With Asian Summer Sale, Stockholms Auktionsverk Magasin 5 presents a delightful selection of Asian decorative arts.
The auction house's specialists have assembled porcelain, bronzes, woodblock prints, textiles and decorative arts of various kinds. In total, just over 170 lots are on offer, marked by considerable variety. And there are details here to get lost in. A blue and white kamcheng is crowned by the most charming figure (zoom in!). Or the play of expression on that red Japanese lacquer fish. Or the stillness outside Himeji Castle.
Exquisite craftsmanship is on display in the embroidery worked in silk thread on a ground of white silk satin. There, in the corners, the double-headed eagle of the House of Habsburg holds court. But all of the above are merely individual examples drawn from a varied selection filled with glazed earthenware, delicate cloisonné, the occasional okimono, a good deal of literature and much more.
Welcome to Stockholms Auktionsverk Magasin 5!
