Lot 78195. Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957), Chicks. Ink on paper, 19-3/4 x 32 inches (50.2 x 81.3 cm) (work), 83 x 36-1/2 inches (210.8 x 92.7 cm) (overall). Two seals in red. Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
DALLAS, TX.- An extraordinary selection of artwork from Chinese artist Qi Baishi and an impressive array of Indian and Himalayan art are among the top draws in Heritage Auctions' Fine & Decorative Asian Art auction March 16, an event in which Heritage will expand its footprint in Asia Week New York.
"Heritage Auction's Consignment Directors Moyun Niu and Clementine Chen shared their excitement to celebrate New York Asia Week with over 300 fine and decorative Asian Art pieces, comprised of Chinese, Japanese and Korean ceramics, calligraphy, painting, sculpture, furniture and more," Heritage Auctions Asian Art Consignment Director Moyun Niu said. "Among the many fine treasures, they highlight, are a group of fine snuff bottles from a private California collection, a large white jade ruyi scepter from a major Dallas collection, a pair of large painted grey pottery guardian figures, Tang Dynasty from a New York collection, a Chinese scroll painting after Lu Zhi, three Qi Baishi fan paintings, and so many more."
"As a painter famed for his portrayal of small animals, Qi Baishi mastered the art of painting chicks fairly late in life," Heritage Auctions Asian Art Consignment Director Clementine Chen said. "Not until his early 60s did he fully grasp the technique to use various tones of black ink to illustrate the flocculent feathers of a young chick. His paintings of chicks, like Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957) Chicks (estimate: $40,000-60,000), became one his most sought-after works.
"He also produced a series of beautiful fans, from a single collection in upstate New York, two of which – Dragonfly and Orchids – are offered in the sale, each with an estimate of $15,000-25,000 and a Landscape fan with an estimate of $20,000-30,000. As a pioneer in the modern Chinese watercolor movement, the artist focused his works heavily on secular subjects, namely farmscapes and farm animals, rather than traditional literati landscape paintings, which makes the current landscape fan exceedingly rare."
Lot 78199. Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957), Dragonfly. Fan leaf, ink and color on paper, 7-1/8 x 20-1/2 inches (18.1 x 52.1 cm) (work), 12-1/4 x 20-1/2 inches (30.5 x 52.1 cm) (overall) Two red seals. Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Lot 78198. Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957), Orchids. Fan leaf, ink and color, 8 x 20-1/2 inches (20.3 x 52.1 cm) (work), 13-1/4 x 20-1/2 inches (33.7 x 52.1 cm) (overall). One red seal. Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Lot 78197. Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957), Landscape. Fan leaf, ink and color on paper 7-1/4 x 19-1/2 inches (18.4 x 49.5 cm) (work), 12-3/4 x 19-1/2 inches (32.4 x 49.5 cm) (overall). One red seal. Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
"The sale includes an assortment of exquisite Chinese ceramics. One example is a Large Chinese Yellow-Ground and Iron-Red Decorated Enamel Dragon Fishbowl (estimate: $30,000-50,000) that is enameled in iron-red on a yellow ground with five-clawed dragons racing around in pursuit of flaming pearls amid auspicious clouds," Niu said.
Lot 78120. A Large Chinese Yellow-Ground and Iron-Red Decorated Enamel Dragon Fishbowl, Six-character Jiajing mark (1522-1566); 10-1/2 x 18-1/4 inches (26.7 x 46.4 cm). Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Heavily potted with steep rounded sides, finely enameled in iron-red on a yellow ground with fierce five-clawed dragons racing around in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst auspicious clouds, all above crested waves and rocky cliffs, and below a scrolling border.
"A Chinese Wucai 'Eight Immortals' Dish (estimate: $20,000-30,000), from a private New York collection, bears a scene depicting the Eight Daoist Immortals, holding their attributes, accompanied by Shoulao, the Star God of Longevity, seated and flanked by his crane, deer and an attendant, all in a garden setting under pine trees."
Lot 78121. A Chinese Wucai 'Eight Immortals' Dish, Six-character Wanli mark within double-circles (1573-1620); 11-7/8 x 2-1/4 inches (30.2 x 5.7 cm). Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
The interior is finely decorated with a scene depicting the Eight Daoist Immortals, holding their attributes, accompanied by Shoulao, the Star God of Longevity, seated and flanked by his crane, deer and an attendant, all in a garden setting under pine trees, the cavetto further decorated with auspicious clouds and stylized Shou characters, the exterior decorated with flower and leaf sprays, the footrim encircled with a scroll band.
