August Private Collection: Asian Art

Updated August 5, 2026

Alden's Auction is delighted to present an exclusive and thoughtfully curated selection of important Asian antiques. This online auction will feature a distinguished array of fine ceramics, exceptional jade works, refined paintings, and historic sculptures, each embodying the profound cultural heritage and artistic excellence of Asia. We cordially invite our valued clients, collectors, and connoisseurs to take part in this exceptional bidding event. Our dedicated team is committed to ensuring a seamless, professional, and rewarding auction experience. For any inquiries or assistance, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. We invite you to join us on a captivating journey through history, culture, and artistry, where each artifact is not merely an object, but a meaningful legacy awaiting discovery and appreciation. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .

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In this auction (457 lots)

Categories: Pottery, China & Glass · Jewelry & Watches · Fine Art & Prints · Antiques & Furniture

• Lot 0001 — HU YEFOU (1908–1980), ATTRIBUTED TO, ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE GOLDEN LOTUS
• Lot 0002 — HU YEFOU (1908–1980), ATTRIBUTED TO, ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE GOLDEN LOTUS
• Lot 0003 — HU YEFOU (1908–1980), ATTRIBUTED TO, ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE GOLDEN LOTUS
• Lot 0004 — HU YEFOU (1908–1980), ATTRIBUTED TO, ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE GOLDEN LOTUS
• Lot 0005 — A TURQUOISE GREEN-GROUND WHITE-MOULDED 'PLAIN' VASE
• Lot 0006 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'INTERLOCKING FLOWERS' LARGE BOWL
• Lot 0007 — A SACRIFICIAL RED-GLAZED 'PLAIN' STEM DISH
• Lot 0008 — A TIANHUANG 'BEAST-FINIAL' SEAL
• Lot 0009 — XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, HORSES
• Lot 0010 — XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, CAT
• Lot 0011 — XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, THREE GALLOPING HORSES
• Lot 0012 — XU BEIHONG (1895-1953), ATTRIBUTED TO, DRINKING HORSE
• Lot 0013 — A WUCAI 'FISH AND WATER WEEDS' LARGE JAR
• Lot 0014 — A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'IMPERIAL POEM' CHICKEN CUPS
• Lot 0015 — A LONGQUAN 'BEAST-FINIAL' COVERED JAR
• Lot 0016 — A PAIR OF WUCAI 'FIGURES' BOWLS
• Lot 0017 — A ZHANG DAQIAN PAINTING OF MOGAO CAVES, INK AND COLOR ON SILK
• Lot 0018 — PU RU (1896-1963), ATTRIBUTED TO, LETTER (TWO PAGES)
• Lot 0019 — KANG YOUWEI (1858-1927), ATTRIBUTED TO, RUNNING SCRIPT (TEN SCREENS)
• Lot 0020 — PAN TIANSHOU (1897-1971), ATTRIBUTED TO, EARLY MORNING
• Lot 0021 — ANONYMOUS, ATTRIBUTED TO, 17TH CENTURY THANGKA
• Lot 0022 — AN ANCIENT CHINESE QIN (ZITHER)
• Lot 0023 — CHEN JIEQI (1813-1884), ATTRIBUTED TO, INSCRIBED RUBBING
• Lot 0024 — CHEN JIEQI (1813-1884), ATTRIBUTED TO, INSCRIBED SCULPTURE RUBBING
• Lot 0025 — ANONYMOUS, ATTRIBUTED TO, SUTRA FRAGMENT
• Lot 0026 — A SPECIAL INTRODUCTION
• Lot 0027 — A WHITE-GLAZED CARVED 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' WATER POT
• Lot 0028 — A LEMON YELLOW-GLAZED 'CHRYSANTHEMUM-PETAL' GARLIC-HEAD VASE
• Lot 0029 — A CELADON GLAZED 'PLAIN' FIVE-HOLE VASE
• Lot 0030 — A BLUE-GROUND MEDALLION 'FLOWERS' BOWL
• Lot 0031 — A DOUCAI 'PASSION FLOWER' STEM CUP
• Lot 0032 — A YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' FLASK
• Lot 0033 — A PAIR OF LEMON YELLOW-GLAZED MEDALLION 'FLOWERS' VASES
• Lot 0034 — A GE WARE 'PLAIN' VASE
• Lot 0035 — A BLUE-GROUND YANGCAI 'FLOWERS' LANTERN VASE
• Lot 0036 — A LONGQUAN CONG-FORM VASE
• Lot 0037 — A GREEN-GROUND 'FLOWERS' MEIPING
• Lot 0038 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'PEACH BLOSSOM' VASE
• Lot 0039 — A WUCAI 'FIGURES AND STORY' CASE JAR
• Lot 0040 — A PAIR OF YANGCAI 'FLOWERS' VASES
• Lot 0041 — A BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED 'SEA MONSTERS' BOWL
• Lot 0042 — A DOUCAI 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' YUHUCHUNPING
• Lot 0043 — A GILT 'FLOWERS' CASE JAR
• Lot 0044 — A FLAMBÉ GLAZED POMEGRANATE-SHAPED ZUN
