Asian Art / 5000 Years

Online Auction: 5–12 December 2025 • 10:00 AM CET • Paris

T his season's Asian Art sale features a great variety of works of art and sculptures embracing over 5000 years of Asian history. The highlight of the sale is the George Sheridan (1923-2008) collection of early Buddhist and Hindu art, featuring a rare ensemble of circa 9th century devotional figures from Java. George Sheridan was a well renowned artist and a respected collector of Indian and Himalayan art. Originally from Boston, George studied art in Paris and moved to Mallorca during the 1950s where he became a respected figure among the local artist community. He assembled his collection while travelling to Paris, London and New York from the 1960s onwards with a passion nurtured by his friendship with Professor Samuel Eilenberg (1913-1998), among others, who would eventually donate his collection of Asian art to the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 1987. Early devotional figures from Java are very rare, and the variety and quality of the examples in the Sheridan’s collection truly exceptional.

Other highlights include a beautiful Qing dynasty 'qiangjin' and 'tianqi' lacquer table with a rare and striking design of a striding dragon. Drawing from Ming iconography, the table was acquired from Moreau Gobard during the 1950s by the parents of the present owner and has remained in the family collection ever since.

Himalayan copper alloy figures from a French private collection, Chinese cloisonnés and ceramics, a fine group of Japanese woodblock prints, and also Samurai arms and armours and large gilt wood Buddhist figures from Japan, will complete this fine offering of art works from all over Asia.

本季亞洲藝術拍賣呈獻跨越逾五千年歷史的精粹藝術與雕塑佳作，領域涵蓋印度、東南亞、中國、喜馬拉雅與日本等多重文明。其中尤為矚目者，為喬治・謝里登（George Sheridan，1923–2008）舊藏之早期佛教與印度教藝術，核心亮點為一組約九世紀爪哇奉祀銅造像，市場罕見。

謝里登生於波士頓，早年旅居巴黎研習藝術，50年代遷至馬略卡島並深度參與當地藝壇活動。自1960年代起，他長期往返歐美主要藝術中心搜藏作品，並在與著名學者塞繆爾·艾倫伯格（Samuel Eilenberg，1913–1998）等人的交流中，逐步奠定其收藏方向與學術眼光——艾倫伯格於1987年將其亞洲藝術藏品捐予紐約大都會藝術博物館，更印證其藏品層次與影響力。爪哇早期奉祀造像傳世甚稀，而謝里登舊藏之規模與品質，尤見重要。

本季拍賣另一重點為一件清代戧金填漆夾頭榫龍紋平頭案，龍紋昂健翔動、線法明快，風格承自明末吉祥紋飾語彙，視覺張力尤為突出。此案於1950年代購自巴黎古董商 Moreau Gobard，自入藏以來一直由現藏家家族珍視保存，傳承脈絡清晰，彌足珍貴。

除上述重要專題外，本季亦呈現法國私人收藏之喜馬拉雅鎏金銅佛像、中國掐絲琺瑯與陶瓷、日本浮世繪木版畫，以及武士甲胄、明治金工與大型漆金佛像等多元門類，形構一場跨地域、跨文化的亞洲藝術盛典。