A range of fresh to the market pieces will come up at Sotheby’s Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale in Hong Kong on October 8. The selection is led by two collections of Chinese art from Japan, Chinese Art Through The Eye Of Sakamoto Gor? and Imperial Qing Porcelain – A Kyoto Collection, that have remained unseen for more than half a century. The series will also highlight the single-lot sale, The Cunliffe Musk–Mallow Palace Bowl as well as an extraordinary set of seals used by the Qianlong emperor before he ascended the throne. More than 400 lots have an estimated total value of nearly US$100 million. Here is a small selection, click on any image to enlarge it.
A blue and white ewer, Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Period US$1.9-2.6 million.
A celadon glazed longevity Ruyi handled vase, Qianlong US $1.3-1.5 million.
The Cunliffe Musk Mallow palace bowl, mark and period of Chenghua US $10 million plus.
Sotheby’s Nicolas Chow presents a Tang-dynasty dry lacquer head of Buddha from the collection of Sakamoto Goro