Ceramics, Jades, Paintings and More Treasures from the Neolithic Age and Beyond

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
18 March | New York

The Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art auction features exciting works by some of India's most important and avant-garde artists including Francis Newton Souza, Maqbool Fida Husain, Jagdish Swaminathan, Sayed Haider Raza and Ram Kumar.

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_{Prodosh Das Gupta, Egg Bride. Estimate $12,000–18,000.}

_{B. Prabha, Untitled (Woman with Flower). Estimate $8,000–10,000.}

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Junkunc: Arts of Ancient China
19 March | New York

The storied collection of Stephen Junkunc III ranges from Chinese gilt-bronzes and weapons, to jade animals, sculpture and pottery. The sale spans China's antiquity dating as far back as the Neolithic period through the Tang dynasty.

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^{A Painted Marble Double Bodhisattva Stele, Northern Qi Dynasty, Dated to the First Year of The Qianming Period, Corresponding to 560. Estimate $200,000–300,000.}

^{A Large and Rare White Marble Carving of a Bodhisattva, Tang Dynasty. Estimate $600,000–800,000.}

^{An Exceptional Gilt-Bronze Dragon, Six Dynasties. Estimate $100,000–150,000.}

^{A Rare Bronze Ritual Ladle (Dou), Late Shang Dynasty. Estimate $50,000–70,000.}

^{A Rare Archaic Bronze Ceremonial Halberd Blade (Ge), Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period. Estimate $20,000–30,000.}

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The Robert Youngman Collection of Chinese Jade
19 March | New York

The Robert Youngman Collection of Chinese Jades spans 4,000 years of Chinese art, from the Neolithic to the Qing dynasty. The collection will be presented at auction beginning in New York with more than 70 jade carvings and will continue in Hong Kong in April 2019.

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_{A Yellow and Russet Jade Carving of a Tapir, Song - Ming Dynasty. Estimate $80,000–120,000.}

_{A White and Gray Jade Carving of a Hare, Song Dynasty. Estimate $30,000–50,000.}

_{A Yellow Jade 'Boys and Cat' Group, 17th / 18th Century. Estimate $40,000–60,000.}

_{A Yellow and Russet Jade Figure of Zhou Yanzi, Ming Dynasty. Estimate $40,000–60,000.}

_{A Yellow Jade 'Qilin' Carving, Yuan / Ming Dynasty. Estimate $15,000–20,000.}

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Kangxi: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, Part II
19 March | New York

Built over a period of 30 years, the Jie Rui Tang collection is one of the finest and most comprehensive Kangxi porcelain assemblages in private hands.

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_{A Rare and Important Pair of Famille-Verte Meiping, Qing Dynasty, Dated Xinsi Year, Corresponding to 1701. Estimate $80,000–120,000.}

_{An Extremely Rare Blue and White Two-Tier Censer and Cover, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period. Estimate $30,000–50,000.}

_{A Massive, Rare and Impressive Famille-Verte 'Banquet' Dish, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period.}
_{Estimate $150,000–250,000.}

_{The Fonthill 'Phoenix' Vase, a Magnificent and Rare Rose-Verte Rouleau Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period. Estimate $300,000–500,000.}

_{A Fine Famille-Verte 'Warrior' Rouleau Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period. Estimate $30,000–50,000.}

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Important Chinese Art
20 March | New York

The Important Chinese Art auction features almost 300 Chinese works of art dating from the Neolithic to Republic periods comprising all major collecting categories, notably early bronzes, Buddhist sculpture, ceramics, imperial porcelain, jades and classical furniture.

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_{An Exceptionally Rare 'Longquan' Celadon-Glazed Double-Gourd 'Peony' Vase, Yuan Dynasty. Estimate $300,000–500,000.}

_{A Rare Peachbloom-Glazed 'Chrysanthemum' Bottle Vase, Jubanping, Kangxi Mark and Period.}
_{Estimate $300,000–400,000.}

_{A Large and Impressive Limestone Figure of a Standing Bodhisattva, Tang Dynasty. Estimate $600,000–800,000.}

_{A Fine Ruby-Ground 'Floral' Medallion Bowl, The Porcelain Yongzheng Mark And Period.

The Enamels Later-Added. Estimate $300,000–500,000.}

_{A Fine and Rare Pair of Blue and White 'Dragon' Jarlets and Covers,Kangxi Marks and Period.}
_{Estimate $200,000–300,000.}

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Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art
21 March | New York

The objects that comprise the Indian, Hamalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art auction represent a stunning span of twenty centuries of artistic production including bronze and stone sculptures as well as fine miniature paintings and ritual and devotional works.

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_{A Pair of Illustrations to a Nayika Series, India, Datia, circa 1780. Estimate $3,000– 5,000.}

_{A Red Ground Thangka Depicting Two Arhats Tibet, 17th Century. Estimate $10,000–15,000.}

_{A Copper Alloy Figure of Balakrishna South India, Chola Period, 13th Century. Estimate}
_{$100,000–150,000.}

_{A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure of Amitayus Tibet, 15th/16th Century. Estimate $200,000–300,000.}

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Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy
22 March | New York

The Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy auction offers an outstanding group of works with impeccable provenance, including an exceptional LOTUS AND ROCK painting by Chen Hongshou from a prominent private American collection.

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_{Li Shan (1686-After 1756), Two Chinese Bulbuls on a Sycamore Tree. Estimate $150,000–250,000.}

_{Chen Hongshou 1598-1652, Lotus and Rock. Estimate $1,000,000–1,500,000.}

_{Lu Zhi 1496-1576, Empty Valley at Sunset. Estimate $180,000–280,000.}

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Saturday at Sotheby's
23 March | New York

More than 350 lots of fine and decorative Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian art will come to auction in the Saturday at Sotheby’s sale including ceramics, porcelain, furniture, lacquerware, thangkas, jades, snuff bottles, paintings and more. Estimate range from just $500 to $30,000.

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_{A Pale Celadon Jade Moonflask and Cover 19th / 20th Century. Estimate $15,000–20,000.}

_{A Pair of Kingfisher Feather 'Bird' Panels, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. Estimate $10,000–15,000.}

_{A Large Lacquer Zushi (Portable Shrine) with Thirteen Gilt-Lacquer Wood Figures Japan, The Zushi, 19th Century, The Figures, Earlier. Estimate $4,000–6,000.}

_{A Langyao Vase Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period. Estimate $2,000–3,000.}

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