Michaan’s is delighted to have the opportunity to offer our second series of fine Chinese glass from the Ina and Sandford Gadient collection, following the successful premier sale from our Fine Asian Art auction held in December.
Highlights of the summer sale also include fine Chinese porcelains from Dr. David Young’s private collection, Tibetan and South Asian Buddhist arts from a private East Bay collector, fine Chinese ivory carvings from a private Bay Area collector and a selection of fine snuff bottles of 18th and 19th centuries.
An exceptional example of fine Chinese porcelain to be offered is a rare Qianlong Famille Rose and sgraffito decorated bowl with faux-bois pattern to the interior (lot 8303). This superb piece of porcelain is one of three fine Chinese porcelain lots included from Young’s collection. The bowl was vetted by a curator for display at the Los Angeles County Museum in the 1980s and has been in Young’s collection for almost 40 years.
The accompanying lots from Young’s collection are a fine Yongzheng blue and white porcelain bowl (lot 8301) and a pair of Famille Rose enameled porcelain vases with a classic Children at Play theme (lot 8302). The pair is a fine example of Republic period porcelain made with the Jiaqing mark.
Several of the Buddhist bronze artworks from the private East Bay collector were acquired from Sotheby’s auctions in New York in the last two decades. In addition to the bronzes, two unusual woven brocade thangkas are up for auction as well (lots 8193 and 8194). The two pieces were executed in Sino-Tibetan style during the Republic Period.
Both display impressive details within the woven surfaces. One of the two thangkas (lot 8193) was published in Patricia Berger’s Empire of Emptiness: Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China, published by the University of Hawaii Press in 2003.
Michaan’s Summer Fine Asian Works of Art auction will offer 17 lots from the renowned Ina and Sandford Gadient Chinese glass collection (lots 8111-8127). This select group, most from the 18th to 19th centuries, represents some of most popular styles and decorative motifs in this highly regarded and sophisticated art.
Another rare piece of porcelain in the sale is from a private collector. The glazed porcelain was brilliantly designed and executed to mimic the form of a scholar’s rock (lot 8289). The underside is finely marked with “Woji Jushi qing wan” (The elegant trinket of Woji Jushi). “Woji Jushi” is the “hao” (pseudonym or fictitious name) of Tang Ying (1682 – 1756), who was the director of the Imperial ceramic manufacture from 1739 to 1756.
It is widely accepted that Tang Ying was the most renowned and able of the imperial kiln directors. He was also a highly regarded master of ceramics in his own right, personally executing porcelains resembling other materials to such a realistic level that many mistook his work as the genuine article.
These and other fine Chinese arts keep company with a choice group of snuff bottles, fine jade and stone carvings, ivory carvings, textiles, furniture, scholar’s objects, paintings and other works of art from private collectors and estates. Included is an exceptional large ivory brush pot carved in relief with figures and a long inscription (lot 8146); a pair of finely carved quail-form ivory boxes circa 1800 (lot 8162); Qing Dynasty dragon robes; fine jade carvings from Ming and Qing dynasties; a pair of Qing Dynasty huanghuali tapered cabinets, Yuanjiaogui, made in the Ming style (lot 8348); and two particularly uncommon lots of three outstanding gold filigree decorations from the late Qing Dynasty; a pair of phoenix-form hairpins (lot 8265); and a gold filigree pomander box (lot 8266).
Previews will be June 3–5, 10 a.m–5 p.m.; June 17–20, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; or by appointment.
For inquiries contact: Ling Shang at lingshang@michaans.com or Kim Jee at kim@michaans.com or asiandept@michaans.com.
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