3 janvier 2010

Dish. China, Jiangxi Province; Ming period (1368-1644), Zhengde era, 1506 - 1521 Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel (Jingdezhen ware). H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm). Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art. 1979.181 The decoration of fruit and flowers found on this Zhengde-era dish recreates motifs, compositions, and a color scheme common in the early part of the 15th century. Five floral sprays embellish the interior of this bowl: a camellia in the... [Lire la suite]

Dish. China, Jiangxi Province; Ming period (1368-1644), Hongzhi era, 1488 - 1505 Porcelain with overglaze yellow enamel (Jingdezhen ware). H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm). Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art. 1979.179 Dish. China, Jiangxi Province; Ming period (1368-1644), Zhengde era, 1506 - 1521 Porcelain with overglaze yellow enamel (Jiangdezhen ware). H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm). Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art. 1979.180 The... [Lire la suite]

Jar. China, Shanxi or Henan Province; Ming period (1368-1644), late 15th century (probably Hongzhi era, 1488 - 1505) Stoneware with trailed slip under glaze and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware). Stoneware with trailed slip under glaze and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware). Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art. 1979.178 The liveliness and sense of movement seen in the decoration of a phoenix and scrolling lotus flowers on this fahua jar that can be dated to the 15th century typifies the decoration... [Lire la suite]

Vietnam, Charger with Dragon, Late 15th Century. Stoneware The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Asia Society, New York, offer an unprecedented exhibition of art from ancient Viet Nam—the first U.S. exhibition to address in depth the historical, geographic and cultural contexts of precolonial Vietnamese art. Throughout its long history, Viet Nam served as a central hub for trade routes connecting the regions of Asia and the West, with travelers and merchants traversing its long open plains, and trade vessels from as far west as... [Lire la suite]

photo Rxandy Capinpin - makeup : Hanna Pechon

photo Jatin Kampani

Importante commode. Estampille de JOSEPH entre deux fleurs de lys et marque J.M.E. Epoque Louis XV vers 1755. de forme galbée en laque du Japon, elle présente en façade et sur les deux côtés des paysages animés d'oiseaux exécutés en laque or sur fond noir avec quelques incrustations de Burgau. Le décor sur le devant forme trois panneaux dans des encadrements de bronze ciselé et doré à volutes et feuilles d'acanthe.Elle ouvre par deux tiroirs sans traverse et repose sur quatre pieds cambrés.La très riche ornementation de... [Lire la suite]

Blue & White Kinrande Style Shallow Bowl, 明代 Ming Dynasty, 嘉慶 Jiajing Period (1522-1566) A blue and white shallow bowl with a wide everted rim raised on a tall ring foot painted in Kinrande style, the Japanese term meaning gold brocade style, popular during the reign of the Jiajing emperor, Houcong. The cavetto painted in iron red with traces of a gilt floral motif in evidence and beneath the rim a single underglaze blue line border under the iron red pigment. In the well of the bowl a haloed... [Lire la suite]

Plaque en majolique du Duché d’Urbino représentant une Nativité, 1530-1550. Attribué à l’atelier d’Orazio Fontana, Duché d’Urbino. Hauteur : 31,00 cm - Largeur : 23,50 cm. Prix sur demande Cette représentation de la Nativité est basée sur une peinture de Raffaello Sanzio, représentant la Sainte Famille réalisé vers 1510. Ce tableau est aujourd’hui conservé au Musée Condé de Chantilly connu sous le nom de la Madone de Lorette. Vandermeersch 21, quai Voltaire 75007 Paris - France. Tel : +33 1 42 61 23 10 - Fax : +33 1 49... [Lire la suite]