Provenance: From a private New York collection.
After Lu Zhi (Chinese, 1496-1575) Chrysanthemums and Calligraphy(estimate: $30,000-50,000), with 15 red seals, comes from a private collection California. Lu Zhi (159-192) was an ancient Chinese general, government official and scholar during the Eastern Han dynasty.
Lot 78201. After Lu Zhi (Chinese, 1496-1575), Chrysanthemums and Calligraphy. Handscroll, ink and color on silk, 11-3/4 x 344-3/4 inches (29.8 x 875.7 cm) (overall), 11-3/4 x 97-1/2 inches (29.8 x 247.6 cm) (panel, largest). Fifteen red seals. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Provenance: From a private California collection.
A Pair of Large Painted Grey Pottery Guardian Figures, Tang Dynasty (estimate: $25,000-35,000) was created under the imperial dynasty that ruled from 618-907. Pottery created during the Tang Dynasty was known for low-temperature glaze that is among the most popular of ancient Chinese ceramic firing techniques. The offered figures stand 16 inches tall.
Lot 78079. A Pair of Large Painted Grey Pottery Guardian Figures, Tang Dynasty;16 x 9 x 38 inches (40.6 x 22.9 x 96.5 cm). Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence tests no. C106g8 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence tests no. C106g8 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
The event features an assortment of Japanese cloisonné-enamel vases, created in the ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects with colored material held in place or separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold or silver. Top Japanese cloisonné-enamel lots include, but are not limited to:
Lot 78269. An Important Japanese Cloisonné-Enamel Vase, Namikawa Yasuyuki, Meiji Period. Marks: Signed on a silver tablet Kyoto Namikawa to underside, 3-3/8 x 2-1/2 inches (8.6 x 6.4 cm). Estimate: $6,000-8,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Of ovoid form, worked in silver wires and various polychrome enamels with sparrows and butterflies perched or in flight amongst blossoming cherry and bellflowers on a black ground, the shoulder with a band of repeated stylised peonies encircling the neck, applied with silver mounts.
Provenance: From John Okladeck Collection, New Jersey, by way of Alexander Gallery, New York.
Lot 78274. An Exceptionally Fine Moriage Enamel Bottle Vase, Ando Jubei (1876-1953), circa 1920. Marks: (Ando Studio mark), 12-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches (31.1 x 13.3 cm). Estimate: $5,000-7,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Of pear-shape with garlic-mouth, finely worked in silver wire and brightly colored enamels with a string of beads in jadeite-green, lapis-blue, imperial-yellow and amber-red, the loose beads in low relief moriage enamel with subtle shading, all against a light soft pink ground, with Ando Studio mark to bottom.
Provenance: From a major London collection.
Lot 78271. A Fine Japanese Cloisonné-Enamel Pedestal Vase, Ando Jubei (1876-1953), Meiji Period. Marks: (Ando Studio mark), (jungin mark), 9-1/2 x 10-1/4 inches (24.1 x 26.0 cm). Estimate: $3,000-5,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
The vase decorated in colored enamels and silver wire with finely detailed branches of luxuriant wisteria on a pale gray ground, with applied silver rim and silver base plate with the jungin mark.
The event features a dozen lots of Indian art, highlights of which include:
Lot 78263. An Indian Miniature Painting Depicting Krishna with Gopis, 6-3/4 x 9 inches (17.1 x 22.9 cm). Estimate: $15,000-20,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Lot 78247. An Indian Carved Wood Ganesha Relief from the Dallas Estate of Stuart Cutshall;32 x 76 inches (81.3 x 193.0 cm). Estimate: $10,000-20,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Other top lots include, but are not limited to:
Lot 78200. Wang Rong (Chinese, 1896-1972), Landscape. Fan leaf, ink and color, 7-1/4 x 18-3/4 inches (18.3 x 47.6 cm) (work), 12-1/8 x 18-3/4 inches (30.8 x 47.6 cm) (overall). Two red seals. Estimate: $15,000-25,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
Lot 78198. A Chinese Jade and Hardstone-Inlaid Wood Six-Panel Screen, Qing Dynasty, 19th century; 62 x 114 inches (157.5 x 289.6 cm). Estimate: $15,000-20,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
