15 janvier 2017

Bowl with Mandarin Ducks among Leaves and Cattails, Northern Song dynasty, (960–1127), 11th century. Ding ware; porcelain with underglaze carved and incised decoration; metal rim. H. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.); diam. 23.7 cm (9 5/16 in.).Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection, 1924.312. Art Institute of Chicago ©2015 The Art Institute of Chicago  Cf. Handbook of Oriental Art, 1933 *Fig. 32, p. 27; Handbook of Oriental Art, 1933 p.27*

Bowl with Mandarin Ducks in a Lotus Pond, Northern Song dynasty, (960–1127), 11th century. Ding ware; porcelain with underglaze carved decoration; metal rim. H. 7.0 cm (2 3/4 in.); diam. 23.1 cm (9 1/16 in.). Unknown, rx17560/147. Art Institute of Chicago ©2015 The Art Institute of Chicago

Ornement de turban, Turquie, 17e siècle, période ottomane (13e siècle-1922), diamant, émeraude, or, perle, rubis. H: 3,1 cm. L: 4,6 cm. Paris, musée du Louvre, OA2/159. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Hadiye Cangökce / C. Cetin

Zarf. Support en forme de coquetier pour les tasses à café utilisé en Turquie, Seconde moitié du 18e siècle (?). Emeraude, or. H: 4,8 cm. D: 5 cm. Legs G. Heine, 1929. Paris, musée du Louvre, OA8032. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Stéphane Maréchalle

Large Jar, 15th century; Muromachi period (1336–1573. Shigaraki ware; stoneware with natural olive-green ash glaze. H. 54.5 cm (21 7/16 in.). Purchased with a gift from Walter Bareiss, B.S. 1940S, and Molly Bareiss; the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund; and the Henry Sage Goodwin, B.A. 1927, Fund, 1992.72.1a-b. Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery  This large storage jar from the Shigaraki valley, located to the southeast of Kyoto, epitomizes a love for traditional Japanese ceramics. The jar, coil-built in... [Lire la suite]

Covered Box, Korean, 12th–13th century, Koryo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware with slip and celadon glaze. H. 3.2 x Diam. 8.6 cm (1 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.). Gift of Peter and Kathleen Wick, 1993.31.1a-b. Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery

Lot 1417. A bronze circular 'Dragon' mirror, Mid Western Han dynasty, 2nd century BC. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 5,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. Thinly and crisply cast in thread relief with two dragons with slender scrolling bodies and jaws open as they confront each other on either side of the central knob rising from a quatrefoil within a square, all within an outer border of linked arcs, the quatrefoil and the linked arc border with silvery patina in contrast... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1416. A silvery bronze circular mirror with inscription, Mid Western Han dynasty, 2nd century BC. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 11,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. The central knob encircled by twelve small discs, hatchured and plain bands, eight joined arcs, and an inscription within further hatchured borders, all below the plain rim, with areas of malachite encrustation - 6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) diam., 5/16 in. (.7 cm.) thick, box - 808.6g ... [Lire la suite]

Covered Foliate Box with Stylized Flowers, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), 12th-13th century. Qingbai ware; porcelain with underglaze mold-impressed decoration. H. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.); diam. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.). Gift of Stanley Herzman in memory of Gladys Wolfson Herzman, 1997.379a-b. Art Institute of Chicago ©2015 The Art Institute of Chicago

Dish with Ducks and Water Plants, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), early 11th century. Ding ware; porcelain with underglaze carved and incised decoration. H. 5.1 cm (2 in.); diam. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.). Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection, 1926.297. Art Institute of Chicago ©2015 The Art Institute of Chicago