• Lot 0045 — A CELADON MOULDED 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' LONG-NECK VASE
• Lot 0046 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'DEER AND CRANE' GARLIC-HEAD VASE
• Lot 0047 — AN OFFICIAL 'PLAIN' VASE
• Lot 0048 — A JUN WARE 'PLAIN' LARGE LOBED BOWL
• Lot 0049 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'EIGHT TREASURES' LARGE BOWL
• Lot 0050 — A GE WARE 'PLAIN' LONG-NECK LOBED VASE
• Lot 0051 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'ROUNDEL FLOWERS' RIBBON GOURD VASE
• Lot 0052 — A RUBY RED-GROUND MEDALLION 'FLOWERS' BOWL
• Lot 0053 — A TURQUOISE GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE MEDALLION 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' DOUBLE-HANDLE LARGE VASE
• Lot 0054 — AN ARCHAIC JADE AXE WITH IMPERIAL POEM
• Lot 0055 — AN APPLE GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'FLOWERS' DOUBLE-HANDLE VASE
• Lot 0056 — AN OFFICIAL 'PLAIN' CENSER
• Lot 0057 — AN OFFICIAL CONG-FORM VASE
• Lot 0058 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'INTERLOCKING FLOWERS' DOUBLE-BEAST-MASK ZUN
• Lot 0059 — AN OFFICIAL CONG-FORM VASE
• Lot 0060 — A YELLOW-GROUND YANGCAI 'EIGHT TREASURES' BUMBA EWER
• Lot 0061 — A BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' DISH
• Lot 0062 — A CELADON-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'FLOWERS AND BIRDS' ZUN
• Lot 0063 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURES AND STORY' JAR
• Lot 0064 — A TURQUOISE GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'WAVES, CLOUD AND DRAGON' LARGE GLOBULAR VASE
• Lot 0065 — A BLUE AND WHITE AND CELADON 'EIGHT TREASURES' FLASK
• Lot 0066 — A TURQUOISE GREEN-GROUND 'FLOWERS' GOURD VASE
• Lot 0067 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS POND' SMALL GLOBULAR VASE
• Lot 0068 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'NINE PEACHES' LARGE GLOBULAR VASE
• Lot 0069 — A ZHANG DAQIAN PAINTING OF WOMAN AND CAT, INK AND COLOR ON PAPER
• Lot 0070 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, SPLASHED-COLOR LANDSCAPE
• Lot 0071 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LOTUS
• Lot 0072 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, WHITE EMPEROR CITY IN COLORFUL CLOUDS
• Lot 0073 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, SPLASHED-COLOR LANDSCAPE
• Lot 0074 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, PEONY
• Lot 0075 — A WUCAI 'FIGURES AND STORY' GENERAL'S JAR
• Lot 0076 — A YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'FORTUNE AND LONGEVITY' WATER-CHESTNUT VASE
• Lot 0077 — A YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED BUTTERFLIES' GLOBULAR VASE
• Lot 0078 — A RU WARE 'PLAIN' LOBED LONG-NECK VASE
• Lot 0079 — A RU WARE 'PLAIN' NARCISSUS BOWL
• Lot 0080 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'FLOWERS' EWER
• Lot 0081 — AN OFFICIAL 'PLAIN' LOBED BRUSH WASHER
• Lot 0082 — A GOLD-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'PLAIN' TRIPLE-GOURD VASE
• Lot 0083 — A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHABALA
• Lot 0084 — A YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'INTERLOCKING FLOWERS' BUMBA EWER
• Lot 0085 — A BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED 'WAVES, CLOUD AND DRAGON' DISH
• Lot 0086 — SHEN ZHOU (1427-1509), ATTRIBUTED TO, LIVING COLORS AND FRAGRANCE
• Lot 0087 — ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998), ATTRIBUTED TO, FLOWER AND BIRD
• Lot 0088 — QI BAISHI (1864-1957), ATTRIBUTED TO, BENEFITING LONGEVITY
• Lot 0089 — QI BAISHI (1864-1957), ATTRIBUTED TO, AUTUMN COLORS
• Lot 0090 — QI BAISHI (1864-1957), ATTRIBUTED TO, GROUP OF SHRIMP
• Lot 0091 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LOTUS
• Lot 0092 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LOTUS
• Lot 0093 — QI BAISHI (1864-1957), ATTRIBUTED TO, AUTUMN COLORS AND AUTUMN FRAGRANCE
• Lot 0094 — JIN NONG (1687-1763), ATTRIBUTED TO, PLUM BLOSSOMS
• Lot 0095 — QI BAISHI (1864-1957), ATTRIBUTED TO, FLOWERS, INSECTS, FRUITS AND GOURDS (HANDSCROLL)
• Lot 0096 — QI BAISHI (1864-1957), ATTRIBUTED TO, CHRYSANTHEMUMS
• Lot 0097 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983), ATTRIBUTED TO, LANDSCAPE
