Asian Art
This broad umbrella category comprises everything from Qianlong vases to Islamic calligraphy. Asian art has been collected in the West over many generations and inspired many famous European productions. An example is the Japanese porcelain from the Kakiemon kilns, the styles of which that became adopted by European factories such as Meissen.
Today, demand from Asian buyers has lifted the market of works in this sector across the world.
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Lock from Florence Nightingale encapsulates the diverse lots in a North Yorkshire auction
12 August 2024One of the more unusual items on offer at Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) Summer Fine Sale was a lock of hair from the 19th century nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). It was thought to have been cut in 1883 when she was 63 years old.
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Dress code of a dynasty
05 August 2024The colours and designs of Qing dynasty robes were designed to convey rank and entitlement.
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Glaze treasured on sale days
05 August 2024The pale blue hue known as clair-de-lune is one of the most treasured Qing monochrome glazes, and was reserved exclusively for imperial porcelains.
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Huntsmen vase rides to over 40 times estimate
05 August 2024This unusual famille rose ‘cong’ form vase is finely painted with scenes of huntsmen, two with camels and two on horses.
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Top stories this week including news of a tiny Chinese porcelain box making over 400 times estimate
28 July 2024The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a remarkable bidding competition for a porcelain incense box at Tremont Auctions.
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Tibetan statuettes hit heights
22 July 2024Himalayan gilt metal statuettes featured prominently among the best-sellers in several Drouot sales including a number of modestly estimated examples that were pursued to way past their guides.
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Blue and white dish could be early example
22 July 2024A lot that made far more than expected at Drouot’s latest Asian art sales was this large circular blue and white dish which came up at Theirry de Maigret (30% buyer’s premium inc tax).
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Screens scream out quality
22 July 2024These two very different screens were among the notable results recorded in the Asian sales at Drouot.
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Drouot’s dozen sales of Asian art produce stand out highlights
22 July 2024Over the course of six days from June 7-14, a dozen sales devoted to the arts of Asia were staged by 11 firms at the Drouot auction centre as part of Printemps Asiatique.
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Perfect for a naval gazer
22 July 2024A group of Chinese objects in a June 14 sale of furniture and works of art held by Coutau Begarie (30% buyer’s premium inc tax) included this carved celadon jade group dated to the 18th century.
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Items of devotion amassed by devoted collector set market test
22 July 2024Dealer Speelman’s own figures and vessels shine among Asian art sales held in Paris
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Qianlong vase generates hefty competition in French auction
22 July 2024A long bidding battle took this Qianlong mark and period covered vase to a triple-estimate €230,000 (£194,915) to top Peschetau-Badin’s (30% buyer’s premium inc tax) Asian arts sale on June 13.
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Top stories this week including news of a classic Chinese sleeper soaring to 300 times estimate
21 July 2024The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a Chinese red lacquered scholar’s painting table attracting extraordinary interest
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Tiny Chinese porcelain incense box sells at over 400 times estimate
19 July 2024The latest biannual offering of Chinese, Japanese, and Indian works of art at Tremont Auctions (22% buyer’s premium) was dominated by the multi-estimate performance of a single lot.
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Chinese brush washer makes 200 times estimate in Norfolk
16 July 2024A Chinese monochrome brush washer in one of the most prized glazes of the Song dynasty sold for an unexpected £120,000 at auction in Norfolk.
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The Japanese prints spoils of a seasoned bidder
15 July 2024Collector never seemed to give up in a battle to win more magnificent ukiyo-e works
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Iznik at the double thanks to two private collections at Olympia Auctions
08 July 2024The sale of Indian and Islamic art at Olympia Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in London on June 5 included two fine private collections of Iznik pottery.
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Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze seals a sensational price
08 July 2024Concept Art Gallery (22% buyer’s premium) in Pittsburgh enjoyed a sensational result on June 8.
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Chinese jar at 410 times the low estimate
08 July 2024There was saleroom drama at Aste di Antiquariato Boetto (25% buyer’s premium) in Genoa on June 19 when a 12in (30cm) Chinese blue and white jar estimated at €2000-2300 shot to €820,000 (£692,000).
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Archer family provenance points the way to debut sale success
08 July 2024Father and son collection stars as centrepiece of 150-lot inaugural Islamic and Indian art offering
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