6 mars 2013

Qiu Zhijie (B.1969), A Blessed Child. Ink on paper. A set of three hanging scrolls. Each scroll measures 137.2 x 69.5 cm. (54 x 27 3/8 in.). Executed in 2013. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Chinese Contemporary Ink. Christie's Private Sale. contact: Carmen Shek, Associate Specialist. Hong Kong: +852 2760 1766 - New York: +212 484 4894 - Email cshek@christies.com

Qiu Zhijie (B.1969), A Satisfied Art Collector. Ink on paper. A set of three hanging scrolls. Each scroll measures 137.2 x 69.5 cm. (54 x 27 3/8 in.). Executed in 2013. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Chinese Contemporary Ink. Christie's Private Sale. contact: Carmen Shek, Associate Specialist. Hong Kong: +852 2760 1766 - New York: +212 484 4894 - Email cshek@christies.com

Qiu Zhijie (B.1969), A Fortune Teller. Ink on paper. A set of three hanging scrolls. Each scroll measures 137.2 x 69.5 cm. (54 x 27 3/8 in.). Executed in 2013.  Chinese Contemporary Ink. Christie's Private Sale. contact: Carmen Shek, Associate Specialist. Hong Kong: +852 2760 1766 - New York: +212 484 4894 - Email cshek@christies.com

Qiu Zhijie, A Nostalgic Person. A set of three hanging scrolls. Each scroll measures 137.2 x 69.5 cm. (54 x 27 3/8 in.). Executed in 2013. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Chinese Contemporary Ink. Christie's Private Sale. contact: Carmen Shek, Associate Specialist. Hong Kong: +852 2760 1766 - New York: +212 484 4894 - Email cshek@christies.com

Lot 141. A Blue And White Rouleau Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722). Height 17 1/2  in., 44.4 cm. Estimate 25,000 - 35,000 USD. Lot sold 31,250 USD. © Sotheby's. of characteristic cylindrical form, with a columnar neck and galleried rim, finely painted in bright and inky tones of blue with a continuous scene of sages in discussion within a skiff floating along a riverscape graced with high mountains, pine forests and birds, observed by a lone fisherman, the other sage... [Lire la suite]

A Pair Of Blue And White Rouleau Vases, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period - Sotheby's each of cylindrical form set with a short neck with a galleried mouth, the body painted with quatrefoil, fan and square panels containing either landscapes, bird and flowers, treasured objects, sea horses, or deer and crane, all reserved against a blue ground with scrolling lotus left in white, set below a peony scroll at the shoulders and a ruyi and key-fret band collaring the neck (2); Height 18 in., 45.7 cm. Estimation: 50,000 -... [Lire la suite]

Lot 139. A Blue And White 'Kuixing' Rouleau Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722).  Height 18 3/8  in., 46.7 cm. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. © Sotheby's. of cylindrical form set with a short neck with a galleried rim, the body painted with the figure Kuixing, god of examinations and literary success, amongst plants and flowers, holding a writing brush in his right hand, his bushel-measure in his left, all below a ruyi and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 138. A Blue And White Beaker Vase (Gu), Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722).  Height 17 3/4  in., 45 cm. Estimate 30,000 - 40,000 USD. Lot sold 37,500 USD. © Sotheby's of cylindrical form with a flaring mouth and foot, the detached bulging middle section vibrantly painted with detached floral sprigs, set between a landscape scene of a scholar riding in a skiff punting along a riverbank around the top and a fisherman casting his fishing rod from a dock on the lower... [Lire la suite]

A Fine Chinese Porcelain `Powder Blue ’ Ground Teapot And Cover, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722). Photo Gibson Antiques. The bullet-shaped teapot with bamboo-moulded handle and spout painted to either side with quatre-lobed panels containing precious objects, the cover with bullet knop with two fan-shaped panels containing asters, all reserved against a powder blue ground, the base with double-circle, the foot rim unglazed. Diameter 16cm. Price on request Gibson Antiques. 7... [Lire la suite]

A Pair Of Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Rosewater Sprinklers, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722). Photo Gibson Antiques. Each of elegant slender tear-drop form on conical feet, painted in underglaze blue with leaf-shaped panels enclosing lotus flowers, the necks with floral sprays. Height 17.5cm. Price on request Rosewater sprinklers were initially exported to Batavia by the Dutch, and quite frequently are metal-mounted. They found their way via the VOC to the Netherlands as... [Lire la suite]