Sotheby's

The Yi Yu Gui

Western Zhou dynasty, King Zhao period, probably c.980 BC

cast to the interior with a nineteen-character inscription reading Yi Yu cong wang nan zheng fa Chujing you de yong zuo Fu Wu bao zun yi Wu

Width 12 in., 30.6 cm

Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000 USD

POWER / CONQUEST: The Forging of Empires
20 September 2022 @ 9:00 AM EDT)
Lot 9

Sotheby's

The Jian Min Fang Zun

Western Zhou dynasty, probably King Mu period

cast to the interior with a fifty-one-character inscription reading wei jiuyue jishengba dingchou gong ling Jian Min cong jue you xu yantu Jian Min ji gao yu gong xiu wang you gan dui yang jue xiu yong zuo Xin Gong bao zun yi yong su xi pei zong zi zi sun sun qi wan nian yong bao

Height 8½ in., 21.5 cm

Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 USD

POWER / CONQUEST: The Forging of Empires
20 September 2022 @ 9:00 AM EDT)
Lot 17

Sotheby's

A large silver-inlaid copper alloy figure of Avalokiteshvara

Western Tibet, 11th century

Height 23½ in., 59.7 cm

Estimate: 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 USD

Dharma & Tantra
20 September 2022 @ 10 AM EDT
Lot 108

Sotheby's

A large inscribed gilt-bronze figure of Panjarnata Mahakala

Ming dynasty, dated Zhengde jiaxu year, corresponding to 1514

the top of the base incised with a horizontal fifteen-character inscription reading Daming Zhengde jiaxu nian yumajian taijian wuliang zao

Height 12 in., 30.7 cm

Estimate: 1,200,000 - 1,500,000 USD

Dharma & Tantra
20 September 2022 @ 10 AM EDT
Lot 123

Sotheby's

A superb and rare gilt-decorated famille-rose turquoise-ground vase

Seal mark and period of Qianlong

the base with a six-character seal mark in gold enamel

Height 10½ in., 26.7 cm

Estimate: 250,000 - 350,000 USD

Important Chinese Art
21 September 2022 @ 9 AM EDT
Lot 213

Sotheby's

A superbly carved white jade ‘dragon’ vase

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

Height 7⅛ in., 18.1 cm

Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 USD

Important Chinese Art
21 September 2022 @ 9 AM EDT
Lot 283

Sotheby's

A white-glazed moon jar

Joseon dynasty, late 17th / early 18th century

180,000-250,000 USD

SUBLIME BEAUTY: Korean Ceramics from a Private Collection
15-22 September 2022 @ 10 AM EDT
Lot 503

Sotheby's

A doucai ogee-form 'Eight Daoist Emblems' bowl

Mark and period of Guangxu

6,000-8,000 USD

CHINA / 5000 YEARS
16-27 September 2022 @ 9:30 AM EDT
Lot 155