NEW YORK CITY — Bonhams presented a successful series of sales for the September iteration of Asia Week New York which saw robust in-person bidding and achieved $6.2 million overall.

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Bonhams kicked off the week with a strong offering from Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art featuring Private Collections of Snuff Bottles on September 18. The sale was led by an extremely rare blue-speckled-glazed garlic-head vase, Yongzheng seal mark and of the period, which achieved more than four times its estimate when it sold for $280,000. Overall, the auction totaled $2 million.

An extremely rare blue-speckled-glazed garlic-head vase, sold for $280,000.

Fine Chinese Paintings

Bonhams, the only auction house to hold dedicated Chinese painting auctions outside of Asia, presented its Fine Chinese Paintings sale on September 19 which was highlighted by Shi Lu’s (1919-1982) “Picking Cotton,” 1955. Inspired by the artist’s time in India, this magnificent work from the Reverend Richard Fabian Collection realized more than 18 times its estimate when it sold for $547,000. Overall, the auction achieved $3.1 million.

“Picking Cotton” (1955) by Shi Lu (1919-1982), sold for $547,000.

Fine Japanese and Korean Art

Bonhams’ Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art sale closed out the live sales on September 20 with a selection of works of art from Japan and Korea which spanned centuries and mediums. Leading the sale was a Seventh Century gilt-bronze figure of Miruk Bosal (Maitreya) in meditation from the Unified Silla period (668-935), that sold for $255,000. Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, was believed to be a savior deity who would return to earth 570 million years after the death of the historical Buddha to save humankind. Overall, the sale achieved $1.1 million.

A gilt-bronze figure of Miruk Bosal (Maitreya) in meditation, sold for $255,000.

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