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Asian Arts Department

Richard Cervantes Cong Wang
Vice President | Head of Department Cataloguer | Department Administrator
rcervantes@freemansauction.com cwang@freemansauction.com
267.414.1219 267.414.1219

n auctioneer’s greatest challenge is to discover fine art histories. Even property from the S. Lup Jung Collection
Aand antiques that are fresh and unknown in the present (Lots 360-486), a prominent collector and art dealer in
market. The greatest sources of such artworks are private and Delaware, speaks of a pre-boom market when scholarship
family collections. Long before the Chinese art market started focused largely on Song ceramics, such as those varieties
to boom in the 21st century, many of the lots offered here had from northern kilns represented here.
found their ways to the homes of their consignors. Some items
come with detailed provenance, like the early Qing bronze I am happy to present the following eclectic assemblage of
vase (Lot 73) sent home to Georgia with the instruction “take Chinese and East Asian art ranging from China’s bronze age
care, this is from the palace” by American missionary in China into the 21st century. Many lots of these fine artworks are
Hannah Simms-Lee. Others, such as the rare and superb making their debut in a new and unprecedented Asian Art
Imperial Qianlong hunting knife (Lot 86), were once part of market. It is my desire that they be met with enthusiasm
large and diverse collections of luxury items and curiosities. and move into the possession of different collectors eager
Where and when they were acquired is lost in the family to hold and treasure them for generations.

Sincerely,

Richard Cervantes, Vice President | Head of Department

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