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Art, design & architecture
Objets d'Art d'Extrême-Orient
Hôtel Drouot (Commissaires-priseurs: Etienne Ader, Antoine Ader, Jean-Louis Picard, Jacques Tajan)
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- Author
- Hôtel Drouot (Commissaires-priseurs: Etienne Ader, Antoine Ader, Jean-Louis Picard, Jacques Tajan)
- Publisher
- Hôtel Drouot, Salle No. 10
- Year
- 1973
- Edition
- Auction sale catalogue for the sale of 26-28 November 1973 · not confirmed
- Binding
- Paperback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
About this copy
This is the printed auction catalogue for the sale held at Hotel Drouot, Salle No. 10, Paris, on 26, 27 and 28 November 1973 at 2:15pm. The sale was conducted by commissaires-priseurs Etienne Ader, Antoine Ader, Jean-Louis Picard and Jacques Tajan, with the catalogue prepared by experts Guy Portier (Chinese and Japanese art) and Andre Le Veel (Japanese prints). The catalogue covers Neolithic pottery from Ban-Chieng, Thailand; Chinese and Japanese ceramics of the Northern Wei, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing periods; an extensive suite of hardstone carvings (agate, amethyst, chalcedony, coral, carnelian, jade, lapis lazuli, rose quartz, turquoise); archaic bronzes from China, the Khmer regions and Thailand; cloisonne bronzes; and material from the Collection du Prince W. and other collectors, including inro, suzuribako and kobako by Kajikawa, Koma, and Yoyusai; netsuke in ivory and wood by Gyokusei, Hogyoku, Ikko, Josei and Ryumin; ivory statuettes; carved wood figures including gilt Burmese Buddha and horse figures; Japanese screens; and Japanese woodblock prints by Utamaro, Koryusai, Kiyonaga, Hokusai and Hiroshige.
Softcover wrappers, in French, illustrated with a photographic image of a jade ewer on the front cover.
Condition
- Book
- Good - Wrappers show noticeable soiling and light spotting, particularly to the front cover, with some edge wear. Interior pages examined appear clean and sound. No dust jacket, as issued.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- Auction catalogues such as this are valuable reference tools for tracing the exhibition and sale history of individual pieces of Asian art
- Published by Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1973
- Sale held over three days, 26-28 November 1973, in Salle No. 10
- Includes material from the Collection du Prince W. and various other collectors
- Covers ceramics, bronzes, hardstone carvings, netsuke, inro, ivory, wood sculpture and Japanese prints
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
