24 février 2014

Lot 218. A 'Longquan' Celadon Molded Tripod Censer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 7 1/8 in., 18.1 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 31,250 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the cylindrical body rising from three cabriole legs to a flat incurved rim, molded to the exterior with a continuous floral scroll bearing four blossoms on leafy tendrils, covered overall in a pale sea-green glaze, reticulated silver cover, inscribed Japanese wood box (3).  Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics... [Lire la suite]

Lot 217. A rare and unusual 'Longquan' Celadon Tripod Censer, Yuan Dynasty. Height 6 3/4 in., 17.1 cm. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 USD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's. the deep rounded body raised on three tall, hollow, cylindrical legs,carved around the exterior with stylized floral scrolls below a band of triangular patterns, the everted rim set with two upright rope-twist loop handles, covered overall in a rich sea-green glaze.  Provenance: Japanese private collection, by repute. Two censers of this form and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 216. A 'Yueyao' Jar and Cover, Northern Song Dynasty. Height 4 5/8 in., 12.3 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 30,000 USD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's. of slightly compressed ovoid form, carved with four quatrefoil panels enclosing peonies divided by swirling designs, all above faint lines radiating from the flared foot, the cover similarly decorated with a bud finial (2).  Provenance: American private collection, by repute. Literature: Kaikodo Journal, XXIX, Spring 2013, p. 122, no. 45. A similar waterpot found at a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 215. A Rare 'Yaozhou' Celadon Carved Ewer, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). Height 4 3/4 in., 12 cm. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 USD. Lot sold 197,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the cylindrical body rising from a flat foot to canted shoulders set with a rib-strapped handle opposite a short curved spout, the waisted neck incised with two double line bands below the everted rim with lipped edge, carved all around with scrolling peony and covered overall with a clear glaze of dark olive-green color... [Lire la suite]

Lot 214. A 'Yaozhou' Celadon Molded 'Fish' Bowl, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). Diameter 4 3/4 in., 12.1 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 11,250 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the thinly potted conical sides rising from a short ring foot to a flared rim, molded on the interior in crisp low relief with four fish swimming amid waves encircling another fish in the center, the exterior highly carved with radiating flutes, covered inside and out with a bubble-suffused olive-green glaze, the beveled footrim... [Lire la suite]

A carved 'Yaozhou ' bowl, Northern Song dynasty. Photo: Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared everted rim, freely carved to the interior with a central medallion enclosing foliate designs within a line border, covered overall in a translucent olive-green glaze pooling at the recesses. Diameter 8 1/2 in., 21.5 cm.Estimate 28,000 — 35,000 USD Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com

A carved 'Dingyao' dish, Northern Song dynasty. Photo: Sotheby's. supported on a short foot ring, the sides rising from a broad base to the gently flaring hexalobed rim, carved on the interior with a lotus blossom, covered overall with a creamy-white glaze, the rim of the bowl and the footrim unglazed. Diameter 8 1/2 in., 21.5 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 10,000 USD Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com

Théodore Géricault, Portrait of Joseph, Study of a Model, 1818-19. Oil on canvas, 46.7 x 38.1 cm © The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California.  GHENT.- In 1908, the Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent acquired a painting by Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) for a bargain price at a Parisian auction. Entitled The Mad Murderer, the local press speculated at the time as to who would be fool enough to hang such a picture in his living room! The painting – which in fact depicts a kleptomaniac – forms part of a... [Lire la suite]

Tokuda Yasokichi III, Yōsai tsubo "kōga" (Brilliant Glazed Jar "Galaxy"), ca. 2003, porcelain. The Betsy and Robert Feinberg Collection. © The Walters Art Museum, John Dean Photographer.  Baltimore—The Walters Art Museum presents Designed for Flowers: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, Sunday, February 23–Sunday, May 11, 2014.  The exhibition displays a wide range of contemporary Japanese ceramic vessels produced for the traditional art of ikebana flower arranging.  “With designs linked to... [Lire la suite]

Three aspects of the Absolute, page 1 from a manuscript of the Nath Charit, 1823, by Bulaki. India. Opaque watercolor, gold, and tin alloy on paper. Courtesy of the Mehrangarh Museum Trust, RJS 2399. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Asian Art Museum presents Yoga: The Art of Transformation, the first major art exhibition to explore yoga and its historical transformation over the past 2,500 years through more than 130 rare and compelling artworks.  All over the world, millions of people practice yoga to find spiritual insight and... [Lire la suite]