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Le Pho (1907-2001) La Jeune Fille Aux Pommes-Cannelle signed in Chinese and signed 'Le Pho' (upper right) ink and gouache on silk 60.5 x 45 cm. (23 7/8 x 17 3/4 in.) Painted in 1938 one seal of the artist Christie’s is pleased to present an extraordinary work: a milestone in the master painter Le ...

Dexter How, Christie's Vice President, Head of Sale, Senior Specialist, Southeast Asian Art and Jean-François Hubert, Christie's Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art, Hong Kong, 24 November 2016.

A Rare Vietnamese Qinan Incense Wood Formation The naturally formed wood has been meticulously trimmed to leave the densely formed dark resin and carved in the form in reminiscence of a pierced scholar's rock. 12 5/8 in. (31.9 cm.), 1434g Japanese wood box Price Realised HKD 9,640,000 at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2016 Chenxiang and qinan are ...

Hoang Tich Chu (Vietnam, 1912-2003) Lady with a Fan signed and dated 'H Chu/1989' (lower left) lacquer on panel 90 x 70 cm. (35 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.) Painted in 1989 Price Realised HKD 81,250 at  Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016

A Brown, Red and Gold Lacquered Wood Standing Figure of Luohan Lê Dynasty, Vietnam, 18th Century lacquer on wood 166 cm. (65 3/8 in.) high Provenance Couturier-de Nicolay, Hotel Durout, Paris, France, 5 February 1987 Acquired from the above by the present owner Private Collection, Europe Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 Price Realised HKD ...

A Stone Figure of Dvarapala Cham art, Tháp Mẫm style, Bình Ðịnh, Vietnam, 12th Century stone 52 cm. (20 1/2 in.) high Provenance Collection of a French officer in Vietnam, brought to France in 1952 Acquired from the above in 1986 Private Collection, Europe Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 Price Realised HKD 118,750 at Christie’s ...

A Stone Head of A Divinity Cham art, Tháp Mẫm Style, Bình Ðịnh, Vietnam, 11th – 12th Century stone 45 cm. (17 3/4 in.) high Provenance Collection of a French officer in Vietnam, brought to France in 1952 Acquired from the above in 1986 Private Collection, Europe Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 Price Realised ...

Tran Dzu Hong (Vietnam, 1922-2002) Scene from Truyen Kieu signed and dated 'Dzu Hong/60-61' (lower right) lacquer on panel 250 x 150 cm. (98 3/8 x 59 in.) Executed in 1960-1961 Provenance Commissioned from the artist by Ngo Dinh Diem Thence by descent to the previous owner Acquired from the above by the present owner ...

Christie’s Vietnamese Art Vanity – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art, Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 On this particular occasion, Christie’s, for the very first time, published a separate Vietnamese Art Vanity – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art. Zineng Wang Vice President, Senior Specialist, Head of Sale Southeast Asian Art Jean-François Hubert Senior Expert ...

Zineng Wang, Christie's Vice President, Senior Specialist, Head of Sale, Southeast Asian Art and Mr Jean-François Hubert, Christie's Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art sharing as speakers prior to the sale Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art on June 30, 2016.