4 avril 2015

Lot 174. A Vietnamese Qinan wood pine-form pen rest;5 5/8 in. (14.5 cm.) long, 18.26 g, chisel dust of 2 g. Estimate HK$120,000 – HK$180,000 ($15,553 - $23,330). Price realised HKD 275,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The pen rest is carved as a gnarled pine tree trunk with a noduled surface bearing clusters of pine needles, the underside incised with the signature of Fan Xinhe, mammoth tooth stand. Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd... [Lire la suite]

A Vietnamese Qinan wood 'Fisherman' boulder. Estimate HK$180,000 – HK$260,000 ($23,330 - $33,699). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The boulder is carved as a mountainous landscape with towering jagged peaks with pine trees growing from the cliffs, the lower right corner in relief with a lone fisherman on his boat along a flowing river. The other side is carved with the signature of Fan Xinhe. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm.) wide, 32.12 g, chisel dust of 1 g, mammoth stand and hardwood stand  Christie's. THE... [Lire la suite]

Lot 172. A Vietnamese Chenxiang wood bamboo-form seal; 3 1/4 in. (8.4 cm.) long, 9.79 g, remnant material of 0.79 g. Estimate HK$55,000 – HK$80,000 ($7,129 - $10,369). Price realised HKD 68,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The seal is naturalistically carved in the form of a bamboo stem with pointed bamboo leaves in relief on one side. The foot is incised with the signature Beiru, hardwood stand  Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April... [Lire la suite]

Lot 171. A Vietnamese Chenxiang wood bamboo-form palette; 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) long, 42.53 g, , remnant material of 1.55 g. Estimate HK$180,000 – HK$250,000 ($23,330 - $32,403).  Price realised HKD 350,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Carved naturalistically in the form of a bamboo stem with a shaped indentation as the palette, in relief on one side with a beetle and the other side with pointed bamboo leaves, above an incised signature Beiru, hardwood stand. Christie's. THE... [Lire la suite]

A Vietnamese Chenxiang wood carving of a bamboo shoot. Estimate HK$120,000 – HK$180,000 ($15,553 - $23,330). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Naturalistically carved in the form of a bamboo shoot with finely detailed overlapping skin. 2 1/4 in. (5.6 cm.) long, 12.04 g, remnant material of 0.92 g, hardwood stand Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor

Lot 147. A rare carved Yaozhou pear-shaped vase, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HK$800,000 – HK$1,200,000 ($103,688 - $155,532). Price realised HKD 1,240,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The vase is exquisitely carved around the pear-shaped body with a broad frieze of peony scroll below a row of pendent and upward lappets encircling the slender tapering neck. It is covered with an olive-green glaze suffused with fine crackles and pooling to a darker tone in the recesses. 7 3/4 in.... [Lire la suite]

A carved Qingbai washer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate HK$80,000 – HK$120,000 ($10,369 - $15,553). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The washer is finely potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a slightly concave base, and carved on the base of the interior with a peony bloom. It is covered with a pale bluish-green with the exception of a grooved band on the mouth of the interior. 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam.  Provenance: Raymond F. A. Riesco (1877-1964), collection label no ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 145. A very rare Qingbai tripod censer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 4 3/4 in. (12.2 cm.) wide. Estimate HK$80,000 – HK$120,000. Price realised HKD 118,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The censer has a compressed barrel-shaped body raised on three curved feet with two rows of drum-nail projections on the exterior. It is covered with a sea-green glaze of even tone, the glaze has gently pulled in some areas revealing the biscuit body fired to an orange tone.  Provenance: George... [Lire la suite]

A carved Cizhou 'Peony' vase, meiping, Jin-Yuan Dynasty (1115-1368).  Estimate HK$200,000 – HK$300,000 ($25,922 - $38,883). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The vase is carved through the darkish-brown glaze to the buff body with a broad band of peony blossoms and leaves on the body, above a band of overlapping petals and below a narrow band of leaf motifs. The base is unglazed. 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high, box  The result of CityU Professional Services Ltd thermoluminescence test result (ref. no. 0692) is... [Lire la suite]

A Jian tea bowl, a Cizhou jar, and a Ding-type dish, Song Dynasty or later. Estimate HK$50,000 – HK$100,000 ($6,481 - $12,961). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The Jian bowl is covered overall with a lustrous black glazed finely streaked with russet 'hare's fur' markings, pooling in an irregular line above the foot exposing the body fired to a purplish-brown colour. The Cizhou jar is painted in brown on a white slip with stylised flowers separated by vertical spear-shaped lines and covered in a clear glaze. The... [Lire la suite]