At Sotheby's Hong Kong's Spring Auction 2022, which opened on April 24, a special auction was held on April 29, "Royal Garden Treasures – Treasures", all from Hong Kong's richest man and collector Liu Luanxiong. There are a total of 8 pieces (groups) of Ming and Qing Dynasty porcelain, from Ming Dynasty Yongle Qinghua to Qianlong Glaze Red, each of which is a museum-level classic porcelain, and the lowest price of the whole auction is about HK$103 million.
In today's auction, 8 lots were all sold, half of the lots exceeded 10 million, with a total turnover of HK$113 million, which was basically in line with pre-auction expectations. This auction also once again confirms the extreme importance of the "fine art consciousness" of art collection, especially in the case of market fluctuations affected by the epidemic in recent years, only good things can maintain and increase in value, which is an iron law of the market.
Liu Luanxiong, ranked sixth in the "2022 Hong Kong Rich List", has been collecting since the late 1980s, including antique porcelain, Chinese and Western paintings, sculptures, famous wines and so on.
Liu Luanxiong has always been regarded by insiders as a "big predator in the collection world", and Sotheby's described "Liu Luanxiong's name, which is an outstanding symbol in the world of universal collection." Qiu Guoshi, chairman of Sotheby's Asia, also said: "Liu's strict selection of rare porcelain from prominent old collections, the utensils stored are all outstanding, which can be called the crown of the dynasty category." ”
Lot0005
Ming Yongle Blue and White Dragon Pattern Jar
Height 24.4cm, width 29.8cm
publication:
Sotheby's Hong Kong 20th Anniversary, Hong Kong, 1993, plate 55
The 30th Anniversary of Sotheby's Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2003, plate 211
source:
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 16th May 1989, lot 112
Price realised: HKD42,725,000
Lot0002
Ming Chenghua Blue and white double dragon chasing bead pattern plate
16.3cm
"Daming Chenghua Year System" section
publication:
Sotheby's Hong Kong 20th Anniversary, Hong Kong, 1993, plate 105
Sotheby's Hong Kong 30th Anniversary, Hong Kong, 2003, plate 252
source:
Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 27, 1992, lot 39
Price realised: HKD 16,105,000
Lot0003
Qing Yongzheng Pastel over the branch Fushou double full-grained large plate
51cm
"Great Qing Yongzheng Year System" section
publication:
《A Collection of One Hundred and Fifty Seven Watercolour Illustrations of Japanese and Chinese Porcelain and Pottery》，F. Brinkley 上尉委託出版，約1900年，圖版XX（圖一）
Xu's Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1991, plate 118
Sotheby's 20th Anniversary, Hong Kong, 1993, plate 273
Xu's Art Gallery: Ceramics IV, Hong Kong, 1995, No. 154
exhibit:
The Barbara Hutton Collection of Chinese Porcelain, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, 1956-1957, illustrated XVI
source:
Collection of Baron Iwasaki, circa 1900
barb. Hutton (1912-1979) Collection, circa 1950
Tsui Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th November 1976, lot 618
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th November 1982, lot 303
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th October 1991, lot 258
Price realised: HKD 18,525,000
Lot0008
Qingqianlong glazed red tuan dragon lingzhi gourd bottle
29.8cm
"Qianlong Year system of the Great Qing Dynasty"
publication:
Sotheby's 20th Anniversary, Hong Kong, 1993, plate 197
The 30th Anniversary of Sotheby's Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2003, plate 294
source:
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15th May 1990, lot 193
Price realised: HKD 12,475,000
Lot0007
Ming Yongle Sweet white glazed dark flower tangled lotus eight auspicious pattern monk hat pot
19.5cm
publication:
Sotheby's Hong Kong 20th Anniversary, Hong Kong, 1993, plate 136
source:
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15th May 1990, lot 38
Price realised: HKD 6,300,000
Lot0004
Akira Hiroshi Yellow ground blue flower folded branches of the tree flower pattern plate
26.2cm
"The Year of the Reign of The Great Ming Dynasty"
publication:
Cecile and Michel Beurdeley, La Ceramique Chinoise, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1974, color plates 67-68
Sotheby's Hong Kong 20th Anniversary, Hong Kong, 1993, plate 158
source:
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15th November 1988, lot 157
Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 26, 1993, lot 59
Price realised: HKD 7,560,000
Lot0006
Qing Yongzheng Coral red ground multicolored folded branches floral pattern light cup (pair)
11.9cm
"Yongzheng Imperial System" paragraph
publication:
Mo Shizi, "Imperial System", Hong Kong, 1976, plate 78 (part 1)
source:
Christie's London, 26 november 1974, lot 196
Collection by Barry Dinan
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 22nd May 1979, lot 237
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26th October 1993, lot 144
Price realised: HKD 6,300,000
Lot0001
Ming Xuande Blue and white passion lotus pattern small plate
15.3cm
"Daming Xuande Year System"
source:
Christie's Hong Kong, 2 october 1991, lot 743
Price realised: HKD 3,024,000