6th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026
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CHINESE SCHOOL, A LARGE ANCESTRAL GROUP PORTRAIT, DATED 11TH YEAR TONGZHI PERIOD, 1872
ink and colour on paper, depicting three rows of seated figures before a large altar table, 182 by 153cm
Acquired from Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, Denmark circa 2000.
一幅大型祖宗群像图，清同治十一年，1872年
ink and colour on paper, depicting three rows of seated figures before a large altar table, 182 by 153cm
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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