Asian Art Discoveries

Asian Art Discoveries

18-20 January 2023, starting at 11 AM CET every day

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Our January Asian Art Discoveries auction spans three days and presents almost 1,700 antiques and collectibles at accessible prices from China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, and beyond. This auction is our biggest sale in two years, with something for everyone to discover!

Auction Schedule

Wednesday, 18 January
Lots 1-512: Chinese Art - Part I

Thursday, 19 January 
Lots 513-787: Chinese Art - Part II
Lots 788-1,026: Southeast Asian and Indian Art

Friday, 20 January 
Lots 1,027-1,663: Japanese Art and Netsuke 

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Please note that as part of our efforts to reduce our environmental footprint, we have not printed catalogs for this auction. 

Lot 1226 - KOZAN: A SATSUMA CERAMIC VASE WITH TEMPLE SCENE

Sold for €260

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1245 - A PAIR OF TWO PANEL ‘GOLD LEAF’ SCREENS, EDO

Sold for €1,430

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1246 - A SIX-PANEL FOLDING SCREEN WITH PRUNUS TREE

Sold for €650

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1251 - ‘HERON’, AFTER SHOKEI KENKO

Sold for €1,040

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1252 - A RARE SCROLL PAINTING WITH MASTERLY CALIGRAPHY

Sold for €260

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1257 - AN OTSU-E PAINTING OF ONI NO NENBUTSU

Sold for €1,820

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1265 - AFTER MORI SOSEN: A SMALL PRINT OF TWO MONKEYS

Sold for €325

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1273 - ‘BIJIN’, AFTER CHOBUNSAI EISHIN (1756-1829)

Sold for €520

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1277 - A SCROLL PAINTING OF A RIVER LANDSCAPE

Sold for €130

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1283 - A ‘BAMBOO’ SCROLL PAINTING

Sold for €65

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1291 - A PORTRAIT OF A LADY READING A BOOK, 1920s

Sold for €325

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1292 - A HANGING SCROLL OF LITTLE BUDDHA

Sold for €172

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1299 - A COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT OF HORSES

Sold for €130

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1300 - AN O-YOROI (‘GREAT HARNESS’) SUIT OF ARMOR

Sold for €7,800

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1301 - A SUIT OF ARMOR WITH EBOSHI KABUTO

Sold for €8,450

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1303 - A SUIT OF ARMOR WITH KABUTO

Sold for €9,100

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1305 - A LACQUERED IRON MENPO, MEIJI

Sold for €715

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1308 - A ‘KOREAN’ IRON HELMET, MOMOYAMA

Sold for €3,120

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1309 - A LACQUER JINGASA (WAR HAT) WITH HANABISHI MON

Sold for €1,040

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1310 - A LACQUER JINGASA (WAR HAT) WITH ASHINA CLAN MON

Sold for €1,040

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1317 - SUKEHIRO: A KATANA IN SHIRASAYA

Sold for €3,250

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1324 - A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYA, EDO

Sold for €1,170

including Buyer's Premium

Lot 1325 - A SIGNED WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYA, EARLY EDO

Sold for €1,560

including Buyer's Premium