Category: Southeast Asian Art

Christie's Paris presents Mai Trung Thu's La coiffure (Hairdressing) before the auction at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2023. Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) La coiffure (Hairdressing) signed 'MAI THU' (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 28.5 x 38.5 cm (11¼ × 15⅛ in.) Painted around 1939 one seal of the artist Estimate HK$ ...

Christie's Paris presents Luong Xuan Nhi's Au marché aux fleurs de pâcher (Peach-blossoms market) before the auction at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2023. Luong Xuan Nhi (Vietnam, 1914-2006) Au marché aux fleurs de pâcher (Peach-blossoms market) signed 'Luong Xuan Nhi' (lower left) ink and gouache on base mounted on paper 50 x 38 cm. ...

Christie's Paris presents Mai Trung Thu's Mère et enfants (Mother and Children) before the auction at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2023. Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Mère et enfants (Mother and Children) signed 'MAI THU; dated in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk mounted on paper, in the artist's original frame; with ...

Mai Trung Thu's L’Aube Nouvelle (New Dawn) fetched HKD 4,000,000 at Christie's Hong Kong, 25 May 2021

Nguyen Phan Chanh's Les Couturières (Seamstresses at Work), A Landmark Collection of Vietnamese Art: The Jean-Marc Lefèvre Collection fetched HKD 10,930,000 at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 December 2020

Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Fleurs (Flowers) signed in Chinese and signed again 'Le pho' (lower left); signed, titled and inscribed 'LE PHO Fleurs WF BH W. F. Findlay' (on the reverse); gallery label affixed (on the reverse) oil on canvas 73 × 92 cm. (28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in.) Painted circa 1970 Provenance Wally ...

Nguyen Tuong Lan (Vietnam, 1906-1946) A la pagode (At the Temple) signed 'NT Lan' with the artist's monogram (lower left); inscribed in Chinese (upper left) ink and gouache on silk 50 x 75 cm. (19 5/8 x 29 1/2 in.) Painted circa 1935 Provenance The Tholance-Lorenzi Collection Price Realised HKD 1,300,000 at Christie's Hong Kong, ...

Zhang Heng's Seismoscope, The Zhang Heng's Earthquake Recorder, Te Papa Collection, Museum of New Zealand. WHEN DRAGONS DETECTED EARTHQUAKES This interesting-looking pot is in fact a seismoscope, the first known in the world, invented in 132 CE by a Chinese scholar named Zhang Heng. It's a seismoscope, not a seismograph, which means it can detect ...

Le Thi Luu (Vietnam, 1911-1988) Woman and Children ink and gouache on silk signed and stamped with the artist's seal 99 x 74 cm. (39 x 29¼ in.) executed circa 1960s Le Thi Luu (1911-1988) or is reverence worth reference? Le Thi Luu was born on 19 January in Tho Khoi which was the today ...

Rare Jar In White Blue Enamelled A Rare Blue and White Glazed Stoneware Peony's Storage Jar Vietnam, 15th Century The bulging globular belly is richly painted with blooming plovers. The shoulder is decorated with powerful Buddhist lions walking over the clouds. The collar is embellished with stylised flowers and the feet of a frieze of ...