On March 12, 2019, Freeman’s will hold back to back auctions: Asian Arts (beginning at 10:00am) and Japanese Arts (beginning at 3:00pm). The Asian Arts auction, with nearly 400 lots, will present works from China, Korea, Southeast Asian and the Middle East, that span a period of over 5000 years, including fine ceramics, furniture, textiles, jades, bronzes, and more. Among the sales highlights is a group of painted and glazed pottery sculptures and vessels from various owners, dating from the Neolithic period to the Ming dynasty. Lot 3 (estimate: $8,000-12,000) is an excellent example of a Neolithic (circa 1500 B.C.) painted grey pottery tripod vessel from the inner Mongolian Xiajiadian culture, whose dark body contrasts with the orange and white floriform motifs painted on the body. Many centuries later, during the Han dynasty (206
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