The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong is delighted to announce a private viewing of Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art, with Mr. Nicolas Chow.
The Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art, an extraordinary private collection showcases the breadth of East Asian art, with world class masterpieces from across China, Japan and Korea’s art history. Featuring altogether 125 lots, this sale includes over 70 pieces of Chinese ceramics and works of art spanning late Shang ritual bronzes to Qing imperial porcelain, alongside more than 50 Japanese screens, paintings, and Korean ceramics. The exceptional curation of the collection was carefully guided by Kochukyo Co., Ltd, the century-old legendary Tokyo-based dealership.
Highlights of the collection include a magnificent and rare Qianlong doucai and famille-rose ‘Eight Treasures’ vase, tianqiuping, a rare and large Northern Song Ru guanyao bowl, and a rare Ming dynasty Chenghua blue and white ‘gardenia’ palace bowl—all three unquestionably rank among the rarest and most desirable of all Chinese ceramics.
Japanese masterpieces include a pair of 16th century (Muromachi period) six-panel screens by Kano Motonobu, Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, and one of the most iconic images in art history, The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai. Adding to the richness of the collection is a 13th century (Goryeo dynasty) large slip-inlaid celadon-glazed ‘floral’ kundika vase.
Nicolas Chow is Chairman of Sotheby’s Asia and Worldwide Head of Asian Art. Mr. Nicolas Chow first joined Sotheby’s in 1999 and has played a pivotal role in leading the Chinese art market in Asia since 2003. Mr. Chow has been the mastermind behind many record-breaking sales. Notable examples include a rare Ru Guanyao brush washer from Northern Song Dynasty, which fetched HK$290 million and set the world record for Chinese Ceramics (October 2017); as well as the Meiyintang “Chicken Cup” which sold for HK$280 million to Shanghai collector Liu Yiqian, establishing a world record for Chinese Porcelain (April 2014).
Registration starts at 10:15am. Members are reminded that as the viewing takes place before the public are admitted, this event is strictly limited to current members only. A limited number of places are available, and pre-registration is required. Drop-ins will not be entertained. Members are further reminded that photography is not ordinarily permitted.
Image courtesy of Sotheby’s: (front) An important heirloom Jian ‘yuteki tenmoku’ tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty; and (back) South Wind, Clear Weather (‘Gaifu kaisei’), also known as Red Fuji, by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Edo period, 19th century.