Auction introduction: The Ai Lian Tang Collection – Imperial Scholar’s Objects is an exceptional sale comprising 26 important Chinese works of art that have been carefully curated to illuminate the emperor’s life as a scholar and sovereign, emphasising themes of heavenly mandate, tradition, archaism, literature and Confucian ideals. The sale showcases extraordinary diversity — spanning Song ceramics, imperial porcelain, Buddhist art and imperial works of art — each category offering rare and remarkable masterpieces.