The highlight of the Asian Art / 5000 Years sale is a selection of sixteen bronze and stone sculptures from the collection of Nitta Muneichi (1912-2006), arguably the greatest collection of Buddhist bronzes formed in the modern era. The sale also includes rare Tibetan thangkas and a group of Gandharan stone sculpture originally acquired from Isao Kurita. The highlights of the Chinese section are a selection of bronze scholars’ objects from the collection of Ulrich Hausmann and a group of rare Qingbai figures from the Williams collection.

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For sale enquiries please contact:

Julian King

Head of Department | Chinese and Himalayan Works Of Art

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Samson Kunin

Associate Specialist & Researcher | Chinese Works Of Art

+44 20 7293 5225

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Tiffany Po

Pre-Sale Coordinator

+44 20 7293 5090

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