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Taoist alchemy album at Christie's - Paul Ferguson - 01-22-2023
On 6 July, Christie’s presented an Art d’Asie Sale in Paris, featuring a wide array of Asian art – from imperial porcelains to Tibetan thangka. Surprisingly, it was a Taoist alchemy album from early Qing dynasty (1644-1911) which achieved the highest price and stole the show.
The 48-page Taoist alchemy album – illustrated with colourful pictures, diagrams and detailed essays – is an ancient Chinese guide to produce a Golden Elixir for immortality.
Rarely seen at auctions, it was hammered down at €600,000 – far exceeding the pre-sale low estimate of €10,000 by 60 times. After fees, it was sold for €756,000 (around US$771,000) to take the crown of the sale.
https://en.thevalue.com/articles/christies-paris-asian-art-june-2022-auction-result
RE: Taoist alchemy album at Christie's - Carl Lavoie - 01-23-2023
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I think that it might be the same treatise mentioned in the thread "July 2022" below, in this section.
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RE: Taoist alchemy album at Christie's - Paul Ferguson - 01-23-2023
Yes, of course.
Astonishing prices though...