• Lot 0098 — WU GUANZHONG (1919-2010), ATTRIBUTED TO, TWELVE ZODIAC ANIMALS
• Lot 0099 — A SPECIAL SESSION INTRODUCTION
• Lot 0100 — AN IRON-RED 'TWO DRAGONS CHASING A PEARL' BOWL
• Lot 0101 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'CHI DRAGON' GLOBULAR VASE
• Lot 0102 — A TURQUOISE GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'INTERLOCKING FLOWERS' EWER
• Lot 0103 — A YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' JAR
• Lot 0104 — A YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE MEDALLION 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' VASE
• Lot 0105 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'ROUNDEL FLOWERS' JAR
• Lot 0106 — A DOUCAI 'INTERLOCKING FLOWERS AND AUSPICIOUS BEASTS' FOUR-LUG JAR
• Lot 0107 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'FLOWERS' RIBBON-HANDLE FLASK
• Lot 0108 — AN IRON-RED 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' DOUBLE-HANDLE VASE
• Lot 0109 — A YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED 'DRAGON' MOONFLASK
• Lot 0110 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'AUSPICIOUS BEASTS, RESERVE' LARGE DISH
• Lot 0111 — A RUBY PINK-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE MEDALLION 'FLOWERS AND BIRDS' ELEPHANT-HANDLE ZUN
• Lot 0112 — A YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AMONG FLOWERS' YUHUCHUNPING
• Lot 0113 — A TURQUOISE GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'FORTUNE, LONGEVITY AND OFFICIAL' VASE
• Lot 0114 — A GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'INTERLOCKING FLOWERS' CASE JAR
• Lot 0115 — A GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS AND EIGHT TREASURES' CROWN-EAR CENSER
• Lot 0116 — AN OFFICIAL CONG-FORM VASE
• Lot 0117 — A BLUE AND WHITE AND YELLOW ENAMEL 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' DISH
• Lot 0118 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'MILLEFLEURS' OLIVE ZUN
• Lot 0119 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' LARGE JAR
• Lot 0120 — A YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'FLOWERS' VASE
• Lot 0121 — A YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE 'BUNDLE OF LOTUS' LARGE DISH
• Lot 0122 — A YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE MEDALLION 'FLOWERS AND BIRDS' MOONFLASK
• Lot 0123 — A DOUCAI 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' DOUBLE-HANDLE VASE
• Lot 0124 — A GE GLAZED 'PLAIN' SIX-HOLE VASE
• Lot 0125 — A CELADON GLAZED OPENWORK 'FLOWERS' VASE
• Lot 0126 — A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' GLOBULAR VASE
• Lot 0127 — A WUCAI 'FLOWERS' HORSESHOE ZUN
• Lot 0128 — A DING 'PLAIN' COVERED JAR
• Lot 0129 — A DING 'PLAIN' CARVED VASE
• Lot 0130 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' JAR
• Lot 0131 — A RUBY RED-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'FLOWERS' VASE
• Lot 0132 — A RU WARE 'PLAIN' SQUARE BEAST-HANDLE ZUN
• Lot 0133 — A TEA-DUST GLAZED 'HUNDRED BUTTERFLIES' LONG-NECK VASE
• Lot 0134 — A YUE WARE 'PLAIN' CENSER
• Lot 0135 — A PORCELAIN 'PLAIN' BUDDHIST STUPA
• Lot 0136 — AN OFFICIAL 'PLAIN' BEAKER
• Lot 0137 — AN OFFICIAL 'PLAIN' OCTAGONAL LONG-NECK VASE
• Lot 0138 — A YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS AND SANSKRIT' STEM CUP
• Lot 0139 — A COPPER-RED 'ROUNDEL DRAGON' HORSESHOE ZUN
• Lot 0140 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS AND EIGHT TREASURES' JAR
• Lot 0141 — A BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED 'SEA BEASTS' BOWL
• Lot 0142 — A ROBIN'S EGG GLAZED 'PLAIN' LOBED DOUBLE-HANDLE GARLIC-HEAD VASE
• Lot 0143 — A RED-GROUND YELLOW ENAMEL 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' JAR
• Lot 0144 — A GE WARE 'PLAIN' VASE
• Lot 0145 — A JUN WARE 'PLAIN' BOWL
• Lot 0146 — A GE-GLAZED 'PLAIN' DOUBLE-BEAST-HANDLE SQUARE VASE
• Lot 0147 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'BROCADE' TILE
• Lot 0148 — A BLUE AND WHITE 'CLOUD AND DRAGON' TILE
• Lot 0149 — A LONGQUAN 'PLAIN' LOTUS-LEAF COVERED JAR
• Lot 0150 — A GE WARE 'PLAIN' LONG-NECK VASE
• … and 307 more lots

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