24 avril 2014

  Lot 71. A small 'Longquan' celadon petal-lobed bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279);  9.3cm., 3 5/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 11,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. delicately potted with rounded, vertically-lobed sides rising from a small foot ring, covered all over with a luminous glaze of sea-green tone suffused with a network of icy crackle, the interior of the foot similarly glazed. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014

  A 'Longquan' celadon zhadou, Song dynasty. Photo Sotheby's. the bulbous body rising from a slightly tapered foot to a wide neck flaring at the rim, covered overall in an attractive pale sea-green glaze stopping at the footring revealing the buff-coloured body - 11cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 GBP Note: Conventionally known as zhadou (leys jar) or xianglu (censer), early Longquan celadon wares of this form are unusual. The understated form, with the gentle swell of the body and broad flared neck, is complemented... [Lire la suite]

Lot 68. A 'Longquan' celadon tripod censer, Song dynasty (960-1279);  10.8cm., 4 ¼ in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the compressed globular body rising from three animal mask legs to a straight neck with everted rim, flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from animal masks, covered overall in a pale greyish-celadon glaze, pierced gilt-metal cover and Japanese wood box Quantity: 3. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014

Lot 66. A carved 'Yaozhou' celadon 'Chrysanthemum' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279);  18.5cm., 7 1/4 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 21,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2014. the deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to a waisted straight rim, carved to the interior with two large leafy chrysanthemum sprays and covered overall with a glossy olive-green glaze. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014

Lot 76. A   'Jizhou' 'Moon, Clouds and Prunus' bowl, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty (1127-1366);  16.8cm., 6 5/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2014. the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted lipped rim, covered overall with a dark brown glaze and freely painted to the interior in amber glaze with a moon amidst clouds and a prunus spray, the foot unglazed revealing the light buff body. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics... [Lire la suite]

A ‘Henan’ russet-painted black-glazed meiping, Song dynasty. Photo Sotheby's. the tapering body rising to a flanged neck and narrowed rim, freely painted in broad russet strokes with floral sprays, all reserved on a rich lustrous black glaze stopping unevenly just short of the foot - 25.5cm., 10in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014 - www.sothebys.com

Lot 75. A 'Jian' 'Hare's Fur' tea bowl, Song Dynasty  (960-1279);  10.5cm., 4 1/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a slightly everted rim, covered overall in a lustrous dark black glaze with russet hare's fur streaks extending from the rim down the interior and exterior, the glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the dark grey stoneware body. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art,... [Lire la suite]

A carved 'Cizhou' sgraffiato meiping, Song dynasty. Photo Sotheby's. the ovoid body rising from a recessed base to a rounded shoulder and barrow short waisted neck with everted dished mouth, freely carved through the layer of brown slip to the ivory-white layer beneath with a broad leafy peony scroll band between bands of overlapping radiating petals encircling the base and neck, the recessed base covered with a pale buff slip - 32.5cm., 12 3/4 in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 73. A carved 'Cizhou' 'Peony' meiping, Northern Song dynasty (960–1126);  31.1cm., 12 1/4 in. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the round shouldered tapering body rising from a recessed base to a short narrow waisted neck with dished everted rim, freely carved and incised through the creamy white slip around the exterior with large leafy peony branches between petal bands at the foot and encircling the neck. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of... [Lire la suite]

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