13 janvier 2018

Lot 3078. A pair of café-au-lait-glazed bowls, marks and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 10 cm., 3 7/8  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 437,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 each well potted with full rounded sides supported on a slightly tapered low foot, enveloped overall with a glossy glaze of persimmon tone, save for the white recessed base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within double circles. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3065. A fine copper-red winecup, seal mark and period of Yongzheng (1722-1735); 7.5 cm., 3 in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 HKD. Lot sold 437,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 with rounded sides and a slightly convex base supported on a narrow tapered footring, applied on the exterior with a rich, well controlled copper-red glaze suffused with fine bubbles, draining to white at the rim and pooling neatly just above the foot to a darker tone,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3181. A fine coral-red reverse-decorated ‘Lotus’ bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1735-1796); 13 cm., 5 1/8  in. Estimate 220,000 — 280,000 HKD. Lot sold 450,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the finely potted deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim, delicately reverse-decorated in a rich iron-red enamel with a row of peony heads alternating with smaller lotus above a row of lotus blossoms, all borne on interlocked foliate scrolls reserved... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3122. A blue and white 'Mythical animals' bowl, mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); 16.5 cm., 6 1/2  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 475,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the deep rounded sides supported on a short slightly tapered foot, brightly painted on the interior in shaded tones of cobalt blue with a central medallion enclosing an en face five-clawed dragon writhing around a 'flaming pearl' within a double-line border repeated at the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3179. An incised yellow-ground green-enamelled 'Dragon' dish, mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 18.8 cm., 7 3/8  in. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 HKD. Lot sold 475,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the shallow rounded sides rising around a slightly recessed centre from a short tapered foot, deftly incised around the exterior and painted in bright green enamel against an ochre-yellow ground with two slender five-clawed dragons striding among clouds in pursuit of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3177. A Green-Enamel 'Dragon' Dish, Mark and Period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 20.6 cm., 8 1/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 500,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the shallow rounded sides rising from a short slightly tapered foot to an everted rim, the interior decorated with a central medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon writhing among stylized clouds, its head, scaly body and limbs incised, reserved on the biscuit and covered with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3079. An incised yellow-glazed 'Dragon' bowl, mark and period of Xianfeng (1831-1861); 12.5 cm., 5 in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 500,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the deep rounded sides resting on a narrow cylindrical foot, finely incised around the exterior with two five-clawed dragons striding among flames above turbulent waves and stylised rocks in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', each depicted with a sinuous scaly body, gaping jaws, and a free... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3123. A small blue and white 'Dragon' jar, mark and period of Wanli (1573-1620); diameter approx. 8.5 cm., 3 3/8  in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 525,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the compressed globular body decorated in soft shades of cobalt with a pair of scaly dragons striding among flowers in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', above four evenly spread rocky outcrops rising from a turbulent sea, all between a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3120. A blue and white 'Dragon and Fish' bowl, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566); 13.8 cm., 5 3/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 525,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to a gently lipped rim, freely painted in shaded tones of cobalt, the interior with a central medallion enclosing an en face five-clawed dragon writhing among foliate lotus within a double... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3137. A pair of wucai bowls with foliate design, seal marks and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 10 cm., 4 7/8  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 525,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 each with deep rounded sides supported on a short straight foot, finely enamelled on the interior in the wucaipalette with two addorsed crenulated foliate 'C'-scrolls tied to a central spearheaded post issuing green leaves, within a... [Lire la suite]