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MING: Luminous Dawn of Empire

20 March 2018 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

SALE TOTAL

9,394,500USD
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  • 110
    AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND IMPORTANT BLUE AND WHITE EWER
    XUANDE MARK AND PERIOD
    null
    LOT SOLD.3,135,000USD
  • 113
    AN EXTREMELY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS BUD' VASE
    MING DYNASTY, CHENGHUA PERIOD
    null
    LOT SOLD.2,895,000USD
  • 107
    AN EXCEPTIONAL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI
    YONGLE MARK AND PERIOD
    null
    LOT SOLD.1,335,000USD
  • 108
    A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE BARBED DISH
    MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD 
    LOT SOLD.591,000USD
  • 101
    A RARE LARGE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON BARBED 'POMEGRANATES' DISH
    MING DYNASTY, LATE 14TH / EARLY 15TH CENTURY
    LOT SOLD.531,000USD
  • 106
    AN EMBROIDERED SILK THANGKA DEPICTING VAJRASATTVA AND PRAJNAPARAMITA MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD
    LOT SOLD.495,000USD
  • 114
    A FINE WHITE-GLAZED BOWL
    HONGZHI MARK AND PERIOD
    LOT SOLD.187,500USD
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Sale Number: N09837 Lots : 14

SALE TOTAL

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Following the success of its first thematic auction of Ming dynasty porcelain in March 2017, Sotheby’s New York is delighted to present a second installment of its MING sale series. MING: Luminous Dawn of Empire comprises the finest ceramics and works of art from Imperial workshops of the 15th century. Highlights include an exceptional Yongle mark and period gilt-bronze figure of Manjushri, a superb and extremely rare Xuande mark and period cloisonné enamel box and cover, and an extremely rare Chenghua period blue and white ‘lotus bud’ vase. The present pieces reflect the exquisite taste of the 15th century Ming court—an aesthetic awakening which would influence the art of imperial China for generations to come. 

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