Asian Art

This broad umbrella category comprises everything from Qianlong vases to Islamic calligraphy. Asian art has been collected in the West over many generations and inspired many famous European productions. An example is the Japanese porcelain from the Kakiemon kilns, the styles of which that became adopted by European factories such as Meissen. 

Today, demand from Asian buyers has lifted the market of works in this sector across the world.

Imperial Daoguang 'floral' bowl

Huge cache of Chinese art released from storage after a century heads to Roseberys auction

08 October 2024

In storage for a century, a remarkable cache of Chinese works of art comes for sale in London this month.

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Doucai dish destroys its estimate

07 October 2024

Schloß Ahlden (25% buyer’s premium) near Hanover was presumably expecting more than the modest estimate of €500 for an 18th century Chinese doucai dish (diameter 8in/21cm) that was to become one of the top lots of a recent auction.

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Previews: issue 2661

23 September 2024

Our selection of lots from eight upcoming auctions.

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Qianlong period enamels up for auction in Surrey

23 September 2024

Aubreys, the recently launched auction house holding sales at Loseley Park, Guildford, is offering a single-owner collection of Qianlong period painted enamels on September 26.

Straits Settlement basin

Record for Straits Settlement porcelain as ‘dragon and phoenix’ basin brings 61 bids

17 September 2024

A new auction record has been set for Peranakan or Straits Settlement porcelain in Singapore.

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Big three auction houses to host Asian Art in London dealer shows

09 September 2024

For the first time London’s three major auction houses will host commercial dealer and gallery exhibitions as part of Asian Art in London (AAL).

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Examples of Namikawa’s intricate art excite many admirers

09 September 2024

Five works by one of the greatest exponents of the intricate art of cloisonné enamel were included in Alderfer Auction’s (23% buyer’s premium) Collectors sale staged on July 24-25.

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Ritual ornament comes from Kansas collection of 22 jades

09 September 2024

Revere Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale in St Paul, Minnesota, titled Eternal Beauty: Splendors in Asian Art was dominated by a group of Chinese jades that came by descent from the family of Jerry O’Brien (1902-51).

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A lawyer writes: Tale of a tile tussle sparked by ownership rights

02 September 2024

Islamic artefact about to appear at auction was once part of V&A collection

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Gujarat group generates Bucks bidding frenzy

27 August 2024

For Amersham Auction Rooms, it was just another house clearance.

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Chinese works of art provide lots of reasons to raise a smile

19 August 2024

Recent sales show the appetite for Chinese art from bidders with deep pockets is not at all diminished

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Lock from Florence Nightingale encapsulates the diverse lots in a North Yorkshire auction

12 August 2024

One of the more unusual items on offer at Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) Summer Fine Sale was a lock of hair from the 19th century nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). It was thought to have been cut in 1883 when she was 63 years old.

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Dress code of a dynasty

05 August 2024

The colours and designs of Qing dynasty robes were designed to convey rank and entitlement.

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Glaze treasured on sale days

05 August 2024

The pale blue hue known as clair-de-lune is one of the most treasured Qing monochrome glazes, and was reserved exclusively for imperial porcelains.

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Huntsmen vase rides to over 40 times estimate

05 August 2024

This unusual famille rose ‘cong’ form vase is finely painted with scenes of huntsmen, two with camels and two on horses.

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Top stories this week including news of a tiny Chinese porcelain box making over 400 times estimate

28 July 2024

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a remarkable bidding competition for a porcelain incense box at Tremont Auctions.

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Tibetan statuettes hit heights

22 July 2024

Himalayan gilt metal statuettes featured prominently among the best-sellers in several Drouot sales including a number of modestly estimated examples that were pursued to way past their guides.

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Blue and white dish could be early example

22 July 2024

A lot that made far more than expected at Drouot’s latest Asian art sales was this large circular blue and white dish which came up at Theirry de Maigret (30% buyer’s premium inc tax).

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Screens scream out quality

22 July 2024

These two very different screens were among the notable results recorded in the Asian sales at Drouot.

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Drouot’s dozen sales of Asian art produce stand out highlights

22 July 2024

Over the course of six days from June 7-14, a dozen sales devoted to the arts of Asia were staged by 11 firms at the Drouot auction centre as part of Printemps Asiatique.

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