With a selection of works on paper, pottery, jade figures, and important cultural artifacts, Freeman’s Collect: Asian Arts has something for new and established collectors alike. The June 23 sale features works from across Asia: Chinese porcelains and jades, Japanese vases and writing boxes, Vietnamese decorative objects dating back to the 12thcentury, and works from Tibet, Korea, and India. Collectors of Chinese art will find several striking works of painting and calligraphy on fans or silk, including by Liu Zhan and Cao Kejia; the sale also features a fine selection of Japanese enameled Satsuma pottery vessels. Lush, detailed examples of Tibetan thangkas—paintings on fabric depicting important Buddhist deities—populate the auction, presenting unique and accessible collecting opportunities.
Lot 1
A Chinese Longquan celadon small bowl Song/Yuan dynasty
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 2
A Longquan celadon deep "Lotus" bowl Southern Song to Yuan dynasty
Sold for $945
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 3
A Chinese Jun-type stoneware circular dish Possibly Song dynasty
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 6
A Chinese small crackle-glaze circular box and a Chinese incised bowl Song dynasty
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 7
A Chinese iron-brown decorated jar and cover and a blue and white "Phoenix" dish
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 8
A Chinese Junyao style vase and a phosphatic-splashed ewer
Sold for $535
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 9
A small Chinese white glazed porcelain ewer Ming dynasty or earlier
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 13
A Chinese blue and white porcelain "Dragons" jar for the Thai market 19th/ early 20th century
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 14
A Vietnamese blue and white-decorated stem cup Le dynasty 15th/16th century or later
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 15
A rare Vietnamese iron-brown decorated lamp stand Tran dynasty 12th-14th century
Sold for $56,700
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 16
A rare Vietnamese iron-brown decorated lamp stand Tran dynasty 12th-14th century
Sold for $27,720
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 17
A large Vietnamese blue and white covered lobed box Le dynasty 15th/16th century
Sold for $1,764
Estimated at $900 - $1,200
Lot 19
A Vietnamese blue and white bottle vase Le dynasty 15th/16th century
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 20
Three Vietnamese underglaze blue-decorated dishes Le dynasty 15th/16th century
Sold for $756
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 21
A Vietnamese blue and white octagonal bottle vase Le dynasty 15th/16th century
Sold for $11,340
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 23
A group of eight assorted Vietnamese small boxes Le dynasty 15th/16th century
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 24
Group of five Vietnamese bowls and vessels Le dynasty 15th/16th century
Sold for $756
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 25
Group of three Vietnamese early vessels Chinese Colonial period 1st - 4th century
Sold for $756
Estimated at $600 - $800
Lot 27
Three assorted Vietnamese lime pots 15th - 19th century
Sold for $504
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 28
A Chinese blue and white porcelain "Dragon" baluster vase
Sold for $945
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 30
A Chinese blue and white porcelain "Dragon" dish Kangxi mark and period
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 31
A Chinese blue and white porcelain beaker vase and cover Kangxi period
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 33
Two Chinese blue and white porcelain jars and one bowl Kangxi period and later
Sold for $20,160
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 34
Two Chinese famille verte decorated porcelain jars 17th/18th century
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,500
Lot 35
A Chinese powder-blue glazed teapot and cover and an ovoid jar 18th/19th century
Sold for $882
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,500
Lot 36
A Chinese porcelain bottle vase with applied coiled dragon Probably 18th century
Sold for $10,710
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 37
Four small Chinese porcelain coupes and vases Qing dynasty
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,500
Lot 39
Two Chinese famille rose-decorated porcelain cabinet vases
Sold for $4,410
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 42
A Chinese flambe-glazed vase and a narcissus bowl
Sold for $1,134
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 44
A Chinese Dehua porcelain figure of Guanyin 18th century or earlier
Estimated at $900 - $1,200
Lot 45
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, Vol II only, parts I and II
Estimated at $300 - $500
Lot 48
A Chinese finely-decorated blue and white porcelain large jar
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 52
A Chinese blue and white porcelain "Double-Dragon" dish 17th/18th century
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 53
A pair of large Chinese wucai-decorated porcelain jars, mounted as lamps
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 55
A Chinese iron-red decorated porcelain "Dragons" brush pot
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 56
A pair of Chinese blue and white-decorated porcelain small ovoid vases
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 58
A Chinese blue and white porcelain "Phoenix Tail" vase
Sold for $2,268
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 59
Six assorted Chinese porcelain items 17th/18th to late 19th century
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,500
Lot 62
A Chinese ruby-ground porcelain meiping Yongzheng six-character mark
Sold for $1,512
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 64
A Chinese famille rose turquoise-ground porcelain vase
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 65
A Chinese enameled porcelain vase with cover Apocryphal Qianlong seal mark
Sold for $882
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 66
A large Chinese Dehua porcelain figure of a seated luohan
Sold for $1,512
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 67
A pair of Chinese yellow-glazed porcelain bowls Daoguang six-character marks
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 68
A Chinese enameled copper ewer and a pair of enameled porcelain bowls Qing dynasty
Sold for $630
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 69
A Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl Daoguang mark and probably of the period (minyao)
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 70
A Chinese ruby-ground jar and cover and an iron red and underglaze blue "tulip" vase
Sold for $1,764
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 71
A Chinese blue and white porcelain "Three Friends" dish Tongzhi mark and of the period
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 75
A large Chinese export famille rose-decorated porcelain vase Qing dynasty, 19th century
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,500
Lot 77
A Chinese blue and white porcelain "phoenix-tail" vase
Sold for $1,008
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 79
A pair of Chinese blue and white jars and covers Qing dynasty
Sold for $1,134
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 80
A Chinese famille rose-porcelain mounted eight-panel screen
Sold for $6,300
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 82
A Chinese blue and white porcelain "Dragon" dish Guangxu mark and of the period
Sold for $3,528
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 84
A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain "Lotus" bowls Guangxu six-character marks
Sold for $5,355
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 87
A Chinese enameled “eggshell” porcelain “Fishes” birdfeeder 20th century
Sold for $315
Estimated at $600 - $800
Lot 88
A Chinese large painted pottery figure of a horse and rider Han dynasty
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 89
A Chinese green-glazed red pottery tripod vessel and cover, Ding Han dynasty
Sold for $756
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 90
A Chinese painted pottery figure of a foreign attendant Probably Tang dynasty
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 91
A Chinese painted pottery figure of a standing court lady Probably Tang dynasty
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,500
Lot 92
A Chinese painted pottery figure of a prancing horse Tang dynasty
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 93
Three Chinese pottery heads of two men and a horse Han dynasty and later
Sold for $504
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 95
Three Chinese pottery figures of an attendant, a horse and a camel
Sold for $1,512
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 97
Three Chinese and Japanese bronze mirrors Tang dynasty and later
Sold for $1,512
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500