Department
Asian Art
Asian art is the largest collecting field in the Bay Area, and the heart of our sales. We handle Chinese ceramics from early wares to imperial porcelain, jade and hardstone carvings, bronzes, Buddhist sculpture, snuff bottles and the objects of the scholar's desk. Every object is examined in hand, and anything we cannot settle is stated plainly in the catalogue.
Consign to this departmentSelected objects
Objects collected for this department. Dates and materials are first assessments.
![[Demo] Gold hairpin](https://ruxrpmcwibuprracizzi.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/sign/auction-items/c7c9eaea-2a01-46a5-bc36-1f86d1fa207c/met-60860.jpg?token=eyJraWQiOiJkNTI5Y2NjMC00ZmExLTRiNTktYjAwMC1lN2I5MmNjOTQ1ODUiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJhdWN0aW9uLWl0ZW1zL2M3YzllYWVhLTJhMDEtNDZhNS1iYzM2LTFmODZkMWZhMjA3Yy9tZXQtNjA4NjAuanBnIiwic2NvcGUiOiJkb3dubG9hZCIsImlhdCI6MTc5MjM3MTA4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzkyMzkyNjg5fQ.Ng9zU2g4kkhNcfJSxmze9yYBJFJdCJOYAIrUU2KO160n7afcXw6tNtZvqQWef6Qj27AFz-73yDwHSuoeZu537w)
SoldPA-0006
[Demo] Gold hairpin
Metalwork · Ming style
Estimate $1,200 – $1,800
![[Demo] Pale celadon jade square box](https://ruxrpmcwibuprracizzi.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/sign/auction-items/ed176c5a-1e2f-4a54-aad2-cd1b5ef73563/met-42129.jpg?token=eyJraWQiOiJkNTI5Y2NjMC00ZmExLTRiNTktYjAwMC1lN2I5MmNjOTQ1ODUiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJhdWN0aW9uLWl0ZW1zL2VkMTc2YzVhLTFlMmYtNGE1NC1hYWQyLWNkMWI1ZWY3MzU2My9tZXQtNDIxMjkuanBnIiwic2NvcGUiOiJkb3dubG9hZCIsImlhdCI6MTc5MjM3MTA4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzkyMzkyNjg5fQ.xq0rCyAtlPYu87MUM5fZxF76Jp4IWa8zBG0TQtIRRAOyuEngj44BbndWccnU6677wF-eevpsWQrPpNS8dPwhiw)
CollectedPA-0003
[Demo] Pale celadon jade square box
Jade · Qing dynasty
Estimate $1,500 – $2,500
![[Demo] Longquan celadon bottle vase](https://ruxrpmcwibuprracizzi.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/sign/auction-items/9b6dc1a8-9e13-48a5-91f3-983ed13514c6/met-51050.jpg?token=eyJraWQiOiJkNTI5Y2NjMC00ZmExLTRiNTktYjAwMC1lN2I5MmNjOTQ1ODUiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJhdWN0aW9uLWl0ZW1zLzliNmRjMWE4LTllMTMtNDhhNS05MWYzLTk4M2VkMTM1MTRjNi9tZXQtNTEwNTAuanBnIiwic2NvcGUiOiJkb3dubG9hZCIsImlhdCI6MTc5MjM3MTA4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzkyMzkyNjg5fQ.XWl2hIc9gF1iXJ36KH07R2J5gSQX3K6pPLRiJTy659cd3048MuICT34CWmaDhA9AQTG9pTOqNA4XM19pEMPTbQ)
CollectedPA-0002
[Demo] Longquan celadon bottle vase
Ceramics · Southern Song style
Estimate $3,000 – $5,000
![[Demo] Blue-and-white dragon jar, Xuande mark](https://ruxrpmcwibuprracizzi.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/sign/auction-items/dbff72ed-213e-41af-b33b-24d3c9efb81c/met-39666.jpg?token=eyJraWQiOiJkNTI5Y2NjMC00ZmExLTRiNTktYjAwMC1lN2I5MmNjOTQ1ODUiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJhdWN0aW9uLWl0ZW1zL2RiZmY3MmVkLTIxM2UtNDFhZi1iMzNiLTI0ZDNjOWVmYjgxYy9tZXQtMzk2NjYuanBnIiwic2NvcGUiOiJkb3dubG9hZCIsImlhdCI6MTc5MjM3MTA4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzkyMzkyNjg5fQ.4UpL-iQO1XQDl04GDMn8Y5evvV7cKxcPaxBALmUqpiJL794fbQYg4mbN3McSRC1WRDkhFGAhbF3Vb42EjJnveg)
CollectedPA-0001
[Demo] Blue-and-white dragon jar, Xuande mark
Ceramics · Ming style, Xuande mark; under review
- What we look for
- Ceramics (imperial, private-kiln and Song wares), jade and hardstone, painting and calligraphy, bronzes and Buddhist sculpture, scholar's objects and snuff bottles, Japanese and Korean art
- Please prepare
- Clear photos (including the base and any marks), dimensions, purchase or family records
- Limits
- Archaeological objects need documented lawful provenance and export
Consign to this department
Send us photos, dimensions and what you know about the object. We will reply with a first opinion and next steps.
- Contact
- Lijie Ma
- (415) 200-6301
- mavongstep@gmail.com