Detail: Auction No. 140
Monday, Dec 08, 2014, 7 pm EST

With pieces representing nations all across Asia, this sale beautifully demonstrates the continent’s range of styles and techniques. Featuring paintings, statues, and objects from Tibet, China, and Japan, it includes both religious and secular art primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries. Highlights include a well carved cinnabar box depicting Daoist immortals, gilt figures of Tibetan lamas and Buddhist deities, and a Japanese samurai tanto complete with sword fittings.