Chinese art pieces to be featured in Christie's Asian art week

Source:Xinhua Published: 2019/8/23 8:46:18

Hundreds of Chinese art pieces including paintings, ceramics, jades, bronzes, among others, will be auctioned at Christie's New York during its Asian art week in September, the auction house said on Thursday.

The Asian art week, which spans from Sept. 6 to Sept. 13, will present nine auctions - six live ones and three online ones - and auction more than 1,000 lots.

Two collection sales will be at the focal point, which are "masterpieces of early Chinese gold and silver" and "Chinese art from the Art Institute of Chicago."

The auction of the "masterpieces of early Chinese gold and silver" will be held on Sept. 12, and feature over 100 exquisite gold and silver objects formerly in the collection of Dr. Johan Carl Kempe. The sale will be led by a rare large parcel-gilt silver bowl which dates back to China's Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) and is estimated at 2-3 million US dollars.

Also on Sept. 12, "Chinese art from the Art Institute of Chicago" auction will feature 84 lots with focus on Ming and Qing porcelains. Additionally, a selection of Chinese ceramics and works of art will be presented in an online sale from Sept.10 to Sept. 17.

The week of sales will begin with the auction of "fine Chinese paintings," spanning classical, modern, and contemporary paintings. The highlights include "Hibiscus," an early work by Zhang Daqian, which is estimated at 300,000 dollars to 500,000 dollars.

Christie's had auction sales in the first half of 2019 that totaled 2.8 billion dollars.

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