27 août 2018

Lot 1242. A huanghuali recessed-leg table, pingtou'an, 17th-18th century; 32 ½ in. (82.4 cm.) high, 42 ¾ in. (108.5 cm.) wide, 14 5/8 in. (37 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018  The single-panel top with rounded corners is set within a rectangular frame with molded edge, above a plain, beaded apron and cloud-shaped spandrels with hidden mortise and tenon joining them into the mitered frame of the top. The whole is raised on four gently splayed legs of round section joined... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1243. A rare huanghuali rectangular side table, 17th-18th century; 32 in. (81.3 cm) high, 54 ½ (138.4 cm.) wide, 22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 70,000 - USD 90,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The table has a single floating panel set in a rectangular frame above a wraparound waist and wraparound stretchers joined by pairs of interlocking rings around the exterior to simulate bamboo. The whole is raised on thick legs of round section. Provenance: Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 1998. Note: The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1254. A rare huanghuali 'Southern official's hat' armchair, nanguanmaoyi, 17th-18th century; 40 in. (101.6 cm.) high, 23 ½ in. (59.7 cm.) wide, 18 ¾ in. (47.6 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 The curved crest rail is supported on curved rear posts and a gently-curving splat carved with a ruyi-form medallion. The arm rails are supported on slender, tapering, standing stiles and curved front posts that continue through the seat to form the front legs. The mat seat is... [Lire la suite]

Elegantly outftted in the sumptuous trappings of an Indian prince of old, these compelling sculptures represent bodhisattvas 菩薩,1 benevolent beings who have attained enlightenment 菩提 but who have selfessly postponed entry into nirvana 涅槃 in order to assist other sentient beings—有情 or 眾生—in gaining enlightenment.2 Bodhisattvas are presented in the guise of an early Indian prince, a reference to Siddhartha Gautama’s worldly status before he became the Historical Buddha Shakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛, implying that... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. A Small 'Tortoiseshell Imitation'-Glazed Waterpot, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century; 6.2 cm., 2 3/8  in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 HKD. Lot sold 25,000  HKD (2,418 USD). Photo: Sotheby's. of ovoid form rising from a recessed base to an incurved rim, covered overall in a yellow glaze beneath a transparent glaze streaked with dark brown, faithfully imitating tortoiseshell, the interior and the base glazed yellow, save for the white footring left unglazed, wood stand. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 772. An Aubergine-Glazed Handled Cup, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722); 10.2 cm., 4  in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 32,500 HKD (4,192 USD). Photo: Sotheby's. with rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted rim, set with two loop handles in the form of fish-dragons joined by a raised fillet encircling the exterior, applied overall with a rich purple glaze thinning to white towards the rim and on the handles. Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 54. A Pair of Blanc-de-Chine Moulded Cups and a Blanc-de-Chine Sleeve Vase, Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th Century; 10.1 and 16.5 cm., 4 and 6 1/2  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 43,750 HKD (5,643 USD). Photo: Sotheby's. the cups with deep rounded sides rising from a narrow footring to an everted rim, finely moulded on the exterior with an archaistic band of stylised leiwen, between a border of key-fret at the rim and stiff lapets encircling the base, covered overall with an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 735. A Guan-Type Globular Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th Century; 36.5 cm., 14 3/8 in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Lot sold 56,250 HKD (9,674 USD). Photo: Sotheby's. well potted with a rounded body sweeping up to waisted neck and lipped mouth rim, covered overall in a pale caesious-coloured glaze suffused throughout with a network of grey and beige crackles, the recessed base and neatly cut footring left unglazed and dressed in a brown wash. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 625. A Blanc-de-Chine Censer and a 'Shiwan' Tripod Censer, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century; 12 and 7.7 cm., 4 3/4  and 3 in. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 75,000 HKD (9,674 USD). Photo: Sotheby's. the blanc-de-Chine censer with rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a flared rim, set with a pair of loop handles issuing each from the head of a mythical beast, decorated around the body with a broad band enclosing keyfret and mythical animal masks, all within two thin raised fillets;... [Lire la suite]

Lot 92. A Turquoise-Glazed 'Three Friends' Brushpot, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722); 13.5 cm., 5 1/4  in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 81,250 HKD (10,480 USD). Photo: Sotheby's. finely moulded and reticulated as bamboo shoots aligned in a circular fashion, entangled with a prunus tree and a pine, forming the 'Three Friends of Winter', the knotty branches of the pine piercing through and extending around the rim, the bamboo nodes partly concealed by large clusters of leaves... [Lire la suite]