Christie’s New York Asia Week auctions in September will be anchored by sales of two major collections of Chinese works with a collective estimated value of nearly $10 million.
One sale will feature items from the encyclopedic and mysterious “LJZ” collection of Chinese jade carvings. The 43 lots are estimated at around $4 million, according to Christie’s, and items from the collection have been featured in international exhibitions in Hong Kong, London, Chicago and San Antonio.
In another sale, a slice of Chinese artwork by Japanese antiques dealer Mineo Hata is expected to fetch around $5.5 million. The auction collection is made up of 24 lots of archaic bronzes and ceramics, including a vase dating from the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) that Christie’s hopes to fetch between $1 and $2 million.
This large vase from the collection of Mineo Hata is estimated between 1 and 2 million dollars. The neck features a pair of dragonfish shaped handles Courtesy of Christie’s
Objects from both collections will be on display at Christie’s Hong Kong premises from May 24-30, alongside the auction house’s spring sales in the city.
In March, the spring 2023 iteration of Asia Week in New York – the first since the widespread lifting of restrictions and travel bans from Covid-19 – brought over $131 million in sales through galleries and auction houses. Two of the most valuable items were sold at Christie’s: an 18th century Korean moon jar that fetched $4.5 million and a $2.8 million print of Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic. Under the wave off Kanagawa (1830-32).
