26 octobre 2017

Lot 301. A fahua openwork 'Scholar and pine' vase, meiping, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). 13 1/8. in. (33.3 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000 (USD 5,244 - USD 7,866). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 This reticulated vase is decorated with a scholar and attendant in a garden with a pavilion and pine trees, below a large band of peonies to the shoulder and a pedal lappet band to the foot. The body is covered in a pale turquoise colour with dark bluish-purple highlights and unglazed sections... [Lire la suite]

Lot 300. A fahua 'Scholar and pine' vase, meiping, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). 11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000 (USD 13,110 - USD 19,665). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The vase is decorated with a continuous garden scene of a scholar in front of a pavilion and his attendant carrying a guqin. The scene is enclosed by a lappet band to the foot rim and a band of ruyi with lotus flowers around the shoulder. The interior of the mouth is covered in a translucent green... [Lire la suite]

Lot 14. A large blue and white 'peony' dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century. 9 ½. in. (49.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000 (USD 19,665 - USD 26,220). Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The interior centre is decorated with four large peony blooms and leafy sprays with a band of continuous scrolling foliate peony blooms to the rim. Provenance: Important European Private Collection. Note: A similar decorated dish can be found in the Topkapi Saray Museum, illustrated by R.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 95. An important and rare carved limestone head of Buddha, Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th Century, Longmen Caves. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 USD. Lot sold 102,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. carved from a grey limestone in full rounded volumes, the oval face with slender almond shaped eyes with heavy eyelids below tapered arching eyebrows issuing from the broad nose, with a small bud mouth of full lips with lightly incised trim above a broad double chin with a thick round neck, all below the hair and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 90. A limestone head of a bodhisattva, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). Estimate 18,000 — 25,000 USD. Lot sold 18,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the serene face with narrow almond eyes between a thin arched brow and tight bud lips, framed by a crown set with three roundels, the center small jeweled roundel with flowing ribbons curling above the forehead, the other two set on the side of the head, just above the ears, each with a double ring of beading and small indentations possibly for inlaid... [Lire la suite]

Lot 88. A magnificent and monumental stone head of Buddha, Tang dynasty (618-907). Estimate 350,000 — 450,000 USD. Lot sold 352,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the plump face finely carved with almost perfectly symmetrical features imparting the buff sandstone with a serene vitality, the eyebrows rising across the broad brow in smooth curves issuing from the low bridge of the nose above globular nostrils, the deeply-set large eyes half-closed under heavy lids sweeping in bowstring curves, the full... [Lire la suite]

Lot 87. A rare sandstone head of a Buddha, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Lot sold 78,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the elongated face with eyes downcast, the curve of the lids defined by crescent-shape lines, below gracefully arched brows, the long nose with slightly flared nostrils and the corners of the mouth lifted in a beatific expression, the hair swept up behind the pendulous ears into a simple domed ushnisha, the grainy stone of mottled grey color,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 86. A limestone head of Buddha, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). Estimate 18,000 — 25,000 USD. Lot sold 33,600 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the serene face with delicately carved features of slender almond-shaped eyes, above a sharp nose rising to arched brows, and a crisply carved bud mouth, framed by long pendent earlobes and hair carved in even rows of studs below the ushnisha the smooth stone of grey color, (stand); 7 1/2 in., 19 cm Note: With its fine features this head is closely... [Lire la suite]

Lot 134. A Yaozhou celadon-glazed carved 'Lotus petal' bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 10th-11th century. 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 7,866 - USD 10,488). Price realised GBP 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The exterior of the bowl is carved with two registers of upright lotus petals. The bowl is covered overall with a fine bubble-suffused olive-green glaze that pools in places highlighting the decoration. Provenance: Christie's New York, 20... [Lire la suite]

Lot 7. A moulded Yaozhou bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000 (USD 3,933 - USD 6,555). Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The bowl is decorated to the interior with a central floral roundel, surrounded by a densely scrolling floral design. The exterior is decorated with carved ribs.  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 7 November 2017, London