For this special twenty-fifth edition of ‘Asian Art in London’ we have chosen a group of pieces that represent the diversity of material we like to deal with in our day-to-day business. Each piece tells a story and has been selected not solely for monetary importance but for their beauty and how they speak to us.
Amongst the highlights are an important incised and gilt burnt jade brush pot (Kangxi period) with impeccable provenance, an important imperial inscribed mottled jade boulder (Qianlong period) from a private Taiwanese collection, a pale celadon dog (Song dynasty) previously in the collections of Raymond Oppenheimer and Anthony du Boulay and an excellent and rare cloisonné enamel pilgrim flask (Ming dynasty, first half 17th century).
Venue Daniel Crouch Rare Books 2nd Floor, 24 East 64th Street New York 10065
A rock crystal carving of a ‘foo’ dog (18th/19th century)A lacquered and gilt camphorwood Budai Heshang (18th century) – 30.5cm highA watermelon tourmaline conjoined ‘dragon’ vase (18th century) – 12.7 cm highA ‘sancai’ ware figure of a female attendant (Tang Dynasty) – 41 cm highA blue and white ‘boys’ vase (Kangxi period) – Height 25.5 cmA blue-glazed ‘sancai’ ware tripod offering tray (Tang Dynasty, 8th century) – 24cm diameter
A fine green and yellow-enamelled ‘dragon and phoenix’ bowl (Kangxi mark and period) – 15.9cm diameter, 6.7cm heightA sancai-glazed ‘lion’ pillow (Tang Dynasty, 8th century) – 14.5 cm. wideAn inscribed ‘scholar and pine’ wrist rest (Late Ming, early Qing, 17th century) – 9 cm high
A celadon jade ‘rhyton’ with squirrels amongst pine trees (18th century, Qianlong period) – 12cm high
A carved cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover (Mid-Ming period, 16th century) – 10.5 cm diameter
A carved bamboo ‘tree trunk’ brush pot (18th century) – 18 cm high, 10.4 cm diameter