A Noble Pursuit: Important Chinese and Korean Art from a Japanese Private Collection

Sotheby’s celebrates the tradition of collecting Chinese and Korean art in their upcoming Noble Pursuit: Important Chinese and Korean Art from a Japanese Private Collection auction. The bronze tripod ritual food vessel from the western Zhou dynasty, imposing the taotie masks on each of the three lobes, is a rare collectible. Painted ceramics like the blue and yellow-enameled ‘gardenia’ dish and the blue and white ‘windswept’ Meiping are other attractions of the auction. 

A tall and slender waisted bronze ritual wine vessel (Gu) from the Shang dynasty is an extensive example of Chinese bronze casting. These vessels were primarily used as sacrificial wine receptacles. Belonging to the private collection are Chinese bronzes, Chinese and Korean ceramics from the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties respectively, like the Korean Punch’ong and Goryeo ceramics. Explore the full listings and register to bid online on Sotheby’s.