芝加哥藝術(shù)博物館將于今年九月拍賣館藏300多件中國文物，年代從宋代至清代，委托拍賣方為紐約佳士得。美國博物館普遍經(jīng)費(fèi)緊張，但像AIC這樣的大館如此清倉中國文物，還是讓人覺得意外

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An underglaze-blue-decorated yellow-enameled stem bowl, period (1736-1795), estimate: $60,000-80,000; a large wucai garlic-mouth vase (1573-1619), estimate: $200,000-300,000; a peachbloom-glazed domed waterpot, taibai zun, (1662-1722), estimate: $80,000-120,000. Phoyo: Crhisries

May 30, 2019 at 3:11pm

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO TO DEACCESSION THREE HUNDRED CHINESE ARTWORKSThe Art Institute of Chicago is planning to unload more than three hundred works from its collection of Chinese art at Christie’s New York this September. The institution is selling objects dating from the Song to the Qing dynasty at a live sale on September 12 and an online auction taking place from September 10 to September 17.

“Our curators are always evaluating and refining the museum’s collection,” the Chicago museum said in a statement provided to the Chicago Tribune. “This auction allows us to deaccession a number of works in areas where we have significant breadth and depth and the proceeds will return to the Asian Art department’s acquisition fund.”

A global tour of highlights from the collection, which includes a strong selection of Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain, began on May 23 in Hong Kong, and will make several stops throughout Asia prior to the sales. The institute already sold twenty-two works of Chinese jade from its holdings at a Sotheby’s sale during Asia Week earlier this month. Spread across eight auctions, the auction house sold more than eight hundred Asian works of art, which netted more than $45 million.