An exceptional range of Chinese and Japanese Works of Art comes up at Sotheby’s in London on May 13. The Tsuneichi Inoue collection will be offered alongside the biannual auction of Important Chinese Art. The collection formed by the Tokyo collector Tsuneichi Inoue encapsulates the best of collecting taste in Japan in the early to mid-20th century. Here is a small selection:
A rare Beishoku Guanyao vase Southern Song Dynasty (£500,000-700,000) Copyright Sotheby’s UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £1,085,000
A large amber glazed vase Sui Dynasty (£50,000-70,000) Copyright Sotheby’s UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £269,000
A rare pair of Zitan armchairs, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (£200,000-300,000) Copyright Sotheby’s