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3605AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IMPERIAL INSCRIBED CINNABAR LACQUER WUTONG WOOD QIN
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (DATED IN ACCORDANCE TO 1745); INSCRIPTIONS BY WANG YOUDUN AND ZHANG RUO'AI; UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF TULA, COMMISSIONER OF THE SUZHOU IMPERIAL MANUFACTORYnullLOT SOLD.55,640,000HKD -
3607AN EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' VASE, HU
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONGnullLOT SOLD.44,440,000HKD -
3611AN EXTREMELY RARE AND MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF PINK-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE TROMPE L'OEIL JARS AND COVERS
SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD OF QIANLONGLOT SOLD.42,760,000HKD -
3636A RARE AND IMPORTANT BLUE AND WHITE BARBED 'BANANA PLANT AND PEONY' CHARGER
YUAN DYNASTYnullLOT SOLD.29,880,000HKD -
3612AN EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE 'FLOWERS AND FRUIT' MOONFLASK
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENGLOT SOLD.18,080,000HKD
Overview
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$319,458,750/US$41,187,817
AUCTION DETAILS
The Important Chinese Art auction is a tightly curated assemblage of fine and rare porcelain and works of art with a particular focus on the Ming and Qing dynasties. Highlights of the sale include an extremely rare documented Imperial qin carved by order of Emperor Qianlong in the 10th year of his reign, a large blue and white ‘Eight Immortals’ vase and a magnificent pairs of famille-rose pink-ground jars and covers. The sale also includes a collection of exceptional Ming and Qing porcelain and works of art from a private European collector. Several of these emanate from the collection of Alfred Morrison, including a magnificent cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze vase from the Qianlong period.
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