17 mai 2018

Flask with figures, animals, and leaves, 17th Century. Fritware, with underglaze painting in blue and black? 12 1/5 × 7 9/10 × 4 3/10 in; 31 × 20 × 11 cm. Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. Courtesy Liang Yi Museum HONG KONG - Liang Yi Museum, Hong Kong, is hosting ‘The Blue Road: Mastercrafts from Persia’, the first, most dedicated and comprehensive exhibition surveying different aspects of the colour blue in Persian art and history, in Hong Kong.  Opening... [Lire la suite]

Lot 266. A pair of famille rose ruby-ground sgraffiato 'medallion' bowls, Daoguang six-character seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000. Price realised GBP 50,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Each bowl is decorated with four gilt roundels enclosing various flowers, berries, and pomegranates, each separated by delicate flower scrolls on an incised leafy scroll ground. The interior is decorated in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1207. A magnificent large huanghuali recessed-leg painting table, hua’an, 17th century; 32 in. (81.3 cm.) high, 90 ¼ in. (229.2 cm.) wide, 27 7/8 in. (70.8 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 500,000 - USD 700,000. Price realised USD 869,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016 The two-panel top is enclosed by a frame with molded edge above plain aprons and spandrels. The slightly splayed legs are of circular section and are joined at the sides by pairs of stretchers. Note: The recessed-leg table is... [Lire la suite]

    Lot 1204. A magnificent six-post huanghuali canopy bed, jiazichuang, late 16th-early 17th century; 80 ¾ in. (205.1 cm.) high, 81 ½ in. (207 cm.) wide, 41 7/8 in. (106.4 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 300,000 - USD 500,000. Price realised USD 845,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016 The mat top is set into a rectangular waistless frame above plain aprons continuing to the rectangular legs with incurving hoof feet. The posts are joined on all sides by openwork railings... [Lire la suite]

Lot 311. A rare huanghuali 'Southern officials hat' armchair, nanguanmaoyi, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 40 3/8 in. (112.6 cm.) high, 23 ¾ in. (62.8 cm.) wide, 19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) deep. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000. Price realised GBP 68,750. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. The shaped crestrail is supported on a curved backsplat finely carved with a ruyi medallion and curved rear posts which continue through the seat to form the rear legs. The outcurved arms are supported by tapering stiles and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 19. A lime-green ground famille rose vase, meiping, Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron-red and of the period (1736-1795); 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000. Price realised GBP 87,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. The vase is brightly enamelled around the body with an elaborate lotus meander enclosing four lotus blooms growing lingzhi supporting a pomegranate, finger citrus and peach, forming the sanduo, 'three abundances'. The upper shoulder is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. A yellow-ground famille rose Tibetan-style vase, benbaping, Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron-red and of the period (1736-1795); 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000. Price realised GBP 62,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. The body is of slightly compressed spherical shape, surmounted by a fluted domed neck and drum-shaped top, brightly enamelled with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, alternating with stylised lotus blooms on a lemon-yellow ground. The... [Lire la suite]

Salvator Rosa (1615-1673), A Rocky Landscape with a Tree and Two Figures, pencil and ink with white accents on panel. Photographer / Source Cecila Heisser/Nationalmuseum. STOCKHOLM.- Nationalmuseum has acquired a work by one of the foremost Italian artists of the seventeenth century, Salvator Rosa (1615-1673). The work belongs to a distinct and important category within Rosa’s artistic production, his panel drawings. With the acquisition, Nationalmuseum is now second only to the Pitti Palace in Florence in having such a... [Lire la suite]

Portrait Bust of a Man, AD 140-160. Roman. Marble. Height: 30 in. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty Museum announces the acquisition of a second-century AD Roman marble portrait bust of a man. The life-sized sculpture portrays a middle-aged man of high status who has a powerful and vivid appearance. His short beard and moustache are akin to those of the emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138), but the curly hair, prominent facial features, and intense gaze are more characteristic of the expressive style of the reign of Antoninus Pius... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. An iron-red and underglaze blue 'dragon' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850); 17.8 cm, 7 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot Sold 7,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018. the shallow rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, decorated on the interior with a central medallion enclosing an iron-red five-clawed dragon writhing against a ground of swirling waves, the underside similarly decorated with nine iron-red dragons above waves, the base... [Lire la suite]