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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-11
Catalogued as Qing dynasty, 19th century. This is not OACA authentication.
A 50.2 cm blue-and-white charger painted with a battle scene and a floral rim set with bird-and-prunus reserves.
Estimate$400.00 – $800.00Reference conversion · CN¥2,683 – CN¥5,367 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-11
Catalogued as Qing dynasty. This is not OACA authentication.
A 14 cm square tea caddy with mottled robin's-egg-blue glaze and a rounded later wooden lid.
Estimate$200.00 – $400.00Reference conversion · CN¥1,342 – CN¥2,683 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-11
Catalogued as Qing dynasty; the recorded seal is not proof of date. This is not OACA authentication.
A famille-rose plaque showing court ladies taking tea in an interior, with a four-character iron-red seal and later panel mounting.
Estimate$300.00 – $600.00Reference conversion · CN¥2,013 – CN¥4,025 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-11
Catalogued as Qing dynasty. This is not OACA authentication.
A group of 34 small blue-and-white floral plaques, 17 mounted to drawer panels and all adapted as drawer pulls.
Estimate$300.00 – $600.00Reference conversion · CN¥2,013 – CN¥4,025 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-11
Catalogued as Qing dynasty, 19th century; the double-circle mark is recorded but is not proof of date. This is not OACA authentication.
A 45.7 cm rouleau vase with enamelled court-lady garden reserves on powder blue, a double-circle mark and a reticulated wood stand.
Estimate$1,000.00 – $2,000.00Reference conversion · CN¥6,708 – CN¥13,417 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableMing · 2026-11-11
Catalogued as late Ming–early Qing, circa 1643; the recorded salvage and labels are catalogue attributions, not OACA authentication.
A circa-1643 transitional blue-and-white teapot with prunus decoration, salvaged from a South China Sea wreck and carrying a collection label.
Estimate$200.00 – $400.00Reference conversion · CN¥1,342 – CN¥2,683 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-11
Catalogued as circa 1817 and recovered from the Diana wreck; this is not OACA authentication.
A 26.7 cm blue-and-white plate recovered from the Diana wreck and painted with two mounted figures.
Estimate$400.00 – $800.00Reference conversion · CN¥2,683 – CN¥5,367 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-08
Catalogued as Qing dynasty with a Kangxi double-circle mark; the mark is not proof of Kangxi manufacture. This is not OACA authentication.
A 45 cm painted porcelain vase bearing a double-circle mark beneath and showing evidence of former lamp conversion.
Estimate$200.00 – $400.00Reference conversion · CN¥1,342 – CN¥2,683 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-08
Catalogued as Qing dynasty. This is not OACA authentication.
A 33.5 cm famille-rose porcelain platter with a shaped scalloped rim.
Estimate$400.00 – $600.00Reference conversion · CN¥2,683 – CN¥4,025 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-08
Catalogued as Qing dynasty with a Qianlong mark; the mark is not proof of Qianlong manufacture. This is not OACA authentication.
A 6.4 cm moulded porcelain snuff bottle decorated with the Eight Immortals and bearing a Qianlong mark.
Estimate$450.00 – $600.00Reference conversion · CN¥3,019 – CN¥4,025 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-11
Catalogued as Qing dynasty. This is not OACA authentication.
A 17.1 cm globular tianqiuping-form vase with deep red and blue flambé glaze.
Estimate$100.00 – $200.00Reference conversion · CN¥671 – CN¥1,342 · 2026-09-14
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Photograph temporarily unavailableQing · 2026-11-08
Catalogued as Qing dynasty. This is not OACA authentication.
A painted Qing-catalogued porcelain jar measuring approximately 20.3 cm in each dimension.
Estimate$350.00 – $500.00Reference conversion · CN¥2,348 – CN¥3,354 · 2026-09-14
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Christie’s catalogues this blue-and-white bianhu as Yongle period (1403–1425). The 24.2 cm flask is estimated at HKD 25,000,000–30,000,000 for the 29 October 2026 Hong Kong sale.
Estimate HK$25,000,000.00 – HK$30,000,000.00Reference conversion · $3,187,393 – $3,824,872 · CN¥21,382,309 – CN¥25,658,770 · 2026-09-14
2026-10-29 · Time to confirm
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Christie’s catalogues this yangcai ‘Hundred Deer’ hu-form vase as Qianlong mark and period. The 45 cm vessel was formerly in the British Rail Pension Fund Collection and is estimated at HKD 18,000,000–25,000,000 for the 29 October 2026 Hong Kong sale.
Estimate HK$18,000,000.00 – HK$25,000,000.00Reference conversion · $2,294,923 – $3,187,393 · CN¥15,395,262 – CN¥21,382,309 · 2026-09-14
2026-10-29 · Time to confirm
LOT 6016
Sotheby’s catalogues this 29.8 cm blue-and-white makara-dragon jar as Ming dynasty, Yongle period. Lot 6016 is estimated at HKD 30,000,000–60,000,000 and is scheduled for 30 October 2026 at 2:15 p.m. HKT in Hong Kong.
Estimate HK$30,000,000.00 – HK$60,000,000.00Reference conversion · $3,824,872 – $7,649,744 · CN¥25,658,770 – CN¥51,317,541 · 2026-09-14
Oct 29, 2026, 11:15 PM · Pacific Time · sale starts
Sotheby’s 27 October article frames the 30 October 2026 Hong Kong auction “Possessing the Past” through the changing lives of Chinese works of art. It moves from Shang ritual bronzes and Qianlong archaistic jades to objects associated with modern connoisseur Edward T. Chow, emphasising how imperial reuse, inscription and later stewardship add layers to an object’s biography. The sale is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. HKT. Catalogue attribution and historical interpretation are the source’s statements, not OACA authentication; prospective bidders should review individual lot condition, provenance, fees, taxes and shipping.
Asia Week New York’s 26 October notice says “A Well of Rouge, a Flower of Fortune” remains on view in New York through 31 October 2026. The exhibition centres on rotating selections from more than 100 surviving instructional paintings by Li Fenggong (1907–1994), alongside flower paintings spanning the Ming and Qing dynasties through the modern period. This is an exhibition notice, not an auction, attribution guarantee or statement that works are available for purchase; confirm current visiting arrangements with the venue.
Sotheby’s 23 October article surveys 13 works in its Hong Kong Chinese Art sale, scheduled for 30 October 2026 at 2:15 p.m. HKT. Highlights include a Yongle blue-and-white makara-dragon jar estimated at HKD 30–60 million, a Qianlong blue-ground falangcai dragon bowl estimated at HKD 20–40 million, and an early-Ming Jun flowerpot estimated at HKD 6–18 million. These are catalogue attributions and estimates, not OACA authentication or completed sale prices; condition, premium, taxes, export/import controls and shipping require separate confirmation.
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