19 mars 2018

Lot 713. A molded shufu shallow dish, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 13,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The dish has shallow, rounded sides raised on a small, slightly flared foot ring, and is molded in low relief in the center of the interior with stylized lotus scroll bearing four blossoms below further lotus scroll incorporating the characters, shu and fu, in the cavetto. The bowl is covered inside and out... [Lire la suite]

Lot 712. An incised Korean celadon footed dish, Goryeo dynasty, 12th-13th century; 6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 3,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The dish, with rounded body, is incised on the interior with an abstract floral motif and is covered in a crackled glaze of greyish-celadon tone, Japanese wood box. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 22 - 23 March 2018, New York

Lot 709. A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Southern Song dynasty (AD 1127-1279); 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 187,500.  © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The compressed body has three narrow flanges formed by slip beginning at a slight molded ridge on the shoulder and trailing down each of the three slightly splayed, conical legs, all below the cylindrical neck that rises to a flat, everted rim. The censer is covered overall with a soft sea-green glaze... [Lire la suite]

Lot 708. A Jian ‘hare's fur’ tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (AD 1127-1279). The bowl 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) diam., the cup stand 6 ½ in. (16.6 cm). Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 40,000. Price realised USD 75,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The sides of the deep conical bowl round up slightly towards the silver-mounted rim, and are covered with a lustrous black glaze streaked with fine bluish-silver 'hare's fur' markings on the interior and exterior where the glaze ends in a thick line above the foot to... [Lire la suite]

Lot 707. A Longquan celadon 'Lotus' bowl and cover, Southern Song dynasty (AD 1127-1279); 4 ½ in. (11.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 21,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The deep sides are carved on the exterior with overlapping petals and the bowl is covered inside and out below the unglazed rim with an unctuous bluish-green glaze. The cover is similarly carved and glazed, cloth box. Note: Compare the very similar bowl and cover found in 1991 in Jinyu village of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 706. A rare Longquan celadon jar and cover, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127); 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 10,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The jar has an ovoid body with canted shoulder, and is carved and combed with a band of overlapping petals beneath a wide band of lotus scroll. The cover is decorated with an animal-form finial. The jar and cover are covered with an unctuous glaze of soft sea-green color that thins on the raised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 705. An exceptional pair of massive sancai-glazed pottery guardian figures, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 40 ½ and 38 in. (103 and 96.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 150,000 - USD 250,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 Each guardian figure is modeled standing on a recumbent ox, with the right arm raised as if to hold a spear and the left hand resting on the hip. His face is modeled with a fierce expression, and each is dressed in full armor, finely detailed with stamped decoration including florets on the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 704. A magnificent sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel and a foreign groom, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907). Camel 33 in. (83.8 cm.) high; groom 24 ¼ in. (61.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 300,000 - USD 400,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The amber-glazed camel is naturalistically shown striding, with the mane, tail, and two humps highlighted in cream glaze. The head arches strongly upwards with the mouth agape revealing long pointed teeth and the tongue. The camel’s back is laden with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 703. A group of six painted pottery figures of seated female musicians, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907). Each: 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 Each figure wears a long shawl draped over the shoulders of her low-bodiced dress that falls in graceful folds around her knees. They are shown in performance playing a variety of instruments including the lute, cymbals and various types of flutes. The facial features are delicately modeled in a serene... [Lire la suite]

Lot 702. A large sancai-glazed pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The horse is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base with mouth open and ears pricked, and is covered with a green-streaked cream glaze. The saddle cloth and saddle blanket are covered with green glaze subtly streaked in amber and the back hooves are also glazed green.   Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1977. ... [Lire la suite]