Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art New York Thursday and Friday, September 13 & 14, 2012

2 Sale no: 2580 Top Ten [Sold figures include buyers premium. For full details see christies.com.] Sold: $19,596,275 Lots Sold: 430 Lots Offered: 581 Exchange Rate: 0.61= $1 / 0.76= $1 11,953,728 Sold by Lot: 74% 14,893,169 Sold by $: 86%

Lot

Description A Rare Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel, Zun Late Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 12th-10th Century BC A Very Rare And Important Large Archaic Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel, Zun Late Shang Dynasty, 12th-11th Century BC A Rare Ge-Type Hu-Form Vase Yongzheng Seal Mark In Underglaze Blue And Of The Period (1723-1735) A Superb Green Jade Brush Pot, Bitong Qianlong Period (1736-1795) A Finely Carved Pale Greenish-White Jade 'Champion Vase' And Cover Qianlong Period (1736-1795) A Zitan And Nanmu Eight-Panel Screen Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) A Rare Massive Blue And White Fish Jar Jiajing Six-Character Mark In Underglaze Blue In A Line And Of The Period (1522-1566) A Pair Of Rare Blue And White 'Dragon' Vases, Ganlanping Qianlong/Jiaqing Period (1736-1820) A Rare Peachbloom-Type Glazed Baluster Vase, Meiping, Yongzheng Six-Character Mark In Underglaze Blue Within A Double-Circle And Of The Period (1723-1735) A Bronze Ritual Food Vessel, Gui Late Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th Century BC

Estimate ($)

Purchase Price $1,426,500 870,165 1,084,140 $842,500 513,925 640,300 $506,500 308,965 384,940 $482,500 294,325 366,700 $458,500 279,685 348,460 $458,500 279,685 348,460 $446,500 272,365 339,340 $362,500 221,125 275,500 $350,500 213,805 266,380 $338,500 206,485 257,260

Buyer

1226

200,000 - 300,000

Asian Trade

1232

600,000 - 800,000

Asian Trade

1542

180,000 - 250,00

Asian Trade

1035

500,000 - 800,000

Asian Private

1032

50,000 - 70,000

Richard Littleton Asian Art

1365

10,000 - 15,000

Asian Trade

1422

200,000 - 300,000

Asian Trade

1461

20,000 - 30,000

Asian Trade

1546

60,000 - 80,000

Asian Trade

1238

80,000 - 120,000

Asian Private

Michael Bass and Noah Kupferman, Co-Heads of Department, Chinese Works of Art, New York, said: The sale confirmed the indepth strength of the market across all collecting categories notably for archaic bronzes and jade carvings with distinguished provenance. Snuff bottles, a growing area of interest for collectors, performed well as did huanghuali furniture and Qing porcelain. There was also a revived interested in early pottery. Continuing Chinese and international interest was demonstrated by the consistent level of energy in the room. Press Contact Sung-Hee Park, 212 636 2680 spark@christies.com Date and Location of Next Sale New York, 6 November 2012

In The Pursuit Of Knowledge: Asian Art Reference Books Including Selections From The C.T. Loo Library New York 13 September 2012 Sale no: 2763 Top Ten [Sold figures include buyers premium. For full details see christies.com.] Sold: $1,290,825 Lots Sold: 129 Lots Offered: 129 Exchange Rate: 0.62= $1 / 0.77= $1 800,312 Sold by Lot: 100% 993,935 Sold by $: 100%

Lot

Description Mizuno, Seiichi, and Toshio Nagahiro. Yun-Kang The Buddhist Cave-Temples of the Fifth Century A.D. in North China. Kyoto: Jimbunkagaku Kenkyusho Kyoto University, 1951-1956. Great Paintings of the Sung Dynasty. Tokyo: Gakken, 1975. Umehara Sueji. Shina Kodo Seika, or Selected Relics of Ancient Chinese Bronzes from Collections in Europe and America. Osaka: Yamanaka & Company, 1933. Umehara Sueji. Nihon Shucho Shina Kodo Seika; Selected Relics of Ancient Chinese Bronzes from Collections in Japan. Osaka: Yamanaka & Company, 1959-1964. Anesaki, M. Buddhist Art In Its Relation to Buddhist Ideals. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. Shina nanga taisei. Ed. Kawai, Senro. Tokyo: Kobunsha, 1935-1936. Chinese. An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades C.T. Loo, Inc. New York: The Gallery Press for Norton Gallery of Art, 1950. Porcelain of the National Palace Museum Compiled by the Joint Board of Directors of the National Palace Museum and the National Centrua Museum, Taichun, Taiwan, Republic of China. Hong Kong: Cafa Company Limited, 1961-1963, 1966-1969. Illustrated Catalog of the Exceedingly Important Collection of the Imperial Jades and Other Beautiful Objectsof the Late Captain J.F. Peel. New York: N.p., 1912. Sirn, Osvald. Chinese Sculpture from the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century. London: Ernest Benn, Limited, 1925.

Estimate ($)

Purchase Price $74,500 46,190 57,365 $74,500 46,190 57,365 $68,500 42,470 52,745 $63,700 39,494 49,049 $56,250 34,875 43,313 $56,250 34,875 43,313 $56,250 34,875 43,313 $50,000 31,000 38,500 $42,500 26,350 32,725 $40,000 24,800 30,800

Buyer

810

5,000 - 7,000

Asian Private

921

800 - 1,000

Asian Trade

841

10,000 - 15,000

US Private

840

10,000 - 15,000

Asian Trade

807

300 - 500

Asian Private

851

1,000 - 1,500

Asian Trade

923

1,000 - 1,500

Asian Private

885

12,000 - 15,000

Asian Private

929

4,000 - 6,000

Asian Trade

808

2,000 - 3,000

Asian Private

Michael Bass and Noah Kupferman, Co-Heads of Department, Chinese Works of Art, New York, said Clients fully recognized and seized the opportunity to acquire this rare collection of important reference books, especially selections from the C.T. Loo library. The achievement of the 100% sold sale emphasized both the emergence of this as a collecting field and the thirst for knowledge and connoisseurship in all aspects of Asian art. Press Contact Sung-Hee Park, 212 636 2680 spark@christies.com Date and Location of Next Sale London, 6 November 2012