Asian Works of Art

Provenance:

Property from the Collection of Jay R. Butterman (E&J Frankel's attorney), New York, New York.

This lot was acquired by the present owner, Mr. Jay Butterman, from the well-known dealers of Chinese works of art Edith and Joel Frankel. Mr. Butterman, who was their friend and family attorney, fondly recalls the Saturday gatherings at their Madison Avenue gallery, where customers and friends would come together to chat and admire Frankel’s latest acquisitions. Among the regulars at these Saturday gatherings were important scholars and artists such as the great artist and collector C.C. Wang and the renowned calligrapher and scholar Wang Fangyu, both of whom exhibited their work at the Frankel gallery. He has particularly fond memories of fascinating discussions with the psychologist and television personality Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who was a dear friend of the Frankel’s and wrote an essay for the catalogue for their Exhibition called “Play It Again, Asian Games and Pastimes” which received much attention including a significant review in the New York Times. A collector of antiquarian books and Asian art since his youth, Mr. Butterman is a distinguished attorney and has, in his long career, represented numerous important artists, galleries, and collectors in a variety of capacities.  We are privileged to present these important pieces in addition to early Chinese ceramics, other scholarly items, and Japanese works of art from Mr. Butterman’s collection.

Illustrated:

E&J FRANKEL LTD. Holding Everything! Treasure Boxes in the Qianlong Manner. Exhibition and Sale, September 19th Through November 2nd 1996. New York: E&J Frankel Ltd., 1996., pp 24-25.

來源：

紐約州紐約市Jay R. Butterman先生（傅蘭閣古董行家族律師）藏。

巴特曼先生是著名的婚姻法和家庭法律師，多次入選“紐約超級律師”名列，著名古董商傅蘭閣夫婦生前一直由他代理，關係相當親密。據他説傅蘭閣夫婦鼎盛時期，每周六在家辦餐會招待親朋好友兼畫家學者，王方宇、王几千都是常客，一起围观傅蘭閣新到的文房精品。本場徵集到巴特曼先生所藏中國瓷雜與日本工藝精品，敬請關注。

著錄：

紐約傅蘭閣1996年著《Holding Everything! Treasure Boxes in the Qianlong Manner. Exhibition and Sale, September 19th Through November 2nd 1996》展覽圖錄。

Restorations to the drawers.

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