Tokyo Chuo Auction’s autumn sales at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong on November 25-26 will feature some 400 lots across multiple categories: Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, Imperial Treasures, ICHIGO ICHIE - The Art of Tea Ceremony, Fine Scholar's Objects, as well as The Enchantment of Chinese Ink - Letters and Manuscripts from an Important Japanese Collection.Highlights from the Imperial Treasures sale include a selection of extremely rare pieces made for the Qing court, headlined by a rare blue and white “dragon” meiping, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). This ceramic vessel, whose extravagant dragon motifs and design was devised by the Qing Imperial Kilns and widely seen during the Kangxi era, features a subtle range of blue hues on a white-glazed blackground.Another highlight is an Imperial celadon-glazed square-formed vase, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735) from the Konoike Family collection. (Est.: HK$ 1,800,000 – 2,800,000 / US$ 230,400 – 358,400)Meanwhile, the ICHIGO ICHIE - The Art of Tea Ceremony sale will offer various tea wares and incense accessories dating from the Meiji era. Highlights include a fine gold teapot and cover by Kitamura Shizuka (Est.: HK$ 320,000 – 400,000/ US$ 40,960 – 51,200), and a gold-inlaid silver teapot with iron handle and cover by Kudo Enju. (Est.: HK$ 320,000 – 380,000/ US$ 40,960 – 48,640)Follow @ARTINFOHongKong
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