T his season’s Arts d'Asie sale, to be held on 14 June during Printemps Asiatique in Paris, features a vast spectrum of paintings, ceramics, sculptures and jades spanning the length and breadth of Asia.
Highlights of the sale include Buddhist and Hindu sculptures of superlative quality including the personal collection of Indian and Himalayan art from the late Robert Willocx; Chinese paintings and calligraphy; classical huanghuali furniture; Song ceramics, and Qing dynasty porcelain. Nguyễn Phan Chánh's chef d'oeuvre Les Chanteuses de Campagne is the highlight of a Vietnamese painting section, which also features works by Lê Phổ, Vũ Cao Đàm and Mai Thrung Thứ.
本季巴黎蘇富比亞洲藝術拍賣將於6月14日舉行，作為巴黎亞洲藝術週Printemps Asiatique的壓軸，拍品涵蓋亞洲繪畫、陶瓷、雕塑和玉器。
本次拍賣亮點包括工藝精美之佛教和印度教造像，其中包含羅伯特‧維勒斯（1932-2023）印度及喜馬拉雅收藏；此外，另有中國書畫、古典黃花梨家具、宋代陶瓷和清代瓷器。越南藝術家阮潘正作品《鄉間之吟》更是本場拍賣重點，同場亦有黎譜、武高談和枚中栨等大師佳作。
Dr. Robert Willocx represented the very essence of curiosity. A Belgian humanist for whom life was an endless quest of discovery and uncovering the secrets of the world, his interest in Asian art emerged from his many journeys to the region. This interest blossomed during a golden age for Belgian collectors, with renowned dealers such as Claude de Marteau, Al Farahnick, Louisa Muller and Gisèle Croës all opening art galleries in Brussels. The large fifteenth-century Tibetan gilt-bronze Guhyasamaja (lot 16), purchased from de Marteau circa 1975; the charming Tibetan Avalokiteshvara of the same period (lot 1), or the finely cast seventeenth-century Bodhisattva, possibly a Manjushri from the Tashikitsel workshop (lot 7), all bear homage to Dr. Willocx’s discerning eye for quality. Several pieces from the collection hint at Dr. Willocx’s passion for medicine, including the rare Tibetan thangka depicting Bhaisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha, painted in the atelier of famed artist Choying Gyatso (lot 6), and a rare eighteenth-century example of the purification deity Vajradaka (lot 11).
羅伯特·維勒斯博士，乃比利時人文主義者，畢生秉持好奇之心，探求世間奧秘。自1950年起，維勒斯遊歷亞洲，遂萌發對亞洲藝術之興趣。知名骨董商克勞德·德‧馬圖、Al Fahranic、露易莎·穆勒及吉賽爾等當時相繼於布魯塞爾設藝廊，堪稱亞洲藝術收藏之黃金時代。約於1975年，維勒斯自德‧馬圖處購得十五世紀鎏金銅密集金剛像（拍品16）；又得同時代藏傳銅鎏金嵌綠松石觀音坐像（拍品1），及一尊十七世紀藏傳銅鎏金菩薩坐像，或出自扎什吉彩作坊（拍品7）。此諸造像，工藝精妙，皆顯維勒斯博士鑒賞高品質藝術品之眼光。
此收藏亦顯其對醫學之熱情，包括著名藝術家鵬丁·嘉措所繪藏傳藥師佛唐卡（拍品6），以及一尊十八世紀銅鎏金噉食空行母坐像（拍品11），皆為罕見珍品。
The present collection, acquired at auction and through from specialist dealers across Europe, is a testimony to the collector's long standing passion for Asia. The collection began with a small group of important works inherited from the current owner’s father, including a rare Northern Wei figure of a Buddha acquired from the philosopher Friedrich Alfred Noerr (1874-1969) in 1963 (lot 55). Growing over years of careful purchase, highlights from the present collection include rare examples of Song ceramics, including several intriguing pieces selected for the London exhibition of the Oriental Ceramic Society, China Without Dragons, in 2016 (lots 47, 59, 63 and 67); a curious Ming dynasty ‘Xiniu’ mirror stand (lot 69); a rare fahua meiping (lot 68), and a Transitional rouleau vase beautifully painted in vibrant hues of cobalt (lot 162).
