Asian Art

Asian Art

The Asian Art Department at Clars L.A. specializes in appraising and evaluating all types of Asian arts and consistently achieving outstanding auction results throughout the years. Our department has established and cultivated close relationships with a significant global audience for buyers and collectors from Asia, Europe and throughout North America. We are known for being entrusted with collections from private and public institutions.

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Sold: $57,475

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Furniture, Art, & Asian Auction

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Estimate: $800 -$1500

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Buddhist Arts
Himalayan gilt bronze figural group of Yamataka Vajrabhairava Ekavira
Sold: $248,300
Himalayan gilt bronze of Vaisravana
Sold: $57,475
Chinese gilt bronze figure of Buddha
Sold: $187,500
Furniture

Pair of Chinese huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs.
Sold: $200,000
Pair of Chinese huanghuali Compound cabinets.
Sold: $303,310
Chinese stone overlay hardwood cabinet.
Sold: $237,900
Set of Chinese huanghuali round tables and stools (lot of 6).
Sold: $195,200
Jade & Hardstone Carvings

Chinese small 18k gold vessel with spinach jade base.
Sold $58,900
Chinese Mughal-style jade covered censer.
Sold $112,500
Japanese & Korean Works of Art
Monumental Japanese cloisonné enamel vase on stand.
Sold: $135,300
Chiura Obata (American/Japanese, 1885–1975), Monterey Cypress on the Cliffs of Pebble Beach, 1948, watercolor and gouache on silk.
Sold: $33,275
Metalwork
Chinese gilt silver mechanical celestial sphere.
Sold: $50,000
Left: Chinese imperial bronze ‘dragon’ vase, Mark and Period of Qianlong. Right: Chinese imperial bronze ‘dragon’ vase, mark and period of Jiaqing.
Sold: $245,000
(lot of 3) Chinese enameled silver cosmetic boxes.
Sold: $20,000
Paintings & Calligraphy

Zhang Daqian, Sightseeing in Mountain, ink and color on paper, 53″ x 27″.
Sold: $500,750
Zhang Daqian, Landscape, ink and color on paper (lot of 8).
Sold $2,860,000
Porcelains
Chinese molded Dingyao bowl. Provenance: Sotheby’s Parke Bernet Los Angeles, The Late Chingwah Lee Collection, June 8, 1981, lot 263, from San Francisco collection formed over five decades.
Sold: $100,000
Pair of famille rose ruby-ground ‘medallion’ bowls with Daoguang mark.
Sold: $159,900
Pair of Chinese doucai enameled globular vases.
Sold: $87,500
Iron-red ground gilt-decorated wall vase.
Sold $166,050
Chinese underglaze blue porcelain brush pot, attributed to Wang Bu (Chinese, 1898–1968).
Sold: $534,300
Textiles

Chinese turquoise ground gauze jifu robe.
Sold: $45,750
Chinese blue gauze robe with crane roundels.
Sold: $12,800

Harry Huang

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ASIAN ART

Harry Huang is an Associate Director of Asian Art at Clars where he heads the department.

With over a decade of experience in the auction industry, Harry was previously the Head of Asian Art at Michaan’s Auctions and Fine Estate Inc. He spearheaded the department for both companies by successfully conducting monthly auctions as well as numerous Asian Art specific auctions with tremendous results. Some of the highlights from his previous tenures include a rare and magnificent Chinese soapstone carving (sold for $2.35 million in June 2013) and Fu Baoshi’s Lady and Bamboo (sold for $1.4 million in June 2015). Harry holds a Master of Letters degree in Art History of China from Christie’s Education, London accredited by the University of Glasgow. He is also fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

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