Cowan's to Host Inaugural Asian Art Auction on August 26-27 Cowan's to Host Inaugural Asian Art Auction
August 26-27, 2011
Featuring Ivory, Jade, Porcelain, Prints, Chinese furniture and Scroll Paintings
her, Shan Jana built the Taj Mahal from 1632-1653 as a mausoleum for his beloved wife.
A Chinese White Jade Scholar's Screen is estimated to sell for $1,500/2,000. This scholar's screen has four rectangular white jade plaques carved on one side with figures and pagodas in a mountainous landscape, the reverse is incised with two seals and a tree, and the plaque is fitted within a carved zitan wood stand.
A Book titled Customs and Costumes of the Chinese by Grohmann is expected to sell for $1,000/2,000. This book contains 55 text pages to go with 55 wonderful hand-colored full page plates. In a custom clamshell box, the title translates roughly to "Customs and Clothing of the Chinese Presented in Colorful Paintings: by the Painter Puqua in Canton as Supplement to Macartney's and Van Braams Travels. George Macartney was a British Envoy who was sent to China from 1792-1794 to negotiate better trade policies between Britain and China, and with hopes to establish a permanent embassy in Beijing. Although unsuccessful at these official goals, the mission did return
A Chinese Fan Painting Attributed to Zhu Wenxing is estimated at $800/1,200. The painting depicts flowers with a grasshopper.
A Chinese Porcelain and Enameled Immortal Figure is expected to sell anywhere from $4,000/6,000.
A Chinese Carved Rosewood Cabinet is estimated at $800/1,200. Carved in rosewood and 20th century, this cabinet has a carved jade landscape and pierced side walls.
About Cowan’s Auctions, Inc.
As one of the nation’s leading auction houses with sales approaching $20 million, Cowan’s has been helping individuals and institutions build important collections for more than a decade. The company’s four divisions of American History, American Indian and Western Art, American and European Fine and Decorative Art, and Historic Firearms & Early Militaria hold semi-annual cataloged sales that routinely set records for rare offerings.
Through its extensive mailing list of more than 35,000 collectors, dealers and institutional clients, each Cowan’s auction typically attracts more than 1,000 bidders from across the globe. To learn more about Cowan’s visit our website at www.cowans.com.