本收藏展現藏家對亞洲藝術之久遠熱情，始於藏家先父遺留之一小批重要作品，其中包括北魏六世紀石灰岩雕佛立像一尊（拍品55），此像乃於1963年自哲學家弗里德里希·阿爾弗雷德·諾爾（Friedrich Alfred Noerr, 1874-1969）處購得。本收藏多數來拍賣及歐洲古董商，歷經多年精心蒐羅，本藏亮點包括數件珍罕宋代陶瓷，部分曾借展於2016年倫敦東方陶瓷學會《無龍之中國》展覽（拍品47、59、63及67）；另有明代犀牛望月鏡架一件（拍品69）；罕見琺華花卉紋梅瓶一尊（拍品68），以及明末清初十七世紀青花芭蕉麒麟圖筒瓶一件（拍品162）。
This erudite collection has been assembled over the years by a group of collectors and great lovers of Asian art. Coordinated by the late Jean-Luc Enguehard (1950-2016), a well-known figure in the Indian and Himalayan art circles of Paris, and guided by Gilles Béguin, the former curator of the Cernuschi Museum, this group offers a wide range of important and well provenanced examples of Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Buddhist sculpture and painting.
此收藏博古通今，乃由一眾亞洲藝術愛好者暨收藏家歷年精心所成。由已故印度及喜馬拉雅藝術界名士讓-呂克·昂蓋哈（Jean-Luc Enguehard, 1950-2016）帶領，並由瑟努奇博物館名譽總研究員吉爾·貝金（Gilles Béguin）指導。此團體蒐羅諸多來源可靠之重要印度、喜馬拉雅及東南亞佛教雕塑與繪畫作品。
This sale features a number of well preserved, regal textiles from the Qing court, including dragon robes (lots 120-121) and a monumental imperial hall carpet (lot 132). Some fine examples of ceramics, including a rare doucai ‘narcissus’ dish (lot 118), ‘dragon’ jars (lot 125), and a grand famille-rose ‘immortals’ vase (lot 128) are the highlights of this category. Huanghuali tables (lots 107, 116 and 139) and the largest of all known imperial seals from the Empress Dowager Cixi (lot 133), are also to be offered: lasting symbols of the grandeur and opulence of life at the Qing court.
本次拍賣凡有多件清宮珍藏之紡織品，包括龍紋吉服袍（拍品120-121）及巨幅御用殿毯（拍品132）。瓷器類品，則有闘彩靈仙祝壽圖盤（拍品118）、綠彩雲龍趕珠紋蓋罐一對（拍品125），以及粉彩八仙圖大瓶（拍品128），俱屬珍貴之品。且另有黃花梨桌（拍品107、116及139）與慈禧太后所製之巨璽（拍品133），悉彰顯清宮之雍容生活。
The collection of family heirlooms from diplomat Chen Ding (1894-1917) is represented by a touching ensemble of fan paintings and calligraphy that surfaced in France, preserved by his descendants for over 50 years. The collection includes a rare surviving example of the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra completed by Weng Fanggang (1733-1818): a sutra the artist had resolved to copy out four times each year for 22 years until his death in 1817. This sutra, together with a set of letter from Weng Fanggang to his friend Huang Yi (1733-181) and fine calligraphy by Lin Zexu (1785-1850) and an ancestor Chen Jichang (1791-1849), were sent to Chen Ding from China during his diplomatic posting abroad in the 1960s by his elder brother Chen Meigong (1878-1975).
此書畫收藏來自外交家陳定（1894-1917）家族，由其後代於法國珍藏逾半世紀。藏品包括翁方綱（1733-1818）書寫之珍罕金剛經（拍品140）。翁氏決心每年抄寫四次，歷時二十二載，至其1817年逝世。此經文連同翁方綱致友人黃易之手扎墨蹟（拍品143）、林則徐之書法（拍品141）及先人陳繼昌之墨寶（拍品142），皆於1960年代陳定外派期間，由兄長陳枚功（1878-1975）從中國寄予，家族傳承情深，動人心弦。
The Vietnamese modern art section of the sale features a wistful portrait of a lady seated by a window gently touching a narcissus by Mai Trung Thứ (1906-1980); a rare ceramic head by Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000) – one of few produced through a contract with the Manufacture de Sèvres in France – and a seminal masterpiece by Nguyễn Phan Chánh (1892-1984), Les Chanteuses de Campagne, one of very few oil on canvas works ever produced by the artist. This important work was first presented at an exhibition of the École des Beaux Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi in 1930, before being sent to Paris for the International Colonial Exhibition of 1931 where it was acquired by the grandparents of the present owner in whose family collection it has remained ever since.
此次拍賣越南現代藝術之亮點，包括枚中栨所繪之女子肖像，人物坐於窗邊，輕撫水仙；又有武高談與法國塞夫勒製造廠所制之陶瓷頭像，限量罕見；焦點拍品為阮潘正（1892-1984）之重要油畫《鄉間之吟》，此乃藝術家屈指可數之油畫創作。此重要作品，首展於1930年河內中南半島美術學校，後於1931年送至巴黎參加國際殖民地博覽會，由現任藏家之祖父母所購，此後家族傳承至今。
