Collection From K'ung Hsiang-Hsi Family-3/22 2025-03-22 Auction - 1082 Price Results - Top Notch Collections in NJ
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A BLUE-AND-WHITE DRAGON-PATTERNED FLOWERED WINDOW AND EWER-SHAPED VASE WITH ELEPHANT EARSA BRONZE BODY CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SPRING-THEMED BOXA HETIAN JADE CARVING OF A HU PERSON TAMING A BEAST FIGURINE
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Trenton, NJ, United States
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Collection From K'ung Hsiang-Hsi Family-3/22

Highlight of this sale is part of the collection of K'ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, 孔祥熙, 1880-1967). Born in Taigu, Shanxi province, to a well-established family of businessmen and educated by Christian missionaries, K'ung was a 75th-generation descendant of Confucius.

K'ung Hsiang-Hsi was a passionate advocate for education - having studied at Oberlin College and Yale University before returning to China in 1907, he helped to set up schools in his hometown of Taigu to fulfil his vision of strengthening China through education in the 1910s. His initial career as an educator was cut short by the political disruption caused by the fall of the Qing dynasty. He was soon appointed the civil administrator of Taigu and division commander of the local army. Shifting politics obliged K'ung to spend time in Japan, where he met and in 1914 married Soong Ailing (1889-1973), eldest of the three famed Soong sisters and eventually became the brother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek.

K'ung also engaged in business, trading internationally in kerosene and other natural resources through his Xiang Ji Company. K'ung Hsiang-Hsi served in several critical posts in the Republic of China government: Minister of Industry and Commerce (1928-1931), Minister of Finance (1933-1944), Governor of the Central Bank of China (1933-1945), and Premier of the Republic (1939-1945). During his career, he enacted important economic reforms and was among the key architects of China's modern financial and industrial systems.
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A BAMBOO CARVING ELEGANT GATHERING SCENE PEN HOLDER: Bamboo Carving Elegant Gathering Scene Pen Holder
0002: A BAMBOO CARVING ELEGANT GATHERING SCENE PEN HOLDEREst. $12,000-$22,000
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A GILT BRONZE STATUE OF BODHISATTVA NAGARJUNA: Gilt bronze statue of Bodhisattva Nagarjuna
0004: A GILT BRONZE STATUE OF BODHISATTVA NAGARJUNAEst. $15,000-$25,000
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A JUN KILN FOUR-LEGGED DOUBLE-HANDLED CENSER: Jun kiln four-legged double-handled censer
0005: A JUN KILN FOUR-LEGGED DOUBLE-HANDLED CENSEREst. $500-$1,000
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A CRYSTAL CARVING OF A TURTLE SEAL: Crystal carving of a turtle seal
0007: A CRYSTAL CARVING OF A TURTLE SEALEst. $800-$1,500
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A FAMILLE ROSE MAGPIE MOTIF WATER CONTAINER: Famille rose magpie motif water container
0010: A FAMILLE ROSE MAGPIE MOTIF WATER CONTAINEREst. $1,500-$2,500
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A KILN-CHANGE GLAZE AUXILLARY HEAD VASE: Kiln-Change Glaze Auxillary Head Vase
0014: A KILN-CHANGE GLAZE AUXILLARY HEAD VASEEst. $2,000-$4,000
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A JADEITE ENGRAVED POETIC SNUFF BOTTLE: Jadeite engraved poetic snuff bottle
0016: A JADEITE ENGRAVED POETIC SNUFF BOTTLEEst. $2,500-$4,500
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A ENAMEL CHRYSANTHEMUM PATTERN PLATE: Enamel Chrysanthemum Pattern Plate
0019: A ENAMEL CHRYSANTHEMUM PATTERN PLATEEst. $1,500-$2,500
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A BRONZE-GILDED CHI-DRAGON KNOB INCENSE BURNER: Bronze-Gilded Chi-Dragon Knob Incense Burner
0022: A BRONZE-GILDED CHI-DRAGON KNOB INCENSE BURNEREst. $2,500-$4,500
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A DING KILN APPRECIATION VASE: Ding Kiln Appreciation Vase
0023: A DING KILN APPRECIATION VASEEst. $800-$1,500
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A HETIAN JADE CARVING OF A BRACELET: Hetian jade carving of a bracelet
0024: A HETIAN JADE CARVING OF A BRACELETEst. $1,000-$2,000
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