Ritual, Cosmos, and Imperial Splendor: Important Chinese Art from a Private North American Collection

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This autumn, Christie’s New York presents the sale Ritual, Cosmos, and Imperial Splendor: Important Chinese Art from a Private North American Collection. Together, these themes provide a lens through which to understand the objects in this sale, while also revealing the profound interconnectedness of religion, imperial authority, and artistic achievement in shaping Chinese cultures across millennia.

In Ritual, we explore works associated with some of the earliest ceremonial practices in China, including a late Shang dynasty bronze you and a rare set of Spring and Autumn period bronze bells. Cosmos turns to works that reflect humanity’s relationship with the divine and the unseen forces believed to govern the universe, specifically showcasing the development and cross-pollination of Buddhism and Daoism in Chinese history. A Xuande mark-and-period Vajrapani created in the imperial workshops for court use and a spectacular set of ten eighteenth-century kesi panels of the Daoist pantheon and celestial realm lead the section. Lastly, Imperial Splendor highlights the extraordinary artistic achievements of the imperial workshops. A Qianlong mark-and-period underglaze-blue and copper-red vase decorated with three playful Buddhist lions and produced under the supervision of Tang Ying (1682-1756), the celebrated superintendent of the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen (lot 855), exemplifies the exceptional quality, elegant proportions, and technical mastery of imperial ceramic production.

今秋，紐約佳士得隆重呈獻「禮象皇華：北美私人珍藏中國藝術」專場。以「禮」、「象」、「皇華」三義為綱，不僅為觀照本場器物提供一重脈絡，亦由此見宗教信仰、帝王權力與藝術成就如何相互交織，綿延數千年而塑成中國文化之多重面貌。

「禮」之篇，聚焦中國早期禮儀與祭祀相關之器物，包括商晚期青銅卣，以及一組九件春秋青銅編鎛。「象」則轉而觀照人與神明、天地及無形宇宙秩序之感通，尤著重佛、道二教於中國歷史中的演變與交融。此篇由宣德年製、出自宮廷作坊的金剛手菩薩像領銜，並呈獻一組氣象恢宏的十八世紀緙絲十屏，鋪陳道教眾神與天界仙境。「皇華」之篇，則彰顯宮廷作坊所臻至的藝術高峰。焦點拍品之一為乾隆年製青花釉裏紅三獅紋瓶，由景德鎮御窯名臣唐英（1682–1756）督造。器形端雅，三獅嬉戲，紋飾生動，而青花、釉裏紅之燒造尤見精湛，充分體現清代宮廷瓷器在品質與工藝上所臻至的卓絕成就。

Horaires des ventes aux enchères

17 sept. 09:00 (EDT) Lots 801-862

Brought to you by

Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)

Head of Department, VP, Specialist | Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

Vicki Paloympis joined Christie’s Chinese Works of Art department in 2011. She has contributed to several of the most important auctions of the category, including The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, The Fujita Museum Collection, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection. Based in New York, she works closely with collectors and institutions, and travels internationally to secure consignments. Her role includes overseeing strategy for the New York auctions, managing the department pipeline, and conducting appraisals for key clients. Vicki holds a BA in Chinese Art from New York University and an MA, with distinction, in the History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia from SOAS, University of London. She also earned a postgraduate diploma in Chinese Studies from the Johns Hopkins–Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies. She has lived and studied in Beijing and is proficient in Mandarin Chinese and Greek.

潘薇琦於2011年加入紐約佳士得中國瓷器及工藝品部，曾參與多場重要珍藏拍賣，包括「安思遠珍藏」、「藤田美術館珍藏」及「大都會藝術博物館珍藏」等；現駐紐約，與私人藏家及藝術機構緊密合作，常赴各地徵集拍品；主理紐約拍賣業務策略規劃、部門拍賣項目統籌及重要客戶珍藏估值等工作。她畢業於紐約大學，獲中國藝術學士學位，其後以優異成績考獲倫敦大學亞非學院東亞藝術與考古史碩士學位，兼獲約翰霍普金斯大學—南京大學中美文化研究中心中國研究深造文憑；曾於北京居住及研習，精通普通話及希臘語。