19 août 2016
A rare reticulated blue and white 'cold-painted' cup, 17th century
Lot 842. A rare reticulated blue and white 'cold-painted' cup, 17th century. Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The double-walled cylindrical cup is decorated on the reticulated diaper exterior with three recessed panels enclosing figures embellished with 'cold-painted' enamels and gilding. Fu lu shou('good fortune, wealth, longevity') characters in flaming pearls are applied between the panels. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Xuande mark. 3 5/8 in. (9.2... [Lire la suite]19 août 2016
A blue and white stem cup, 17th century
Lot 841. A blue and white stem cup, 17th century. . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
Standing on a tall, slightly spreading foot decorated with chrysanthemum and lotus, the cup is decorated with two figures playing weiqi and drinking tea, accompanied by an attendant tending to the tea. The interior of the foot is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark. 4 ¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high
Provenance: Margaret and Raymond J. Horowitz Collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,... [Lire la suite]19 août 2016
An unusual green, yellow and iron-red-glazed jar and a cover, 17th century
Lot 840. An unusual green, yellow and iron-red-glazed jar and a cover, 17th century. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The body is decorated with a court scene of a group of female musicians and two tribute bearers standing before a high-ranking official and his wife, beneath the shoulder decorated with two bands of stylized lappets, and the cover decorated with flowers growing amidst rocks. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) high
Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New... [Lire la suite]19 août 2016
An iron-red-decorated blue and white 'dragon' dish, Wanli six-character mark and period (1573-1619)
Lot 837. An iron-red-decorated blue and white 'dragon' dish, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619). Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The dish has shallow, slightly rounded sides, and is decorated on the interior with an iron-red, five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl as it leaps amidst crashing waves. The exterior is decorated with a band of eight dragons above crashing waves. 6 ½ in. (16.7 cm.) diam.
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An iron-red-ground blue and white ovoid vase, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Lot 835. An iron-red-ground blue and white ovoid vase, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The vase is decorated with lotus scroll, delineated above the foot, at the shoulder, and base of the neck with white horizontal line borders, all in soft tones of underglaze blue against a rich iron-red ground. 14 in. (35.6 cm.) high
Provenance: Mary Clark Thompson (1835-1923) Collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in... [Lire la suite]19 août 2016
An iron-red-ground blue and white 'garlic mouth' vase, Wanli period (1573-1619)
Lot 834. An iron-red-ground blue and white 'garlic mouth' vase, Wanli period (1573-1619). Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The bulbous body and tall neck are decorated with birds in flight amidst pine trees, peony and bamboo, interrupted by a border of shaped panels of lotus and peach reserved on a diaper ground on the shoulder. The garlic-form mouth is molded in the form of rows of overlapping lotus petals. 17 ½ in. (44.2 cm.) high
Provenance: The... [Lire la suite]19 août 2016
A rare green and yellow-glazed 'Dragon' jar, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the perio
Lot 836. A rare green and yellow-glazed 'Dragon' jar, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619). Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The ovoid jar is decorated with four shaped panels of five-clawed dragons leaping amidst flames and chasing a flaming pearl above rocks and waves, each separated by the bajixiang (Eight Buddhist Emblems), all beneath a lappet border on the shoulder.6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
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A large bronze 'Rhinoceros' mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Lot 153. A large bronze 'Rhinoceros' mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907). Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
of circular form, cast in relief with two confronted rhinoceros, each similarly depicted standing in profile, with long raised ears, distinctive curving horn and thick, folding, dimpled hide, amidst flowering plants, birds and insects above gently swirling water, a trellis fence encircling a small grove of leafing trees at the top, all centered by a plain central knop and within a... [Lire la suite]19 août 2016
A silvery bronze 'TLV' circular mirror, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
Lot 1222. A silvery bronze 'TLV' circular mirror, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 10,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The central knob is within a square band of twelve nipples alternating with the characters of the Twelve Branches, surrounded by 'TLV' motifs and eight nipples, the Guardians of the Four Directions (Blue Dragon, Red Bird, White Tiger and the Dark Warrior), as well as other animals, birds and pixie, all within decorative borders below further decorative bands on the... [Lire la suite]19 août 2016
A silvery bronze circular mirror, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
Lot 1221. A silvery bronze circular mirror, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 10,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The central knob is encircled by a band of nine nipples within C-scrolls, a narrow scrolling foliate band and an outer band of eight roundels with central nipple alternating with various animals and birds, all within hatchured borders below sawtooth and cloud bands on the raised rim. There are areas of malachite encrustation, some with fabric impressions. 7 ½ in. (19... [Lire la suite]