The first session Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Four Seas includes an exceptional selection of ink paintings by leading modern masters of Chinese painting Wu Hufan, Zhang Daqian, Ren Yi and Huang Zhou amongst others. Highlights include Wu Hufan’s handscroll Autumn Sentiments, one of the representative artworks of Chinese ink and wash painting in the 20th century (est. HKD 8million-12million/ USD 1million – 1.546 million); Zhang Diqian’s Cottages in Misty Mountains, a large-scale painting, regarded as one of the best works of the artist’s career (est. HKD 12million-22million/ USD 1.546million – 2.835million); and Huang Zhou’s masterpiece Go to the Fair, (est. HKD 1.6 million to 2.6 million/ USD 206,000 to 335,000); an album of 8 leaves by 8 artists including Lu Yanshao, Cheng Shifa, Xie Zhiliu, Chen Peiqiu, Liu Danzhai, Zhu Qizhan, Lin Fengmian and Ye Qianyu (est. 1 million HKD to 1.8 million/ USD 128,838 to 231,910); and a series of 20 classic paintings from the artist Fang Junbi. Also featured will be a collection of work by 20 Hong Kong artists including Liu Kuo-sung, Lui Shou-kwan, Kan Tai-keung, Luis Chan and Wucius Wong.

To celebrate the first auction of Hong Kong Ink Paintings there will be a talk with renowned artists Liu Kuo-song and Kan Tai Keung, hosted by Professor Kurt Chan from the arts department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 2 April, 15.00-17.00. The series “City and Society – Reflections on Hong Kong Ink Art” will focus on the development of the art in Hong Kong and how the development of the city has inspired their creation. The talk will be held at Taishan Room, 5/F, The Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong.

A special sale of over 80 pieces of ancient Chinese ceramics and artworks, (est. HK$40 million/ USD 5,153,543), will be the main session for the second day of the sales on 5 April. A wide range of items spanning from the Shang Dynasty (17BC-11BC) to Modern China will be presented. Highlights include a rare underglazed-red and blue white brushpot with a Kangxi period six-character mark (1622-1722), estimate HK$3,000,000 – 4,000,000 (USD 386,495 – 515,327). The brush pot was produced exclusively for imperial use. On the body is a script of a Han Dynasty article that celebrates the success of the emperors. A rare and finely cast ritual bronze wine vessel, Shang Dynasty, 12th-11th Century BC, estimate HK$ 12,000,000 – 16,000,000 (USD 1,546,780 – 2,061,308), presents a classical example of the superb techniques of bronze ware production during the Shang Dynasty and has an impeccable provenance, being previously owned by the House of Yamanaka and Tsui Tsin-tong. A very rare underglaze-blue and yellow-enamelled moonflask with a Yongzheng seal mark and of the period (1723-1735) HK$3,000,000 – 5,000,000 (USD 386,516 – 644,193) provide another major highlight.

Following the successful debut of furniture sales in Hong Kong last autumn the final sessions ‘Grandeur – Chinese Furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasties’ and ‘Chinese Furniture from Hung’s Collection’ will present an impressive collection of Huanghuali furniture from the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasty, the Qianlong Period and the 17th Century including five rare pieces from the Hung family who have been collecting Ming and early Qing furniture for several decades and whose Collection is reputed to be one of the finest in the world.
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