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Important Notice Regarding Packing With respect to ceramics and sculpture, if, in
As a courtesy to purchasers who come to our opinion, the piece was made at a specific
Sotheby’s to pick up property, Sotheby’s kiln or location, the name of the kiln or
will assist in packing framed paintings. location will appear in bold or capital letters,
Sotheby’s is unable to remove canvases i.e., DING OVOID VASE, SONG DYNASTY.
off stretchers or to roll works on paper. However, if the heading appears as follows,
Purchasers are advised to contact an inde- ‘DING’ OVOID VASE, SONG DYNASTY, this
pendent painting restorer to pack works in indicates that, in our opinion, the piece is of
this manner. the Ding type or location, and although of the
date specified, not necessarily made at the
Notice Regarding Endangered Species Ding kiln or location.
◉ Property containing certain endangered Pottery Figure of a Horse, Tang Style
species will require a CITES license upon This inclusion of the word “style” indicates
export from the U.S. and may require an that, in our opinion, either the piece (i)
additional license upon import into another while basically of the period indicated,
country. There is no guarantee that such has undergone significant restoration or
licenses will be granted. In the case of denial alteration, or (ii) was made as an intentional
of any license or of delay in obtaining such reproduction of an earlier style.
licenses, the purchaser remains responsible
for making on-time payment for the total Where a ceramic or work of art bears a
purchase price. signature or seal of an artist or studio, if the
heading appears as follows:
Important Notice for Ceramics By Ma Shaoxuan This work is, in our best
The catalogue descriptions do not include a judgment, by the named artist.
general indication of repair and damage, and
this absence of any comment should not be Attributed to Ma Shaoxuan In our
interpreted as a guarantee of the condition opinion, probably a work by the artist but less
of the lot. All lots are sold “AS IS” as set forth certainty as to authorship is expressed than
in paragraph 1 of the Conditions of Sale and in the preceding category.
prospective purchasers are advised that all Signed Ma Shaoxuan The piece bears the
lots should be viewed personally. Condition signature or seal of the artist or studio but
reports are available at sothebys.com. Any with no firm attribution as to the hand.
addditional enquiries may be directed to the
Ceramics Department at +1 212 606 7332. GLOSSARY FOR CHINESE FURNITURE
With respect to Asian hardwoods, 22 terms
‘Huanghuali’, ‘Huali’ ‘Hongmu’ ‘Zitan’ and
GLOSSARY OF TERMS others appearing within single quotes
in bold or capital letters in the heading
The following are examples of the terminol- are descriptive identifications based on
ogy used in this catalogue. Please note that appearance, and are not intended to denote
all statements made in this catalogue are a specific species.
made subject to the provisions of the Condi-
tions of Sale and Terms of Guarantee printed Notwithstanding the above, if within five
in this catalogue: years of the sale of any lot, the buyer gives
written notice to Sotheby’s that the lot sold
GLOSSARY FOR CHINESE CERAMICS is a forgery and if within three months after
AND WORKS OF ART giving such notice, the buyer returns the
lot in the same Condition as it was at the
Pottery Figure of a Horse, Tang Dynasty time of sale to the premises of Sotheby’s
This heading, with date or period included, and demonstrates to the satisfaction of
means that the piece is, in our opinion, of Sotheby’s that the lot sold is a forgery,
the date or period indicated with no major Sotheby’s is authorized to and will rescind
alterations or replacements unless otherwise the sale and refund the purchase price
in dicated in the cataloguing. received by it. For this purpose a ‘forgery’
is defined as a work created with intent to
deceive.

Photography:
Jon Lam
Elliot Perez

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