Auction Preview: Lacquer, Jade, Bronze, Ink: The Irving Collection Evening Sale at Christie’s, New York, Mar 20
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What: Lacquer, Jade, Bronze, Ink: The Irving Collection Evening SaleWhere: Christie’s; 20 Rockefeller CenterWhen: March 20; 07.00 pmPublic Viewing: 14 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 15 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 16 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 17 Mar, 1pm - 5pm; 18 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 19 Mar, 10Auction Preview: Lacquer, Jade, Bronze, Ink: The Irving Collection Evening Sale at Christie’s, New York, Mar 20
What: Lacquer, Jade, Bronze, Ink: The Irving Collection Evening SaleWhere: Christie’s; 20 Rockefeller CenterWhen: March 20; 07.00 pmPublic Viewing: 14 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 15 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 16 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 17 Mar, 1pm - 5pm; 18 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 19 Mar, 10am - 5pm; 20 Mar, 10am - 2pmTop lots of the sale:_ A Highly Important And Extremely Rare Gilt-Bronze Figure Of A Multi-Armed Guanyin, China, Yunnan, Dali Kingdom, 11th-12th Century. Finely cast as a tantric image of Avalokitesvara (Guanyin) with three eyes and four arms shown seated with legs pendent, the primary hands held in anjalimudra, the other pair resting on the knees, wearing an elaborate, openwork crown, as well as beaded necklaces and other jewelry, and a dhoti tied with a sash below the waist, with two large pierced rectangular tenons projecting either side of the un-gilded upper back. 14 7/8 in. (38 cm.) high, stand. Estimate: USD 4,000,000 - USD 6,000,000- A Rare Gilt-Bronze Standing Figure Of An Acuoye Guanyin, China, Yunnan, Dali Kingdom, 12th Century. The tall, slender figure shown standing with right hand raised in vitarkamudra and left held in varadamudra, the long hair drawn up into a tall coiffure (jatamukuta) bound by a band and elaborately dressed in twisted cords the upper back with a rectangular opening and the back of the upper legs with a square casting patch. 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high, lacquered softwood base. Estimate: USD 2,000,000 - USD 3,000,000- An Important And Extremely Rare Imperially Inscribed Greenish-White Jade «Twin Fish» Washer. China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Incised Four-Character Mark And Of The Period, Dated By Inscription To The Cyclical Bingwu Year, Corresponding To 1786. 10 in. (25.4 cm.) diam., hongmu stand. Estimate: USD 1,000,000 - USD 1,500,000- Fu Baoshi (China, 1904-1965): Lithe Like A Crane, Leisurely Like A Seagull. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper. Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with one seal of the artist and one dated seal of renyin year (1962). 17 ¾ x 26 5/8 in. (45.2 x 67.8 cm.). Estimate: USD 800,000 - USD 1,200,000- Wu Guanzhong (China, 1919-2010): Waterfall. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper. With two seals of the artist. 27 x 53 3/8 in. (68.5 x 135.5 cm.). Estimate: USD 750,000 - USD 850,000- A Finely Carved White Jade Archaistic Rhyton. China, Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th Century. 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high, hongmu stand. Estimate: USD 200,000 - USD 300,000- A Rare And Finely Carved Red Lacquer Mallet-Form Vase , China, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th Century. Carved all over with a graceful and dense design of overlapping peony blossoms and leaves below a band of lingzhi scroll encircling the mouth, the interior and base lacquered black. 6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate: USD 200,000 - USD 300,000For details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more