5 octobre 2016

Lot 3631. An exceptional and brilliantly painted large blue and white 'peony' bowl, mark and period of Xuande (1426-1435). Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's.  sturdily potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot, the exterior painted in rich and strong cobalt blue with eight large herbaceous peony blooms borne on a meandering leafy scroll, between a double-line border and a band of upright lappets, the footrim encircled by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3715. A fine and rare blue and white barbed 'floral scroll' dish, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1425). Estimate 2,500,000 — 3,500,000 HKD. Lot sold 3,680,000. Photo Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides supported on a short tapered foot and subtly divided into twelve bracket foliations, rising to a barbed everted rim of conforming form, the interior painted to the gently sunken barbed medallion with a central lotus bloom wreathed by flowering chrysanthemum, mallow, pink, camellia and... [Lire la suite]

Dish, porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue with flowerscrolls, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424), Axel och Nora Lundgrens samling, ÖM-1977-75, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm ©2016 Östasiatiska Museet

Dish, underglaze blue with flowerscrolls, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1424), Gustav VI Adolf samling, ÖM-1974-1072 , Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm ©2016 Östasiatiska Museet

  Lot 318. A magnificent and extremely rare blue and white barbed dish, Yongle period. Sold for HK$ 2,280,000 (€262,195). Photo Bonhams. Very finely moulded and shaped, a feat of technical accomplishment, the large dish of flattened circular form gently rising at the sides to a pronounced everted rim, the cavetto neatly moulded into twelve sections, the rim barbed at each section, forming twenty-four near symmetrical lobes, brilliantly painted in bold tones of cobalt-blue with characteristic 'heaping and piling' effect... [Lire la suite]

A very rare and fine large blue-white interlocking flowers dish, Period of Yongle, Ming Dynasty, 33.4 cm. Diam. Sold 3,795,000 RMB at Johan, 2014 Autumn Auction-Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 2014-11-21 © 2016 johan.cn      

Deep dish, underglaze blue, interior floral scrolls, wave pattern at rim. Ming dynasty, early 15th century. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, 6.5 × 33.8 cm diameter. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1946, 558-D4.      

Lot 3630. A fine and rare blue and white barbed 'floral scroll' dish, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1425). Estimate 6,000,000 — 8,000,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. very finely potted with shallow rounded sides divided into twelve bracket foliations, rising from a short tapered foot to a barbed everted rim, beautifully and richly painted in shades of cobalt accented with the 'heaped and piled' effect, the interior with a central lotus bloom shown en face surrounded by blooms... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3638. A superb blue and white 'grape' charger, Ming Dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1425). Estimate 8,000,000 — 10,000,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's. very finely potted with rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a wide everted rim, superbly painted in rich inky tones of cobalt-blue accented with characteristic 'heaping and piling', the interior decorated with a medallion enclosing three pendent bunches of grapes suspending from a gnarled vine issuing broad curling leaves and coiling tendrils,... [Lire la suite]