15 septembre 2018

Lot 566. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Lotus, signed Shuren Zhang Daqian Yuan, with two seals of the artist, Zhang da qian, da qian wei yin da xing, dated guimao (1963), the second lunar month. Titleslip by Tang Hung, signed Hong, dated guimao (1963); ink on paper, hanging scroll, 101.4 by 66.4 cm. 40 by 26 1/8  in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000.  Lot sold 200,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. The Tang Hung and Fung... [Lire la suite]

Lot 520. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Memory of Walensee, signed Yuan, dated yisi, the eighteenth date of the second lunar month (March 20, 1965), with four seals of the artist, zhang da qian chang xing da ji you ri li, zhang yuan chang shou, yi mao, da feng tang, ink on paper, mounted for framing, 27 by 114 cm. 11 1/2  by 44 3/4  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000.  Lot sold 225,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. The Tang Hung and Fung Bi-Che... [Lire la suite]

Lot 548. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Lonely scholar on autumn river, calligraphy after Yihe Ming, ink and color on gold-dusted paper, folding fan, 13.5 by 40.3 cm. 5 1/4  by 15 3/4  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000.  Lot sold 225,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Painting signed Daqian jushi Yuan, dated xinmao (1951), the fifth lunar month, with a dedication to Fung Bi-che, and with three seals of the artist, fa jiang, zhang yuan, da qianCalligraphy... [Lire la suite]

Lot 521. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Invitation to visit, signed Yuan, dated renyin (1962), spring, with a dedication to Tang Hung, and two seals of the artist, ji yuan, da qian wei yin da xing, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 134.0 by 93.3 cm. 52 3/4  by  26  3/4  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000.  Lot sold 567,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's Artist's inscription: Last fall, I acquired this striking view of the Northern... [Lire la suite]

Lot 570. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Bridge to mountain temple shrouded by prismatic clouds in splashed color, signed Yuan, at the age of eighty-three sui, dated xinyou (1981), the fourth lunar month, with two seals of the artist, zhang yuan, da qian ju shi, ink and color on paper, mounted for framing, 42 by 86.7 cm. 16 1/2  by 34 1/4  in. Estimate 220,000 — 280,000.  Lot sold 915,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's Sotheby's. The Tang Hung and Fung... [Lire la suite]

PARIS - Le Petit Palais est très honoré de présenter pour la première fois en Europe, grâce aux prêts exceptionnels des collections impériales du Japon l’ensemble de trente rouleaux suspendus intitulé Dōshoku sai-e [Le Royaume coloré des êtres vivants] réalisé par Itō Jakuchū entre 1757 et 1766 environ. Peintre actif au milieu de l’époque Edo (1603-1867), Jakuchū est un artiste plébiscité au Japon pour la finesse de son pinceau et l’éclat de ses couleurs. Cette série, qui n’a jusqu’alors été exposée qu’une seule fois hors du... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1326. A rare slip-decorated brown-glazed vase, Ming dynasty, 16th-early 17th century; 10 ¾ in. (27.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 8,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The pear-shaped vase is decorated in white slip on an amber-brown ground with two flower-pots of leafy, blossoming peonies growing amidst rockwork, below a band of ruyi-heads suspending jewels around the mouth, Japanese wood box.  Note: A slip-decorated brown-glazed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1325. A large Longquan celadon jar and cover, Yuan-early Ming dynasty, 14th-15h century; 13 in. (33 cm.) high. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The heavily potted jar is carved with four quatrefoil panels enclosing the characters jinyu mantang (may you have a prosperous household) separated by a panel of a fruiting lychee branch and a panel of a fruiting peach branch, all above a band of narrow petals below. The cover is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1321. A Korean celadon fluted vase, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century; 14 ½ in. (36.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. Of yuhuchunping-form, the vase is molded with multiple vertical ribs which are marked at intervals with pairs of horizontal incisions in imitation of bamboo. The exterior is covered with a crackled, pale greyish-green glaze that pools to a bluish tone in the recesses, and the unglazed base is burnt to a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1319. A Jun blue-glazed dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 10,600. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. The dish is well potted with shallow, rounded sides rising, and is covered overall with a sky-blue glaze thinning to mushroom at the rim, and falling irregularly onto the foot. The base is similarly glazed, Japanese wood box.  Provenance: Raymond F.A. Riesco (1877-1964) Collection,... [Lire la suite]