12 octobre 2008

HOKUSAI - Kanagawa Oban-yoko-e. Planche des trente-six vues du Fuji intitulée « Sous la vague au large de Kanagawa ». Pas d'estimationProvenance : Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 8 Juin 1977 (expertise M. Beurdeley) : n° 36. Vente du Mercredi 22 octobre 2008. Arts d'Orient, Collection Szerer. Boisgirard et Associés - Paris. 01 47 70 81 36

A fine and rare pair of small copper-red 'nine dragon' cups. Marks and period of Yongzheng the steep gently curving sides painted in a vibrant underglaze copper-red with characteristic green spotting, of nine five-clawed dragons arranged in two tiers leaping and plunging amongst ruyi-shaped clouds and flames over rolling crested waves around the foot, their faces clenched revealing sharp fangs and eyes glaring towards one another, the base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark within double-squares - 6 cm., 2 3/8 in. -... [Lire la suite]

HIROSHIGE - Le pont de Nihonbashi Oban-yoko-e. Planche des cinquante-trois stations du Tokaido. Pas d'estimation Vente du Mercredi 22 octobre 2008. Arts d'Orient, Collection Szerer. Boisgirard et Associés - Paris. 01 47 70 81 36

Lot 2578. A fine and rare copper-red decorated waterpot, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722);  9.7 cm., 3 7/8 in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD. Lot Sold 920,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2008 the finely potted apple-shaped body with rounded sides rising to the shoulder with an inturned mouth and inverted rim, elegantly painted in pencilled lines of deep tones of copper-red with four detached sprays of lotus, hibiscus, chrysanthemum and peony, each large flowerhead wreathed with dense scrolls of... [Lire la suite]

KUNIYOSHI -  Jeune paysanne et enfant. Oban-tate-e. Série des 100 poètes. Pas d'estimation Vente du Mercredi 22 octobre 2008. Arts d'Orient, Collection Szerer. Boisgirard et Associés - Paris. 01 47 70 81 36

Lot 2577. A large iron-red 'dragon' charger, Guangxu Period, Cuixiugong Mark; 63.5cm., 25in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot Sold 620,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2008 the interior finely painted in dark iron-red in the centre with a large five-clawed full-frontal dragon encircling a flaming pearl, bordered on the cavetto and exterior with four sinuous dragons in profile, each chasing a flaming pearl, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with the characters 'cui xiu gong zhi'. Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

UTAMARO - Jeunes femmes. Oban-tate-e. Belle impression. Rognée (?). Pas d'estimation Vente du Mercredi 22 octobre 2008. Arts d'Orient, Collection Szerer. Boisgirard et Associés - Paris. 01 47 70 81 36

A small iron-red decorated 'dragon' cup. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period the deep rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, decorated on the exterior in iron-red with a pair of dragons playfully striding in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' through flames and cloud swirls and above splashing waves, all between double-line borders, inscribed on the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark  - 6.3cm., 2 1/2 in. - Lot Sold: 62,500 HKD PROVENANCE: A Private Japanese Collection Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of... [Lire la suite]

HIROSHIGE - Poissons. Oban-yoko-e. Série des grands poissons.. Pliure. Pas d'estimationProvenance : Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 8 Juin 1977 (expertise M. Beurdeley) : n° 18. Vente du Mercredi 22 octobre 2008. Arts d'Orient, Collection Szerer. Boisgirard et Associés - Paris. 01 47 70 81 36

A pair of copper-red 'bats and cranes' dishes. Marks and period of Yongzheng each with a flat base angling to steeply everted sides, the interior with five bats plunging and swooping around the centre and rim, the exterior with six circular medallions enclosing cranes with wings spread apart amidst stylised clouds - 15.8 cm., 6 1/4 in. - Lot Sold: 200,000 HKD PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17th May 1988, lot 202 Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 08 Oct 08. Hong Kong - www.sothebys.com - Photo... [Lire la suite]