Object lessons: from a $4m Chinese emperor's handscroll to Giacometti's mousy stools

Wang Hui et al, The Kangxi Emperors Southern Inspection Tour, section of scroll VI (late 17th century)
The Roy and Marilyn Papp collection of Chinese paintings, Sothebys, New York, 14 SeptemberEstimate $4m-$6mThe banker L. Roy Papp developed a taste for Asian art while working in the Philippines in the 1970s. Over 20 years, he and his wife Marilyn collected Chinese paintings from the Ming and Qing dynasties across subjects, media and artists. The star of Sothebys 122-lot sale is a portion of a