[ Chawan ], which is decorated with a pinkish-orange glaze (estimate: £3,000-

4,000), to a remarkable Yayoi slightly burnished stoneware vase (1st-2nd century

AD) (estimate: £4,000-6,000) which is offered from an American collection.

This style of pottery was introduced from Korea and its earliest manifestations

in Japan occurred in northern Kyushu, later spreading to eastern Japan and as

far as Sendai.

Among the sculptures are two Buddhist examples in wood: one of Jizo Boasatsu, Kamakura period

(14th century) (estimate: £30,000-40,000) and the other carved as a deity, by the monk Enku (1632-

1695), dating to the Edo period (17th century) (estimate: £6,000-8,000). Enku was born in Mino

Province and wandered all over Japan, he is known to have carved up to 120,000 wooden sculptures in

his lifetime, each one unique.

Other notable works include a Negoro Temple lacquer basin, from

the property of an American collector, Momoyama-early Edo period

(16th-17th century) illustrated left (estimate: £4,000-6,000); and from the

20th century, a bronze flower vase by Kasai Taizo (b.1915) (estimate:

£3,000-4,000); and a captivating modern painting entitled Dusk

no.8.9 by Yutaka Ohashi, executed in 1959 (estimate: £800-1,000).

Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles: 11 November at 10am & 2pm,Christie’s South Kensington - Bid via Christie’s LIVE TM

Christie’s South Kensington sale of Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 11

November 2011 will present over 500 lots dating pre-dominantly to the 17 th century

all the way through to 20th century, with estimates ranging from £1,000 to £40,000.

This is the most valuable sale to date for the category at South Kensington; it is

expected to realise in excess of £2 million.

The auction features a rich array of private collections. There are a number of

private English, European and Asian collections of Jade, as well as a single large

naturalistically carved jadeite horse from the 20 th century offered from The Von

Oertzen Collection of Chinese and Indian Jades (estimate: £15,000-25,000), illustrated left.

From private Asian collections, the sale also offers snuff bottles and 20 th century

ceramics. Elsewhere, private European collections showcase scholars’ objects,

cloisonné-enamel, gilt-bronze vessels, fine porcelains, textiles, carvings and paintings.

Porcelain highlights range from an ovoid famille rose jar, Yongzheng/ early Qianlong

(1723-95) depicting the auspicious ‘five boys’ motif from a private English Collection ,

illustrated top right (estimate:£7,000-10,000) and a large 18th century white glazed carved

dish, which is finely carved in relief with blossoming lotus, surrounded by flowering

peonies and scrolling foliage (estimate: £10,000-12,000), to a later, 19 th century, famille

rose figure of Amitayus, the ‘Buddha of Infinite Life’, seated on a lotus base, with rich

gilding covering the body (estimate: £8,0 00-12,000), illustrated right.



Among the beautiful textiles offered is a stunning three-fold embroidered silk and

deeply carved hardwood screen, from Canton in the early 19th century. Embroidered in

ivory silks and gilt metal threads, against a midnight blue silk ground, the screen

illustrates a peacock, pheasant, crane and other exotic birds

and butterflies bathing and amidst bamboo and flowering

blossom branches (estimate: £10,000-12,000), detail illustrated left. The stellar array of robes featured is exemplified by a

late 19th century imperial consort's orange summer formal court robe ( chi'fu )

embroidered in counted stitch with nine gilt dragons (estimate: £10,000-

15,000).

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