Rare Pair of Lemon Yellow-glazed Wine Cups, China, Yongzheng (1723-35) period. Sold for: $459,000.

Thursday, January 18 | New York City

Skinner’s Asian Art department is inviting consignments for 2018 auctions. Experts from Skinner will be available in the New York office on January 18th by appointment to evaluate Chinese porcelains, Chinese jade and stone carvings, textiles, fine Chinese and Japanese cloisonné, Japanese Meiji Period antiques, Japanese woodblock prints, Asian scroll paintings, Bronzes, Buddhist items and more from China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.… Read More

Pair of Large Bronze and Cloisonné Roosters, China (Lot 333, Estimate $20,000-30,000)

Skinner’s fall Asian Works of Art auction presents more than 500 lots, with outstanding examples of textiles, jade, cloisonné, painted miniatures, Peking glass, and metal wares. The auction will take place at Skinner’s Boston Gallery on Friday, September 15 at 10AM.

Jade, considered the most precious material in Chinese traditional culture, is believed to promote wisdom, balance, and peace.… Read More

Embroidered Lady’s Informal Robe, China, 19th century (Lot 119, Estimate: $2,000-3,000)

BOSTON, MA – Skinner’s upcoming Asian Works of Art auction features 568 lots with special strengths in the areas of textiles, jade, Chinese paintings, and ceramics. The auction will take place at Skinner’s Boston Gallery on Saturday, March 18 at 11AM, coinciding with the end Asia Week in New York.

Chinese Textiles

The textiles in this auction are especially notable.… Read More

Pottery Figure of an Entertainer, China, possibly Han dynasty (Lot 73, Estimate $800-1,000)

In China, ancient burial sites commonly included tomb pottery. China’s tradition of pottery-making began in ancient times well before the Han dynasty, but by this time, improvements to pottery-making techniques allowed for extensive production of items for both daily and ceremonial use. These sophisticated new techniques eventually led to the three-colored glazed-ware (sancai) of the Tang dynasty as well as low-fired glazed-wares of the Ming and Qing dynasties.… Read More

BOSTON, MA – Skinner, Inc. will present an Asian Works of Art auction of over 700 lots on Friday, September 16, 2016 at 11AM, coinciding with Asia week auctions in New York City. The auction features several important private collections, including early Middle Eastern ceramics and manuscripts, tomb pottery from the Han and Tang periods, and an exceptional collection of early monochrome miniature ceramics from the Tang to the Qing dynasty.… Read More

Skinner is privileged to offer a monumental twelve-panel Coromandel kuancai lacquer screen (Lot 523) on March 19 at the Asian Works of Art auction in Boston. More than 8 feet high and 21 feet wide, the screen is majestic in appearance and awe-inspiring for it’s complexity in composition as well as it’s precision in depicting mythological scenes with numerous immortal deities and all varieties of flora and fauna. Such themes in meticulous details on giant lacquer screens were in fashion and widely popular during the Kangxi period (1661-1772) in China.… Read More

Double-sided Twelve-panel Coromandel Screen, China, Kangxi period (1662-1722) (Lot 523, Estimate$20,000-30,000)

Fine Chinese and Persian ceramics lead March 19 Auction

BOSTON, MA – March 4, 2016 –Skinner, Inc. is pleased to announce its first Asian Works of Art auction of 2016, to be held in Boston Saturday, March 19 at 11AM. Encompassing more than 500 lots and featuring Chinese and Persian ceramics, jades, textiles, cloisonné and an important Coromandel screen, the sale will coincide with the annual Spring Asia Week celebration of Asian art in New York.… Read More

Chun Kyungja (천경자) (b. 1924), A Black Woman in Atlanta, Korea, 1987 (Lot 466, Estimate $650,000-$700,000)

Including Fine Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian Art

BOSTON, MA – September 8, 2015 –Skinner, Inc. will hold an important Asian Works of Art auction of over 600 lots on Saturday, September 19. Featuring Chinese jades, paintings, and ceramics, Korean traditional and contemporary paintings, and modern Japanese prints and ceramics, the sale will coincide with the annual Fall Asia Week in New York.… Read More

Four Leaves of Miniature Paintings, Iran, 18th century (Lot 28, Estimate $20,000-$30,000)

BOSTON, MA – May 8, 2015 – Strong examples of Indian, Persian, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese art covering miniature paintings, jade, ceramics, furniture and more will be on the block during Skinner, Inc.’s live Asian Works of Art auction on May 16th. From more than 500 lots, including several outstanding private collections, buyers will discover a wide range of fresh-to-market material with exceptional provenance.… Read More

Asian Works of Art auction features the Collection of Irwin J. Pachter

BOSTON, MA – November 5, 2014 – Exceptional collections of early and modern Japanese prints lead an array of impressive offerings on the block at Skinner, Inc. this month during a live Asian Works of Art auction in Boston on November 22nd, and a Modern Japanese Prints – Online auction taking place November 17th – 24th. The live auction will also spotlight a private collection of netsuke and okimono, in addition to Chinese and Korean art including jade, ceramics and furniture.… Read More