16 septembre 2018

Lot 19. Atsuyoshi for the Maruki Company, A Bronze Sculpture of a Bear, Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th–early 20th century. Height 9 7/8 in. (25.2 cm). Estimate $10,000 - 15,000. Sold for US$ 21,250 (€ 18,179). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Naturalistically cast with with dark brown patination, the seated bear looking down at a crab held in its left forepaw, signed on the base with cast characters Atsuyoshi 厚義 within a rectangular reserve and with a seal-style mark Maruki shachū... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. Artist unknown. A Pair of Bronze Vases Decorated with Carp and Waterfall, Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th century. Height 13 in. (33 cm). Estimate $12,000 - 15,000. Sold for US$ 30,000 (€ 25,665). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Each of baluster form with wide mouth and flat rim, fitted with demon-mask handles on either side of the shoulder, each holding in its mouth a gilt-metal ring, and with an integral base with five bracket feet, the bronze body cast and chiseled in high relief with details in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. Myōchin Muneyoshi, An Articulated Iron Model of a Spiny Lobster, Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th–early 20th century. Length fully extended 15 1/2 in. (39.5 cm). Estimate $25,000 - 35,000. Sold for US$ 31,250 (€ 26,734). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Made from numerous well-patinated hammered iron plates, invisibly joined so that the body bends and the legs and whiskers move, signed underneath the body with chiseled characters Nanajūsan-ō Myōchin Muneyoshi kore o tsukuru 七十三翁明珍宗美作之 (Myōchin... [Lire la suite]

Lot 14. Sano Takachika, A Set of Two Silver Incense-Burners in the Form of Geese, Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1890s. Estimate $25,000 - 35,000. Sold for US$ 35,000 (€ 29,942). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Naturalistically chiseled and with details in shakudō, shibuichi, and gold, one of the two geese with wings outstretched about to take off, the other standing on its right leg, its left leg raised, an opening in its back fitted with a silver liner and with a detachable lid pierced with three openings,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1217. A pair of cloisonné-enamel vases, Attributed to the Ando workshop, Taisho era (1912-1926), circa 1920; 12 1/4in (31.1cm) high. Estimate $7,000 - 10,000. Sold for US$ 15,000 (€ 12,832). © Bonhams 2001-2018 The baluster vases decorated in standard and "wireless" colored enamels, worked in gold wire with swimming carp, their bodies partially or entirely submerged, all against a pale green ground, the ripples in the water indicated with paler streaks. Bonhams. FINE JAPANESE AND KOREAN... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1186. A standing figure of Amida Buddha, Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century; 38 1/4in (97.ccm) high (figure only). Estimate $15,000 - 25,000. Sold for US$ 20,000 (€ 17,110). © Bonhams 2001-2018 The figure shown standing with his hands in a mudra representing one of the nine levels of re-birth (kubon), the robes loosely draped across the torso and hanging at the sleeves, eyes, and urna inlaid in crystal or colored stone, with a later wood stand. Bonhams. FINE... [Lire la suite]

Lot 138. A pair of limestone guardian lions, Ming dynasty or earlier; 26in（66cm）high, including the integral base. Estimate: 50,000-70,000 USD USD. Sold for US$ 31,250 (€ 26,734). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Each carved with a leonine face, framed by a tightly-curled mane falling over the back of the well-defined muscular body, seated on its haunches with tail curled to one side, on a circular plinth, the male with wide open mouth and right paw resting on a 'brocade' ball incised with florets, the female with... [Lire la suite]

L0t 114. A rare gilt-flecked bronze tripod censer and stand, 17th-18th century; 7 1/8in (18cm) diameter, 13.5lbs (6.12kg). Estimate: 10,000-12,000 USD. Sold for US$ 27,500 (€ 23,526). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Heavily cast with a compressed globular body surmounted by a short neck encircled with a narrow channel and a broad lipped rim, all supported on three short tubular waisted feet, the base cast with an apocryphal four-character Xuande seal mark within a recessed rectangle, the stand cast to resemble a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 279. Gao Qifeng (1889-1933), Ferrying in the Mist. Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, signed Gao Weng, with two seals of the artist reading Gao weng yin and luan hua ai luan shi ye, with one collector's seal reading Sha Rongcun. 25 1/2 x 12 7/8in (65 x 32.5cm). Estimate: 30,000-50,000 USD. Sold for US$ 37,500 (€ 32,081). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Bonhams. CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, 10 Sep 2018, NEW YORK

Lot 258. Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Fish of Longevity and Prosperity, 1953. Ink on paper, matted, titled chang nian da gui, dedicated to Qiaowen, dated guisi (1953) and signed Baishi, with three artist's seals reading Qi Da, gui meng kan ci yu, and Huiwutang and one collector's seal. 32 x 18 1/4in (81.5 x 46cm). Estimate: 40,000-60,000 USD. Sold for US$ 47,500 (€ 40,636). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 November 2012, lot 713Formerly... [Lire la suite]