11 juin 2016

Lot 671. A 'Cizhou' white-glazed painted 'cloud' vase, Liao dynasty (907-1125). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 HKD. Lot sold 12,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the shoulder swiftly painted in brown with cloud scrolls, applied with a white slip and a transparent glaze stopping unevenly above the foot revealing a buff-coloured ware; width 15 cm, 5 7/8 in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 02 Jun 2016

Lot 670. A rare 'Ding' slip-decorated 'lotus' pillow, Song dynasty. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 275,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. of waisted rectangular form, painted in pale russet-brown on an ivory-white ground, each face of the pillow depicting luxuriant floral blooms borne on curling stems issuing foliate tendrils and large lotus pads with furled edges, all beneath a transparent glaze; 28 cm, 11 in. Notes: Notable for its freely carved design of curling lotus... [Lire la suite]

Lot 669. A lobed carved 'Ding' 'lotus' dish, Song dynasty. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 50,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the interior of the shallow hexalobed dish swiftly incised with a full-bloom lotus borne on a meandering stem, applied with an ivory-tinged glaze; 19.5 cm, 7 5/8  in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 02 Jun 2016

Lot 668. A 'Henan' iron-painted black-glazed vase, yuhuchunping, Song dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 32,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the vase applied with a thick brownish-black glaze suffused with rust-brown specks and freely painted with stylised petals, the glaze stopping around the lower body revealing the stoneware; 27.1 cm, 10 5/8  in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 02 Jun 2016

Lot 664. A 'Henan' russet-splashed bowl, Song dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 56,250 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. with upright slightly inturned sides risng from an angled base with a neatly knife-pared footring, the lustrous black glaze thinning to a caramel-brown around the mouth, liberally covered in russet-coloured splashes and dapples, the glaze stopping neatly above the base to reveal the buff-coloured body; 9.8 cm, 3 7/8 in. Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8th November... [Lire la suite]

Lot 659. A large 'Henan' russet-splashed bowl, Northern Song dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's. rising to a waisted groove below the rim, covered in a lustrous black glaze thinning to a speckled dark brown colour around the mouth, with three bold russet-coloured splashes to the interior, the glaze finishing neatly above the knife-pared splayed foot to reveal the buff-coloured body; 19.2 cm, 7 1/2 in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 02 Jun 2016

Lot 655. A Henan black-glazed bowl, Song dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 40,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the shallow bowl applied with a glossy black glaze with five russet splashes radiating from the incurving rim, the glaze falling short of the neatly knife-pared foot revealing the buff-coloured body; 12.8 cm, 5 in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 02 Jun 2016

Lot 636. A small Ge-type washer, Ming–Qing dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 300,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. of square section, rising on short bracket feet extending from the corners to an everted rim, covered overall with a creamy glaze suffused with a matrix of grey and golden crackles, the glaze stopping short of the feet revealing the dark body; 6.8 cm, 2 5/8 in. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 02 Jun 2016

Lot 635. A mallow-shaped Guan-type washer, Yuan–Ming dynasty. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 2,480,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. finely potted with slightly flaring sides divided into eight bracket foliations, resting on a countersunk base of corresponding form, covered thickly overall with a grey glaze suffused with a matrix of golden and dark grey crackles, the base with five spur marks; 12 cm, 4 3/4  in. Provenance: Collection of Richard Bennett, Thornby Hall, Northamptonshire.Sydney L. Moss,... [Lire la suite]

Giuseppe Penone at the picture respirare l'ombra (2000). Photo Vincent Mentzel AMSTERDAM.- A bronze tree carrying a solid block of granite between its branches, a tree trunk with water gushing out of it, and images drawn from the artist’s own forehead are among the enigmatic works of Giuseppe Penone. This summer, the annual sculpture display in the Rijksmuseum’s gardens is dedicated to Italian artist Giuseppe Penone (Garessio, 1947). It is the first time that, in addition to a number of earlier iconic works, new work... [Lire la suite]