6th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026
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A CHINESE BRONZE 'CHILONG' BRUSHREST, 17TH CENTURY
naturalistically cast as a sinuous chilong standing four-square with an arched back and bifurcated tail, the head turned sharply to the left, with Japanese wood storage box tomobako, 13.7cm long
Provenance: Chinese Art from the Collection of Dr. Hiroshi Horiuchi, Christie's, New York 28 March 2024, lot 147 (part).
一件铜铸螭龙纹笔搁，十七世纪
Sold for £1,000
naturalistically cast as a sinuous chilong standing four-square with an arched back and bifurcated tail, the head turned sharply to the left, with Japanese wood storage box tomobako, 13.7cm long
Provenance: Chinese Art from the Collection of Dr. Hiroshi Horiuchi, Christie's, New York 28 March 2024, lot 147 (part).
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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