01 mars 2015
A bronze ritual wine vessel (gu), Late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC
A bronze ritual wine vessel (gu), Late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
of slender form with a wide flaring trumpet mouth and tall spreading foot, cast around the central bulb with confronting kui dragons forming taotie masks centered on vertical flanges, a pictogram on interior of foot, the greenish-gray patina with malachite encrustation. Height 8 in., 20.3 cm
Provenance: A private New York collection formed... [Lire la suite]01 mars 2015
A bronze ritual wine vessel (jue), Late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC
A bronze ritual wine vessel (jue), Late Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
of a deep U-shape, supported on three splayed blade-form legs, the body cast with a pair of taotie masks against a leiwen ground, the spout flanked by a pair of capped finials, the side set with a loop handle over a single pictograph reading min, the surface with patches of malachite and ferrous encrustation. Height 7 3/4 in.,... [Lire la suite]01 mars 2015
The Quan Zu Xin Zu Gui Ding: An important inscribed bronze tripod, Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC
The Quan Zu Xin Zu Gui Ding: An important inscribed bronze tripod, Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC. Estimate 450,000 — 650,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
the deep round body supported on three cylindrical legs, the lipped rim raised with two upright large loop handles, a band below the rim filled with six serpents interspersed with whorl-roundels in relief, the central body with three large taotie motifs, with bulging eyes, intersected by flanges, all against a... [Lire la suite]
01 mars 2015
A carved rock crystal snuff bottle, 1750-1860
A carved rock crystal snuff bottle, 1750-1860. Estimate US$ 1,500 - 2,000 (€1,300 - 1,800). Photo Bonhams.
Carefully hollowed with walls of even thickness, the bottle of tapering form with a cylindrical neck, flat lip, its shoulders sloping outward towards the recessed base, crisply carved with two faux lion mask-and-ring handles, executed from a nearly flawless transparent stone. 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
Provenance: Asiantiques, February, 2012
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A carved rock crystal snuff bottle, 1750-1860
A carved rock crystal snuff bottle, 1750-1860. Estimate US$ 1,500 - 2,000 (€1,300 - 1,800). Photo Bonhams.
Well-hollowed, of compressed oval form with a cylindrical neck, flat lip and foot, boldly carved to the front and back in rounded relief with a bat with outstretching wings; the stone slightly crizzled and cloudy. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
Provenance: The Asian Art Studio, Inc. A. Klein, CA
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A carved rock crystal snuff bottle, 1750-1860
A carved rock crystal snuff bottle, 1750-1860. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams.
Well-hollowed, of compressed globular form with a cylindrical neck, flat lip, oval foot ring, carved in relief and incised on each side with a pendulating dragon breathing out vapor forming waves; the transparent stone marked with a few darker color spots. 2 7/16in (6.3cm) high
Provenance: Robert Kleiner, Singapore Convention, October 2002
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An amethyst 'landscape' snuff bottle, Rustic Crystal Master School, 1750-1860
An amethyst 'landscape' snuff bottle, Rustic Crystal Master School, 1750-1860. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,800 - 2,700). Photo Bonhams.
The rounded rectangular bottle standing on an oval foot ring, rising to a straight cylindrical neck beneath a very subtly concave lip, carved in low relief with a continuous scene depicting an expand of lake surrounded by tree-accented rocky banks under a group of swallows flying high in the sky; the natural cloudy inclusions in the stone well incorporated into the landscape... [Lire la suite]01 mars 2015
A rare black-glazed 'Oil-Spot' ewer, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)
Lot 98. A rare black-glazed 'Oil-Spot' ewer, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Height 4 1/8 in., 10.5 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 97,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
of lotus-bud form, the globular body supported on a short foot set with a loop handle and a short spout, the base perforated with a circular opening which connects to a tube that serves as a filler, covered overall in a lustrous black glaze suffused with a pattern of iridescent silvery 'oil-spots', stopping... [Lire la suite]01 mars 2015
A 'Jizhou' splashed bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Lot 97. A 'Jizhou' splashed bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 5 in., 12.9 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
the deep rounded sides flaring out from a narrow recessed foot, covered overall with a glossy dark brown glaze accented with russet-brown splashes, stopping just above the knife-pared foot, the base left unglazed revealing the buff body.
Literature: Chugoku meito ten: Chugoku toji 2000-nen no seika... [Lire la suite]01 mars 2015
A black-glazed 'Hare's Fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 96. A black-glazed 'Hare's Fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 6 1/8 in., 15.6 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 47,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
of conical form with deep sides, covered overall in a thick lustrous black glaze suffused with a rust-brown 'hare's fur' pattern draining from the rim on the interior and exterior, the glaze falling irregularly above the foot to reveal the reddish-brown body.
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