6th Nov, 2024 14:00
Chinese and Japanese Works of Art
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A CHINESE CARVED GREY STONE PANEL FRAGMENT
carved in low relief with equestrian figures and horse drawn chariots, 38 by 64 cm
Provenance:
PC Lu Gallery Hong Kong.
Acquired by Peter O'Toole, 5 January 1964.
Works of Art from the Collection of Peter O'Toole, Katherine House Gallery, Marlborough, 13 May - 24th June 2017.
Peter O'Toole (1932 – 2013) was an English stage and film actor. He attended RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it.
Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times.
His interest in Chinese Art emerged from his time spent on location filming ‘Lord Jim’ in 1964, the locations including Hong Kong and Mainland China and again when he played the tutor in 'The Last Emperor'.
Footnote: The present panel is stylistically close to the Eastern Han (25-250AD) wall carvings found in the Wu Family Shrines in Shandong Provence, China; see Cary Y Liu, Recarving China's Past, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2005, p. 204.
青石雕板碎片
Sold for £20,000
carved in low relief with equestrian figures and horse drawn chariots, 38 by 64 cm
Provenance:
PC Lu Gallery Hong Kong.
Acquired by Peter O'Toole, 5 January 1964.
Works of Art from the Collection of Peter O'Toole, Katherine House Gallery, Marlborough, 13 May - 24th June 2017.
Peter O'Toole (1932 – 2013) was an English stage and film actor. He attended RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it.
Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times.
His interest in Chinese Art emerged from his time spent on location filming ‘Lord Jim’ in 1964, the locations including Hong Kong and Mainland China and again when he played the tutor in 'The Last Emperor'.
Footnote: The present panel is stylistically close to the Eastern Han (25-250AD) wall carvings found in the Wu Family Shrines in Shandong Provence, China; see Cary Y Liu, Recarving China's Past, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2005, p. 204.
Auction: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, 6th Nov, 2024
The biannual Chinese and Japanese sales offer a wide range of fine works representing the richness and breadth of East Asian ceramics, sculptures, bronze and works of art.
We are pleased to present ceramics and works of art from private collections across the UK during Asian Art in London week in our forthcoming sale on 6th November at 2pm. Highlights include a small collection of Chinese works of art for the scholar's table, collected by a naval captain stationed in Hong Kong harbour in the 1860s. Also a striking Japanese six-fold screen ‘Egrets in Snow’ from the collection of a Lady; a private collection of Chinese snuff bottles; a Chinese white jade ‘peach and bat’ group from the Qing Dynasty, acquired in the 1960/70’s; and a rare Chinese stone panel from the Property of Peter O’Toole.
The sale also includes an interesting selection of 12th-19th century Chinese ceramics, Tang Dynasty bronzes as well as a small collection of Chinese modern art. There are also 19th century Chinese scrolls, hats and shoes. In the Japanese section there are bronzes, porcelain, stoneware and works on paper.
Contact Head of Sale Stephen Loakes for enquiries | stephen.loakes@olympiaauctions.com + 44 (0)20 7806 5541
Viewing Times:
3rd Nov 2024 12:00 - 16:00
4th Nov 2024 10:00 - 20:00
5th Nov 2024 10:00 - 17:00
