Collection From K'ung Hsiang-Hsi Family-12/27 2025-12-27 Auction - 1234 Price Results - Top Notch Collections in NJ
A SPRING MORNING IN THE HAN PALACE PAINTING HANDSCROLL BY QIU YING.仇英A SHOUSHAN TIANHUANG STONE CARVED SEAL WITH THREE-DRAGON DESIGNA LANDSCAPE AND FIGURES PAINTING ON PAPER BY TANG YIN (4 WORKS).唐寅
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Trenton, NJ, United States
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Collection From K'ung Hsiang-Hsi Family-12/27

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 ZITAN WOOD CARVED PEACH-SHAPED WATER COUPE: Zitan Wood Carved Peach-Shaped Water Coupe
0002: A ZITAN WOOD CARVED PEACH-SHAPED WATER COUPEEst. $500-$900
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A GILT BRONZE VAIROCANA BUDDHA STATUE: Gilt bronze Vairocana Buddha statue. PROVENANCE: 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
0004: A GILT BRONZE VAIROCANA BUDDHA STATUEEst. $25,000-$45,000
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A FAMILLE ROSE FLORAL PATTERNED LIDDED BOX: Famille rose floral patterned lidded box
0006: A FAMILLE ROSE FLORAL PATTERNED LIDDED BOXEst. $900-$1,800
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A HETIAN JADE DRAGON AND PHOENIX EARED VASE: Hetian Jade Dragon and Phoenix Eared Vase
0008: A HETIAN JADE DRAGON AND PHOENIX EARED VASEEst. $25,000-$53,000
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A HETIAN JADE HORSE: Hetian Jade Horse
0014: A HETIAN JADE HORSEEst. $3,000-$6,000
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A SILVER PAIR OF EIGHT IMMORTALS PATTERNED BRACELETS: Silver pair of Eight Immortals patterned bracelets
0015: A SILVER PAIR OF EIGHT IMMORTALS PATTERNED BRACELETSEst. $2,500-$4,500
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A TURQUOISE GLAZED CHRYSANTHEMUM-PETAL COVERED BOX: Turquoise Glazed Chrysanthemum-Petal Covered Box
0016: A TURQUOISE GLAZED CHRYSANTHEMUM-PETAL COVERED BOXEst. $1,000-$2,000
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A SHOUSHAN STONE CARVED SEAL WITH DRAGON DESIGN: Shoushan stone carved seal with dragon design
0019: A SHOUSHAN STONE CARVED SEAL WITH DRAGON DESIGNEst. $900-$1,800
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A ANCIENT LIANGZHU CULTURE JADE DIVINE FACE: Ancient Liangzhu Culture Jade Divine Face
0020: A ANCIENT LIANGZHU CULTURE JADE DIVINE FACEEst. $300-$500
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A GILT BRONZE FOUR-ARMED GUANYIN STATUE: Gilt bronze four-armed Guanyin statue
0021: A GILT BRONZE FOUR-ARMED GUANYIN STATUEEst. $18,000-$35,000
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A ZITAN WOOD CARVED LIDDED BOX: Zitan Wood Carved Lidded Box
0022: A ZITAN WOOD CARVED LIDDED BOXEst. $300-$500
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A HUANGHUALI WOOD CARVED VASE FOR DISPLAY: Huanghuali Wood Carved Vase for Display
0024: A HUANGHUALI WOOD CARVED VASE FOR DISPLAYEst. $4,500-$9,000