Chinese Works of Art

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Asian Art Week is led by one of the great imperial Qianlong period paintings in private hands – The Blue Goats by the Italian Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione and the Chinese court artist Jin Tingbiao.

Hong Kong auctioneer CC Wang conducted Sotheby’s ‘longest ever bidding battle’ when a calligraphy handscroll by a Yuan dynasty master took over 200 bids and 97 minutes to sell.

A group of 19 album leaves from the celebrated ‘Imperial Manual of Birds’ have been discovered in homes in Dorset and London.

With oversea buyers disadvantaged by international regulations, American bidders led the way during Asia Week New York

Asia Week New York (AWNY) takes place from March 13–21 and is a celebration of Asian art featuring exhibitions, auctions and special events focused on Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art.

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this month

Ahead of next year's event, galleries from Asia Week New York have seected some potential gift idea.

The wider market is increasingly selective, but Qing mark and period porcelain continues to shine in the saleroom.

Recently rediscovered in a German family collection where they have been for at least a century, a pair of Ming dynasty wucai ‘fish’ jars and covers have sold at Sotheby’s for £8.3m.

Prizes were awarded for outstanding objects at the opening gala party for this year’s staging of Asian Art in London.