1 juillet 2017

Lot 689. A blue and white 'Dragon' bowl, Yichuntang zhi mark, dated Xuantong gengxu year, corresponding to 1910; 8.3 cm, 3 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 25,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the interior painted with leafy lotus scrolls, below a band of demi-flowerheads around the rim, the underside similarly painted, the base painted to the exterior with three medallions each enclosing a pair of dragons contesting a 'flaming pearl', the base with an eight-character mark... [Lire la suite]

Lot 690. A pair of blue and white 'Lotus' dishes, Marks and period of Tongzhi (1865-1875); 15.7 cm, 6 1/8  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Lot sold 37,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the interior painted with leafy lotus scrolls, below a band of demi-flowerheads around the rim, the underside similarly painted, the base with a six-character reign mark Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27th October 1992, lot 76. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017

Lot 688. A pair of blue and white 'Lotus' bowls, Marks and period of Tongzhi (1865-1875); 16.8 cm, 6 5/8  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 68,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. each painted to the exterior with six lotus blossoms borne on undulating foliate scrolls, the interior centered with a lotus medallion, the base with a six-character reign mark Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27th October 1992, lot 76. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017

Lot 698. Two pairs of blue and white and iron-red 'Bats' dishes and bowls, Marks and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 11.2 and 7.2 cm, 4 3/8  and 2 7/8  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 68,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. each decorated with iron-red bats in various postures hovering amongst swirling clouds in underglaze blue, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017

Lot 692. A blue and white 'Lotus' dish, Seal mark and period of Xianfeng (1831 – 1861); 15.5 cm, 6 1/8  in. Estimate 26,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 68,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the interior painted with leafy lotus scrolls, below a band of demi-flowerheads around the rim, the underside similarly painted, the base with a six-character reign mark  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017 

Lot 691. A blue and white 'Boys' bowl, Seal mark and period of Guangxu (1875-1908); 15.8 cm, 6 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 81,250 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. with a flared rim, the exterior painted with two groups of boys at play in a garden landscape, the base with a six-character reign mark  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017 

Lot 699. A blue and white Japanese-imitation jarlet, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 8.5 cm, 3 3/8  in. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Lot sold 100,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. finely painted to the body with geometric panels enclosing various flower sprays and florets, between bands of floral scrolls, the base with a six-character seal mark  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017 

Lot 696. A blue and white 'Eight Immortals' bowl, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 10.8 cm, 4 1/4  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 125,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. painted around the exterior with the Eight Immortals above swirling waves, the interior with the Three Star Gods, the base with a six-character seal mark  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017 

Lot 700. A blue and white and iron-red 'Dragon' dish, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 17.6 cm, 6 7/8  in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 162,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. decorated to the interior with a five-clawed dragon writhing above crested waves, the underside similarly decorated with nine dragons dancing above waves, the base with a six-character seal mark Provenance: Collection of George Moule (1828-1912), Bishop of Hangzhou from 1880-1907, and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 584. A pair of blue and white 'Scholars' cups, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 6 cm, 2 3/8  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 200,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. each painted to the exterior with two scholars under pine trees in a landscape, the interior similarly painted, the base with an apocryphal six-character Jiajing mark Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017