6th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026
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† A CHINESE GUAN-TYPE CONG, QING DYNASTY, 18/19TH CENTURY
of archaic jade form, the square section straight-sided body rising from a short foot to a narrow tapering circular neck, with bagua (Eight Trigrams) moulded corners, covered overall with a pale blue-green crackled glaze, 26cm high
一件仿官釉琮式瓶，清代十八/十九世纪
of archaic jade form, the square section straight-sided body rising from a short foot to a narrow tapering circular neck, with bagua (Eight Trigrams) moulded corners, covered overall with a pale blue-green crackled glaze, 26cm high
Auction: Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026, 6th May, 2026
Highlights of Olympia Auctions' Chinese and Japanese works of art sale include an Imperially inscribed jade mountain from an Italian Noble family, a superb cloisonne enamel 'Egret' vase by the studio of Namikawa Sosuke from the property of an English Gentleman and a private Scottish Collection of Chinese works of art including bamboo carvings and jades. Other British private collections include Chinese snuff bottles predominantly collected in the first half of the 20th Century, and a collection of Japanese Satsuma ceramics including a large and impressive koro and cover.
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