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Dragon Emperor

05 October 2016 | 12:00 PM HKT | Hong Kong

SALE TOTAL

142,640,000HKD
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  • 3304
    A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE IMPERIAL KHOTAN-GREEN JADE 'TAISHANG HUANGDI ZHI BAO' SEAL
    QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
    null
    LOT SOLD.91,480,000HKD
  • 3302
    A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE IRON-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE ‘DRAGON’ BOTTLE VASE
    SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
    LOT SOLD.28,200,000HKD
  • 3305
    A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND IRON-RED DECORATED 'NINE DRAGON' CHARGER
    SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
    null
    LOT SOLD.19,280,000HKD
  • 3306
    A POWERFUL AND RARE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'DRAGON HEAD' ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT
    YUAN DYNASTY
    null
    LOT SOLD.3,680,000HKD
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Sale Number: HK0678 Lots : 7

SALE TOTAL

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AUCTION RESULTS

Six sales of Chinese Works of Art totalled HK$603 million/US$77.2 million. Top lot was the highly important Imperial khotan-green jade seal ‘Treasure of the Emperor Supreme’ which achieved HK$91.5 million/US$11.7 million. The Imperial inscribed documentary wutong qin sold for HK$55.6 million/US$7.2 million, setting a world auction record for a Qing dynasty musical instrument. The Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: Early Buddhist Bronzes achieved a white glove sale fetching HK$50.4 million/US$6.5 million, over six times the estimate. 

Sale total: HK$142,640,000/US$18,390,575

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This special sale consists of a select number of outstanding Imperial works of art and porcelain featuring dragons, embodying the power and authority of the Emperor. Highlights of the sale include an exceptional zitan cabinet and a highly important Imperial Khotan-green jade seal carved to commemorate the Qianlong emperor’s abdication in 1796 and bears the characters Taishanghuangdi (“Emperor Supreme”) . The sale also includes a magnificent iron-red and underglaze-blue ‘dragon’ dish.

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Nicolas Chow
Senior Director, Chairman, Asia
Worldwide Head and Chairman of Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8128
nicolas.chow@sothebys.com
Julian King
Senior Director, International Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 5518
julian.king@sothebys.com
Sam Shum
Senior Director
Senior Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8125
sam.shum@sothebys.com
Carrie Li
Senior Director
Senior Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8155
carrie.li@sothebys.com
Christian Bouvet
Senior Director
Head of Department, Paris
Asian Department
+33 1 53 05 52 42
christian.bouvet@sothebys.com
Patrick Tse
Director
Business Director
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8126
patrick.tse@sothebys.com
Peter Song
Deputy Director
Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+86 10 6408 8890
peter.song@sothebys.com
Amethyst Chau
Director
Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8121
amethyst.chau@sothebys.com
Ching Yi Huang
Deputy Director
Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+886-2-2757-6689
ChingYi.Huang@sothebys.com
Cristine Li
Deputy Director
Specialist
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8122
cristine.li@sothebys.com
Carmen Li
Deputy Director
Business Manager
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 8124
carmen.li@sothebys.com
Abigail Ng
Senior Administrator
Chinese Works of Art
+852 2822 5582
abigail.ng@sothebys.com
   
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